Heart

The heart pumps blood throughout the body. In TCM, this organ is linked with joy but the imbalance of joy is expressed as either too much (agitation or restlessness) or too little (depression). In TCM, the liver is linked to the following emotions, ailments, colour, and resonant sound:

• Colour: Red

• Vibrational healing sound: Haaaww

• Example herb with lung affinity: Crataegus oxyacantha (Hawthorn).

• Emotions: Lack of enthusiasm and vitality, mental restlessness, depression, insomnia, and despair

• Heart function: Regulates the blood circulation and blood vessels; responsible for even and regular pulse and influences vitality and spirit; connected with the tongue, complexion, and arteries

• Symptoms of heart imbalance: Insomnia, heart palpitations, irregular heartbeat, excessive dreaming, poor long-term memory, and psychological disorders