The liver is vigorous in spring

The liver belongs to wood and is the Green emperor. Its hexagram belongs to zhen. Its spirit and form are like a green dragon, and its image is like the hanging 匏. The liver is the trunk, resembling a branch, located at the bottom and rarely close to the heart. The leaves on the left are three and those on the right are four, with a color like white gauze reflecting blue. The liver is the mother of the heart and the child of the kidney. There are three spirits in the liver, known as refreshing spirit, fetal light and Youjing. When going to bed at night and in the early morning, clench your teeth thirty-six times and call out the name of your stomach to make you feel refreshed and invigorated. The eyes are the palace. The left eye is called "A" and the right eye is called "B". When a man reaches the age of sixty, his liver qi declines, the liver lobe becomes thin, the gallbladder gradually decreases, and his eyes become dim. In form, it is the sinew, and the liver meridian is associated with wood, which is the storage of the soul. The body fluid is tears. When kidney pathogen invades the liver, there are many tears. Among the six viscera, the gallbladder is the residence of the liver. The gallbladder and the liver are united. Therefore, when the liver qi is unobstructed, the five colors are divided; when the liver is excessive, the eyes are yellow and red. The liver is in harmony with the meridians and nourishes the claws. When the liver is in harmony, if the tendons are weak and the pulse does not hold itself, the liver will die first. The days are Jia and Yi, the hours are Yin and MAO, the sound belongs to the horn, the taste is sour, and its smell is muttony and unpleasant. When the heart pathogen invents the liver, it will have an unpleasant muttony smell. Outside the liver lies the Eastern Peak, which connects with the essence of the Year Star. In the third month of spring, the green energy of the Year Star is always present in the liver. Therefore, when the liver is weak, the tendons become tight. Dry skin indicates liver heat. Muscle spots indicate liver wind. A person with a bluish complexion has an active liver. People who like sour food have insufficient liver function. Dry hair in a person is due to liver damage. Those who sweat a lot on their hands and feet have no liver disease. When lung pathogen invades the liver, one will cry a lot. To treat liver diseases, one should use breathing to purge and inhaling to tonify. His spirit is benevolent, and he loves to act with kindness and compassion, which is why he sheds tears when he hears of grief. In the third month of spring, when water is abundant and the energy of heaven and earth is vigorous, those who wish to calm their spirits should nourish all the ruminants, bestow kindness upon all kinds of creatures, never depleting rivers and marshes, never splashing ponds and ponds, never harming the sprouts, cherishing life without killing, and harmonizing the great Qing Dynasty to be in line with the energy of heaven and earth for reproduction. They should go to bed at night and get up early to be in accordance with the principles of moral integrity. If it goes against this, the hair and bones will not thrive, and the metal and wood will be incompatible, leading to various diseases.