The spleen is part, together with the tonsils, the thymus, the Peyer plaques and the lymph nodes, the lymphatic organs : together with the lymphatic vessels, all constitute the complex system of drainage of the body's liquids.
While the vessels carry the lymph that is transferred from the blood vessels, the spleen takes care of cleaning the blood from bacteria, waste substances and viruses : it destroys the aged red blood cells and recovers from this process some products deriving from degradation, such as iron, which returns to the liver via the blood.
It is a small organ located in the left side of the abdomen, between the stomach and the diaphragm, in depth. The spleen is rich in blood and also has the function of depositing platelets and blood. He works in concert with the whole lymphatic system and, for the function of storing blood, together with the liver.
For these functions, by holding and releasing blood, it contributes to the regulation of blood pressure and, due to its role as a lymphatic organ , participates in the defense of the organism .
It contains blood and blood cells and in case of physical exertion, for example, regulates the quantity and quality of the blood. For this reason, on intense muscular work, by squeezing, it transmits the classic pain to the spleen.
The spleen in the reflex area of the foot
The spleen, an unequal organ present only in the left hypochondrium, is reflected on the foot, mirrored, on the left foot, more precisely on the sole of the left foot, in the soft part of the musculature.
The area of the spleen is located on the plant in a straight line under the fourth finger, on the articulation of the fourth and fifth metatarsus. The epicenter is just above the area, towards the fourth finger.
Applying the principles of mirroring and similitude of holistic podalic reflexology, it is easily found by looking at the left foot.
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Analogical interpretation of the spleen
The position of the spleen, so deep in the abdomen, leaning against the stomach and pancreas, whose function is often ignored, is an organ that, from this point of view, speaks of the part in shadow and little known. Its role, however, is fundamental: this small and delicate bag that stores and releases blood participates in the blood exchange and the defense of the body .
The spleen deals with emergency situations, such as intense muscular stress, poisoning, hemorrhage and asphyxia: analogically, by taking charge of managing the blood reserves and being part of the immune system, it is linked to the ability to regenerate wounds and to work in situations in which the psychosome warns of being attacked or in difficulty .
Due to the function of recovering iron from the destruction of aged red blood cells, analogical medicine connects to the ability to let go of the past by extrapolating the concrete and solid component and making a synthesis of the experience itself.
In traditional Chinese medicine the spleen is a very important organ, belonging to the earth movement, and is linked to the brooding of thoughts and experiences; it is therefore closely connected to the mind, to the part of thoughts. The energetic aspect of the spleen and the mental aspect of the circular thoughts influence each other, as it also happens with the intestine in its physical and analogical aspect.
Physical treatment of the reflex points of the spleen
The soft part of the foot can result in palpation empty or tense, painful or silent. Pain in turn can be of various kinds: slow to arise or pungent, persistent or sloping if constant pressure is maintained.
Each reflexology treatment begins with listening to the responses of the areas that are being pressed, and what applies to the acupressure of the areas and epicentres of the soft organs present on the soles of the feet, also applies to the spleen.
The response of the area gives indications regarding the most material aspect of the functions of the spleen, while the epicenters speak of deeper, energetic aspects and their analogical aspect.
Thus the treatment of the areas of the spleen gives information on the immune response, on how the experiences that are considered as emergencies are managed, on the state of psychophysical stress, while the treatment of the epicenters responds to the analogical concepts of the transformation of profound experiences.
The pressure must be adequate and follow the personal and particular response of each individual foot: during each treatment it is necessary to adapt the protocol to the specificity of the person receiving the pressure, and to respect the connections of the whole with the individual, bearing in mind that the child contributes to the balance of the great and that complexity is made up of a lot of information that must be taken into consideration as a whole .
