No one size fits all / triple warmer

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wrote:

 

> are named after. One TCM Organ, the Triple Burner

> (aka Triple Heater, aka Triple Warmer) doesn't even

> exist physically. But it exists in function and

> exerts a great deal of influence over water

> metabolism in the body.

 

Hi Victoria, ok, here's some interesting notes on the

above (philosophy, anatomy, and personal experience):

 

So the first is a philosophical issue: if we can

state that something 'exists' in function, then it

_must_ /absolutely/ 'exist' in reality. The problem I

believe we are actually faced with is the following:

finding the apparent borders of a certain type of

tissue is easier than finding the borders of a dynamic

function, and therefore, to a more materialistic

mindset, the former will seem more 'real' than the

latter, while the latter may not seem not be 'real' at

all. Function requires some sort of substance, and

substance requires an activating function. Yin and

yang, right? Indivisible and 'both' very real.

 

The second involves anatomy: the triple warmer is

comprised of several things, however, we can say that

the triple warmer is _mainly_ composed of the

*striae*. The striae are all the tiny spaces found

between different types of tissue. This, of course,

will involve the connective tissue/fasciae and

membranes etc. The Triple Warmer does exist and it

*is* a water and energy _passage_. It is bordered by

thick sheaths between the intestines and middle warmer

organs and between the middle warmer organs and upper

warmer organs. The diaphragm also composes the

boundary between the middle and upper warmers.

 

The third part of my story involves a sickness I had

this past winter. I ate poor quality greasy food and

caught a damp wind, all late at night, and I developed

a fever the next afternoon, along with diarrhea and

some nausea. So I treated as appropriate and slowly

improved that day. That night, however, I was very

very tired, and did not sleep well. At some point in

the wee hours of the morning, I was awake and feeling

unomfortable and doing draining stimulation on some GB

points. Suddenly, I experienced a generalised

loosening/ relaxing/ bubbling and gurgling in the

lower warmer, and felt better immediately afterward.

Slept well the rest of the nigth and was ok from then

on.

Now, it is important to highlight the fact that it

was not a movement coursing through the small

intestine, or coursing through the large intestine, or

from one to the other, it was a sensation that

affected the entire *lower warmer* simultaneously. I

felt the boundaries so clearly - never had I

understood clearly how defined the boundaries are

between the three burners until that sickness, and

never had I understood that when a burner is affected,

it is the burner, and not an organ within it. I must

emphasize again how the energy transformation and

decongestion occurred simultaneously throughout the

lower burner. It was a strong, unique and edifying

sensation. Thanks, grease.

 

Conclusion: the triple warmer is an organ that

exists, and that has been catalogued and investigated

thoroughly due to the keen observation of generations

of highly intelligent and perceptive people.

 

Thanks for reading,

Hugo

 

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> The second involves anatomy: the triple warmer is

> comprised of several things, however, we can say that

> the triple warmer is _mainly_ composed of the

> *striae*. The striae are all the tiny spaces found

> between different types of tissue. This, of course,

> will involve the connective tissue/fasciae and

> membranes etc. The Triple Warmer does exist and it

> *is* a water and energy _passage_. It is bordered by

> thick sheaths between the intestines and middle warmer

> organs and between the middle warmer organs and upper

> warmer organs. The diaphragm also composes the

> boundary between the middle and upper warmers.

 

Thanks, Hugo, for more in-depth infomation.

 

For those new to TCM, the Triple Warmer (aka Triple Heater, aka

Triple Burner) is divided into 3 regions - the upper, middle, and

lower Warmers (aka Heaters, Burners). The Uppler Heater is the area

of the body above the diaphragm and includes the Lungs and Heart.

 

The Middle Heater is the middle of the body, and includes the Stomach

and Spleen, Liver and Gall Bladder. The Lower Heater is the lower

part of the abdomen, and includes the Large Intestine, Small

Intestine, Kidneys, and Bladder.

 

This may be a little confusing for those new to TCM, but sometimes

when the terms Upper, Middle, and Lower Heaters are used, they refer

to regions of the body, sometimes to all the Organs in the Heater

section.

 

> The third part of my story involves a sickness I had

> this past winter. I ate poor quality greasy food and

> caught a damp wind, all late at night, and I developed

> a fever the next afternoon, along with diarrhea and

> some nausea. So I treated as appropriate and slowly

> improved that day. That night, however, I was very

> very tired, and did not sleep well. At some point in

> the wee hours of the morning, I was awake and feeling

> unomfortable and doing draining stimulation on some GB

> points. Suddenly, I experienced a generalised

> loosening/ relaxing/ bubbling and gurgling in the

> lower warmer, and felt better immediately afterward.

> Slept well the rest of the nigth and was ok from then

> on.

> Now, it is important to highlight the fact that it

> was not a movement coursing through the small

> intestine, or coursing through the large intestine, or

> from one to the other, it was a sensation that

> affected the entire *lower warmer* simultaneously. I

> felt the boundaries so clearly - never had I

> understood clearly how defined the boundaries are

> between the three burners until that sickness, and

> never had I understood that when a burner is affected,

> it is the burner, and not an organ within it. I must

> emphasize again how the energy transformation and

> decongestion occurred simultaneously throughout the

> lower burner. It was a strong, unique and edifying

> sensation. Thanks, grease.

 

What Gall Bladder points did you use? I have problems with

congestion in the Lower Heater. When I do Qi Gong exercises, I feel

a loosening in this entire area. That and the increased energy is

the main reason I do the exercises. It's not a feeling of movement

coursing through the small or large intestines but a generalized

loosening in the entire lower abdomen. Like things are going back

into place and working better overall.

 

Some writers will use the terms Upper, Middle, and Lower Heaters when

talking about all the Organs in a particular region. The most common

example is when there is Heat in both the Heart and Lungs, some

writers will talk about Heat in the Upper Burner. In some of these

cases they are use the term correctly as the Triple Burner will need

to be treated and not just the Heart and Lungs in order to solve the

problem and get rid of the Heat. Directing treatment to just the

Lungs and Heart in the usual manner is not going to be enough. The

Triple Heater also needs to be treated. There is something wrong in

the entire chest area, and not just the Heart and Lungs. And there is

something wrong with the Triple Heater.

 

Readers new to TCM may be confused by the use of the Gall Bladder

meridian resulting in changes in the Lower Burner even though the

gall bladder is located in the middle section of the body. He's

talking about the Gall Bladder meridian, not the gall bladder organ.

Meridians are pathways of Qi movement, and they run throughout the

body. The Gall Bladder meridian (or channel) starts near the eye,

rises up the forehead, curves down to behind the ear, passes down

through the chest and diaphragm, goes through the liver and gall

bladder, down the outer side of the body and the leg and the foot,

and ends on the outward side of the 4th. toe. There is a Gall

Bladder meridian on both the left and right sides of the body. During

part of this trip it meets up with the Triple Heater meridian and the

Stomach meridian. One branch goes to the Liver 1 point.

 

One of the biggest surprises for people when they first encounter

effective acupressure or acupuncture is how working an acupoint in

one area of the body can cause changes in another part of the body

some distance away. For example, the two most effective points for

getting rid of the headaches I used to have weren't anywhere near the

head. One acupoint was on the back just below the waist and beside

the spine, and the other was on the hand. Because meridians

transverse the entire body, working an acupoint in one area of the

body can have effects elsewhere. Think of a stream that has been

dammed up. Down-stream, there is not much water. Fish are dying and

garbage is lying on top of the mud down-stream because there's not

enough water to carry it away. Now think of what happens when the

dam is removed. Life-giving water rushes to the area to revitalize

fish and carry away garbage. Something similar happens when

acupoints are worked. Sometimes the dam (the point that needs

working) are some distance from where the crap is. This is a highly

simplified analogy of what happens in acupressure and acupuncture,

but a good beginning analogy.

 

Victoria