Makeup the first part of the digeive system and are responsible for receiving food, taste, preparing food for digestion, and aiding in speech.
Mouth or Oral cavity
Is formed by the lips, cheeks, hard and soft palates, uvula, and the tongue and its muscles.
Mouth
Is the beginning of the digestive tract and serves as an airway for respiratory tract. The upper and lower lips form the entrance to the mouth and serve as a protective gateway to the digestive and respiratory tracts
Throat (Pharynx)
Located behind the mouth and nose, serves as a muscular passage for food and air
Nasopharynx
Upper part of the throat
Oropharynx
Below the nasopharynx
Laryngopharynx
Below the oropharynx
Lingual tonsils
Lie at the base of the tongue
Pharyngeal tonsils or adenoids
Are found high in the nasopharynx because tonsils are masses of lymphoid tissue, they help protect against infection
QI deficiency
Fatigue, poor appetite, spontaneous sweating, shortness of breathe, anxiety and worrying.
Heat
Feel hot, sweat easily, thirsty, constipated, irritable, and bad tempered. Skin problems
Damp retention
Bloated, fulness in chest and abdomen, feel heavy and lethargic
