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Functions of the Bladder |
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The Bladder is located in the lower
abdomen. The Bladder stores and discharges urine and has an exterior-interior relationship
with the Kidneys. The Bladder assimilates impure fluids from
other organs. The impure parts of fluids separated by the Small
Intestine are passed on to the Bladder for further transformation into urine. The
Bladder requires Kidney Yang for its function of transforming fluids. This transformation
of fluids is also referred to as the Bladder Qi transformation. It denotes the function
of ensuring the regular uninhibited discharge of urine. The Bladder can be considered
as the Yang-aspect of the Kidneys. If Kidney Yang is sufficient, the Bladder is able
to maintain its function of storing and discharging urine properly. If Kidney Yang
is weak, the Bladder is affected and it can lead to enuresis and incontinence. |