Organ clock

Organ clock is a term used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM).

The term denotes the idea that the human body is subject to a daily energy cycle, which at cyclically recurring times of the day in certain functional circles (organ systems) ( meridians ) reaches a climax characterized by the particular activity of this functional circle (organ system) and through increased activity of the relevant functional circle (organ system) ) can also be perceived in the form of complaints. A scientific proof of this theory has not yet been provided.

Assignment

The assignment of the functional groups (organ systems) to the day and night hours is typically shown in Western textbooks and works of advisory literature in the form of a clock diagram on which a period of two hours is assigned to each meridian. This results in the following assignments, which can also vary slightly (table according to Diamond, p. 59):

• 3–05 am: lungs
• 5–07 am: Large intestine
• 7:00 am - 9:00 am: stomach
• 9 am to 11 am: spleen
• 11 am–1pm: heart
• 1–3 p.m .: small intestine
• 3–5 pm: urinary bladder
• 5–7 pm: kidney
• 7–9 p.m .: pericardium
• 9pm - 11pm: "Triple warmer" (cannot be firmly localized, generally applicable to the chest, abdominal cavity and pubic area)
• 11 pm–01am: gallbladder
• 1–03 a.m .: Liver

The general idea of ​​the organ clock can also be combined with more far-reaching ideas that, for example, the treatment of a certain functional circle (organ) could have an impact on the functional circle (organ) diametrically opposite on the dial, or that favorable times of the day should be selected for therapeutic treatment according to this scheme be.

Traceability

Cyclical fluctuations in the cortisol concentration and the catecholamine level in the blood have been medically proven , but there is no scientific confirmation of specific “organ clock” concepts of TCM so far.

literature

• Jean-Pierre Barral / Pierre Mercier: Textbook of visceral osteopathy , trans. by Walburga Rempe-Baldin and Martial Duvoisin, vol. 1, 2nd edition, Elsevier / Urban & Fischer, Munich [u. a.] 2005, ISBN 3-437-56371-8 , pp. 11f.
• William John Diamond: The Clinical Practice of Complementary, Alternative, and Western Medicine . CRC Press, Boca Raton 2001, ISBN 0-8493-1399-6 , p. 59
• Anton Jayasuriya: Clinical Acupuncture . B. Jain, New Delhi 2002, ISBN 81-7021-348-7 , p. 924
• Ute Engelhardt, Carl-Hermann Hempen: Acupuncture disc for calculating the optimal effective times. Urban & Schwarzenberg, Munich, 1995, ISBN 3-541-16101-9

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