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KMID : 0104920210300010032
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Journal of Hawhwa Medicine
2021 Volume.30 No. 1 p.32 ~ p.41
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A Study on the Theory of Left Liver, Right Lung and Clinical Application
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Kim Hyun-Sung
Yun Chang-Yeol
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Abstract
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Objectives: The theory of left liver and right lung originated from the passage “the liver starts from the left and the lungs end at the right” in the 52nd chapter (Discourse on Prohibitions in Piercing) in “Su Wen” of Huang Di Nei Jing. Since the liver is on the right side and the lungs are on both sides of the thoracic cavity anatomically, it is considered that this passage is not a description of the anatomical location of the organs. Based on this passage, this study examined the theoretical background and clinical application of this theory.
Methods: This study was conducted based on Huang Di Nei Jing and other significant ancient Chinese medical texts.
Results & Conclusions: In the East, directions have been determined by first identifying the left and right while looking at the south from the north. The theory of left liver and right lung originated from this practice, as the left is regarded as a representation of the east, spring, wood of the Wuxing (Five Phases), liver, and the right as a representation of the west, autumn, metal of the Wuxing, and lungs. Therefore, the principle of “left liver and right lung” does not describe the anatomical position of these organs, but rather explains the points where the qi (life force) of the liver and lungs operates and acts. The theory of left liver and right lung can be used to diagnose and treat diseases as well as explain the physiological functions of the organs. In addition, the belief that the liver stores blood and the lungs control qi laid the foundation for the theory of left blood and right qi. Since Zhu Dan-xi, regarding ailments such as apoplectic hemiplegia, headache, and angina, practitioners of Chinese medicine have considered the main causes of diseases on the left side of the body as blood deficiency and blood stasis and those of diseases on the right side as qi deficiency and qi statis when they perform treatment to cure the diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Left liver(左肝), Right lung(右肺), Qi deficiency (氣虛), Blood deficiency (血虛), Liver qi (肝氣), Lung qi(肺氣)
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