Operating mechanism of the meridian system 16 – Light-madang and pharmacological action
The particle of Light is finer and smaller than that of Ki. The finer the particle is, the better it can be absorbed in human body. And the better it flows through the meridian routes. Food is converted to inorganic matters through digestion process. The biggest particle is absorbed at small intestine and is transferred to heart through the hepatic portal vein by the processing of Liver. Then heart provides nutriments (molecule type) to organs through circulation of blood. Intangible energies absorbed as the type of Ki, which is made by the Un-Hwa ( 運化 ) function of spleen, are transformed into the energies of Jung-Ki-Shin ( 精氣神 ) by the working of Po ( 包 ), and then supplied to internal organs through the Twelve Main Meridians. Digestive process and fumigation in Po mean that food is absorbed and its nutrients are decomposed into finer particles in human body. Digestive process and fumigation in Po in human body cannot be replaced by any device made by mankind. Ki-m...