Liver in the will for anger, anger is a person in the emotional state of reaction, all people have. Within a certain limit of normal venting is not only harmless to the human body, but also conducive to the channeling of liver qi and smooth. If the anger and uncontrolled, big anger or depressed anger is easy to hurt the liver, resulting in the liver qi discharge imbalance, the former can lead to the liver qi rise too much, too much discharge; the latter can lead to the liver qi stagnation, so there is “anger hurts the liver” said.
The basic theory of Chinese medicine is that the liver is the master of anger. If you are angry, you are angry, and if you are too angry, it hurts the liver, and it also violates the liver’s son in the five elements, leading to spleen deficiency and discomfort. To harmonize the spirit of emotional activity is the response of the internal organs to external stimuli, moderate emotional activity to the qi smooth, qi and blood harmonization as an important condition.
Liver qi is unblocked, qi is smooth, qi and blood are harmonized, then the mood is cheerful, peace of mind, and moderate emotional and mental activities. If liver qi is stagnant or hyperactive, and the detachment and excretion of qi is incompetent or too excessive, then it can lead to abnormal emotional and mental activities. In the former case, depression and sullenness are common; in the latter case, impatience and irritability are common.
On the other hand, abnormalities in emotions and moods can also affect the excretion of liver qi, resulting in liver qi stagnation or hyper-reversal. In view of the close relationship between the liver and emotions, clinical treatment of emotional disorders focus on regulating the liver.
In our daily life, we should avoid too much anger, try to maintain a calm mood, which is good for physical and mental health.