For Traditional Chinese Medicine, each organ has its own energetic schedule. This corresponds to the period during which the organ is considered to be at its peak energetic activity and recovery phase. During these periods, Qi (Chi) is believed to circulate more intensely through the corresponding organ system.
When a person repeatedly wakes up during a specific period of the night, this may provide useful information from the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine regarding internal imbalance patterns and chronic conditions such as urticaria.
Organ Clock Schedule
- 01:00 AM – 03:00 AM — Liver
- 03:00 AM – 05:00 AM — Lung
- 05:00 AM – 07:00 AM — Large Intestine
- 07:00 AM – 09:00 AM — Stomach
- 09:00 AM – 11:00 AM — Spleen
- 11:00 AM – 01:00 PM — Heart
- 01:00 PM – 03:00 PM — Small Intestine
- 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM — Bladder
- 05:00 PM – 07:00 PM — Kidneys
- 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM — Pericardium
- 09:00 PM – 11:00 PM — Triple Heater Meridian
- 11:00 PM – 01:00 AM — Gallbladder
A Very Important Note
From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, proper recovery of the internal organs during their energetic periods depends heavily on deep and restorative sleep.
For restorative processes to occur efficiently, the person should already be in deep sleep phases. This means that sleeping too late may interfere with the recovery period associated with certain organs.
For example, if someone only falls asleep around 1:00 AM, the energetic recovery period associated with the Liver may already be partially compromised. From the perspective explored in this blog, this may become particularly relevant in chronic urticaria cases where Liver imbalance patterns are believed to play an important role.
Another important point concerns the organs associated with daytime periods. People often ask how those organs recover if the person is awake during the day.
According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, the organs associated with nighttime recovery cycles help support and regulate the daytime organs. Within the traditional 24-hour organ clock system, daytime and nighttime organs are interconnected and work together as part of a larger energetic balance cycle.
See you soon.
Study, observe, and take care of your balance.