Liver And Kidney Qi. Liver qi stagnation can result from a complex underlying pathology of spleen kidney and heart. The liver promotes the flowing and releasing movements while the kidneys promote storing and sealing up actions.
Signs and symptoms. Kidney essence generates kidney qi which in turn transforms into both kidney yin and yang to serve different functions within the body. For example spleen qi deficiency can lead to dampness and this can cause liver qi stagnation.
Thus liver tonification often indicates the use of herbs like rehmannia dihuang and lycium fruit gouqizi that also have a tonic affect on the kidney.
131 kidney yang deficiency can lead to internal cold and this in turn can result in liver qi stagnation. Proper flowing and releasing in liver qi movement ensures that kidney qi works within its normal capacity so it does not become hyperactive. When liver qi is stagnant the blood becomes stagnant creating a variety of issues many of which may relate to the female reproductive system. Liver qi is said to be responsible to a large degree for the movement of qi through the body.