Spleen (Chinese medicine)

For the biological description, see Spleen.

The Spleen (Chinese: 脾; pinyin: pí) is one of the zàng organs stipulated by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).[1] It is a functionally defined entity and not equivalent to the anatomical organ of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ "TCM: Understanding The Role Of The Spleen". www.euyansang.com.sg. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
  2. ^ Wu, Xie-Ning (1998-02-15). "Current concept of Spleen-Stomach theory and Spleen deficiency syndrome in TCM". World Journal of Gastroenterology. 4 (1): 2–6. doi:10.3748/wjg.v4.i1.2. ISSN 1007-9327. PMC 4767755. PMID 11819216.