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MENTAL MODEL · M1274

Five Fluids

Five Fluids
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

The five fluids transformed by the five zang organs: sweat is the fluid of the heart, nasal discharge is the fluid of the lung, tears are the fluid of the liver, drool is the fluid of the spleen, and saliva is the fluid of the kidney.

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Tracing fluids to their source. Drooling during sleep (salivation) indicates spleen deficiency with failure to contain; sweating easily indicates heart qi deficiency; tearing when facing wind indicates liver blood insufficiency. Infer organ deficiencies from secretions.

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The five zang organs transform and correspond to body fluids (sweat-heart, nasal discharge-lung, tears-liver, drool-spleen, saliva-kidney). Abnormal fluids can infer dysfunction of the corresponding organ, serving as a diagnostic clue of 'inferring internal from external'.

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