Post-Heaven Essence is the essence that is refined and extracted from foods and fluids by the stomach ans spleen after birth. Once a child is born it starts to get it's nourishment from this form of essence. It comes from the foods it eats and air it breathes because the lungs, spleen, and stomach refine these sources. The spleen and stomach are vital in the digestion of food and the transportation for the transformed foods to lead to the production of Qi. ... Read More

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As mentioned previously, essence or Jing is the main source of energy in the body. The amount of essence in our body comes from three different source: Pre-heaven Essence, Post-heaven Essence, and Kidney-Essence. Pre-heaven essence is the melting of sexual energies from both parents during conception. These energies from the mother and father come together to form the child. This form of essence nourishes the embryo and fetus during pregnancy. This essence is what determines a person's basic constitutional make-up, vitality, and individualstrengths. Some ... Read More

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Essence or Jing in Chinese Medicine is the organic substance  that forms the basis of growth, reproduction and development and ageing. As we grow, it controls growth of bones, hair, teeth, and normal brain activity. During our teenage years it accounts for the reproductive function and fertility. As we continue to age the essence naturally declines leading to the weakening sexual energies and fertility. Our essence forms the basis for our constitutional strength too. This constitutional strength forms our defensive energies against exterior pathogens, energetic ... Read More

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