56. "that may very well be true but dont stop there" In response to In response to 54
The Kidneys in TCM were also belived to do a lot of other things that were actually done by other organs
Extract qi (oxygen) from air; lungs Produce blood; bone marrow Regulate human reproduction; gonads Creating brain matter; brain is organ in its own right
Crediting the ancient chinese with connecring water metabolism to the kidneys is true taken alone. A cut up body following the tubes from the urethra back to the bladder, and then the kidneys, could show them as much. But ignoring the epic fails and focusing on success is diahonest. They were wrong about SO much.