Water

     We're moving into the season of the Water. Here's what we say:

     Water in the Body: the Kidneys are the source of all Yin and Yang in the body; the Kidneys store Essence; the Kidneys rule the bones and teeth; the Kidneys manifest in the head hair and open into the ears; the Kidneys are also called the Kidney and Adrenal glands; the Kidneys grasp the qi from the Lungs; the Kidney rule water; the Bladder stores and eliminates fluid waste.

Water in deficiency: pain in the lower back, scanty, dark urine, red tongue, afternoon fevers, malar flush, insomnia, night sweats, feelings of heat in the soles and palms, anxiety, infertility, hysteria, palpitations, prematurely grey hair, feeling “tired and wired”

     Water’s flavor: salty like salt, seaweed, and soy sauce.

     Water’s vegetables: they tend to grow in a suspended manner and tend to propagate horizontally, spreading out like waves or ripples like seaweed, fungi, and squashes
     Water’s fruits; melons and grapes.

Water’s colors: blue, black, and purple

Water’s thermal nature: cool/cold

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Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday.
-Zora Neale Hurston