noun
qi, blood, and body fluids; three vital substances in traditional Chinese medicine
Technical term in traditional Chinese medicine referring to the three fundamental substances that sustain life: qi (vital energy), blood, and jinye (body fluids).
漢方では、気血水のバランスが健康を左右すると考えられている。
In Kampo medicine, the balance of qi, blood, and body fluids is thought to govern health.
気血水の乱れが病気の原因になることがある。
Disturbances in qi, blood, and body fluids can sometimes cause illness.
水 here refers to body fluids (jinye), the third component of 気血水.
Compound of 気 (qi), 血 (blood), and 水 (water/fluids), reflecting the three vital substances in traditional Chinese medicine.