What this pattern means
Wood governs the Liver and Gallbladder. Its climate is Wind, its emotion is irritation and anger, and the Nadiswara element card gives its themes as "Time, Direction, Momentum" and links it to the muscular system.
This pattern joins two organs. The Spleen, the Earth organ, is traditionally what makes Blood from food. The Liver stores it and releases it to the eyes, the sinews and the muscles as they need it. When the Spleen is heavy with Humidity and cannot make enough Blood, the Liver has too little to store, and Wind rises in the space the Blood should fill: a sense of unsteadiness, flickering vision, twitching and anxiety. The pattern is written Wind-Humidity because it has one climate at each end: Humidity at the source, Wind at the store.
Signs traditionally associated with this pattern include blurred vision and floaters, anxiety, a dull, pale complexion and muscular weakness. The eyes and the muscles belong to the Liver; the pale complexion belongs to Blood.
How it shows in a Nadiswara report
- Your main patterns. The app may show Liver as the Main focus with the chips "Wood element" and "Yin" and a level chip of Mild, Moderate or High, with Spleen as Secondary.
- Five elements. On a pulse session's "Five Elements" card, Wind and Humidity may stand out. The pulse explanation may describe a Choppy quality, "rough and irregular", which a sample report associated with Blood deficiency, and may explain how a Spleen that cannot transform leaves the Liver short.
- Wellness at a glance and body balance. Digestion and Emotional balance may sit under "Needs support", and the energy slider may lean towards low energy.
- Mind and Food tabs. The thought pattern may describe a tendency to "overthink, worry excessively", which is Earth's emotion, alongside the irritability of Wood; the food guide may favour Warming and Neutral foods that build Blood, with raw, cold and greasy foods under "Avoid".
Nadiswara points
For trained practitioners
- SP1
- LIV3
Diet and lifestyle
The corrections for a Blood-deficient pattern build nourishment at the Spleen and protect it at the Liver. From the sample reports and the app's own wellness tips, a practitioner may consider:
- "Eating cooked foods instead of raw or cold meals supports the Spleen and Stomach Qi."
- "Freshly cooked, seasonal food is often easier to digest."
- Avoid fasting and skipped meals; "eating your largest meal around midday suits the body's natural rhythm".
- "Avoiding sugar, greasy foods, and late-night meals", which add Humidity at the source.
- Rest the eyes and keep "regular sleep and wake times"; the Liver is traditionally said to store Blood while the body rests.
- Gentle yoga and pranayama such as Anulom Vilom rather than hard, late exercise.