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Encyclopedia > Gall Bladder (Fu)

As distinct from the Western medical concept of Gall Bladder, this concept from Traditional Chinese Medicine is more a way of describing a set of interrelated parts than an anatomical organ. (See Zang Fu theory)


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Zang Fu theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (489 words)
There are five zang (臟 pinyin zang1 心、肝、脾、肺、腎) and six fu (腑 pinyin fu3 胃、小腸 、大腸、膀胱、膽、三焦).
Zang organs are also known as yin organs, and each has a Fu partner, a yang organ (see Yin Yang).
Fu organs can be viewed as hollow organs that aid in digestion.
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