Basic Theory

Question 1

functions of qi

Answer 1

Activation/moving
Warming
Defense
Transformation
Containment
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Question 2

three treasures

Answer 2

jing (most substantive)
qi
shen (most immaterial)

Question 3

four movements of qi

Answer 3

Hold up
Send down
Hold in
Let go

Question 4

nine types of qi

Answer 4

Yuan Qi - Original Qi (a.k.a. KD Essence or Source Qi)

Zong Qi - Gathering Qi (Da + Gu)

Zhen Qi - True Qi (Zong + Yuan) “pool of undifferentiated qi”

Gu Qi - Food Qi (spleen, middle)

Da Qi - Air Qi (lungs, upper)

Ying Qi - Nutritive Qi
Nourishes the internal organs of the body. It’s closely linked to the blood and flows in the channels/blood vessels of the body

Wei Qi - Defensive Qi
Defends the body from external pathogens such as Wind, Cold, Heat, and Dampness. It’s coarser in nature and flows on the outer layers of the body, opening/closing the pores, and regulating temperature.

Zheng Qi - Upright Qi

Xie Qi - Evil Qi

Question 5

three types of jing

Answer 5

pre heaven
post heaven
kidney jing

Question 6

two types of fluids

Answer 6

Jin (Yang) –– thin, watery, exterior
Mucous
Saliva
Sweat

Ye (Yin) –– humor, thicker, interior
Synovial fluid
Spinal fluid

Question 7

What are the six evils?

Answer 7

wind - migratory, numbness, tingling,
heat/fire - fire is worse, goes to upper body, scorches fluid
cold - fixed contracting stagnating feels better with warmth
damp - fixed, heavy, middle/lower jiao
dry - cant be internally generated.
summerheat - causes thirst, fever, and combines with dampness readily. will go to middle or lower jiao

Question 8

Wen bing wei level symptom

Answer 8

Fever and chills

t: normal, maybe red tip
p: floating maybe rapid

Question 9

Wen bing qi level symptom

Answer 9

Fever, no chills, thirst
profuse sweating
four bigs: fever, sweat, thirst, pulse
cough, asthma,
constipation or dysenteric diarrhea
t: red
pulse: rapid, flooding

Question 10

Wen bing ying level symptom

Answer 10

Fever,
no thirst because st has been damaged. they will be sipping tea all day
five center heat
fine rashes
agitated, insomnia
t: red with yellow peeled coat (from st. qi damage)

Question 11

Wen bing xue level symptom

Answer 11

All ying symptoms plus
spasms/tremors (tics or seizures). yin and blood has been damaged so wind arises.
reckless movement of hot blood, blood in stool, urine, uterus, from skin, from nose
p: wiry/small from wind and damage
t: purple red

Question 12

order the shang han lun stages

Answer 12

tai yang
yang ming
shao yang
tai yin
shao yin
jue yin

Question 13

SHL Tai yang symptoms

Answer 13

exterior wind cold
headache, stiff neck
chills fever
aversion to wind
t: unchanged
p: floating

excess
fever and chills
no perspiration (we need to make them sweat and release exterior!)
tai yang headache
lumbago
t: normal
P: tight and floating

deficiency (wind strike)
fever no chills
untherapeutic sweat (lung qi can’t close pores)
cold headache with tense muscles
we need to harmonize ying and wei
T: normal
P: moderate and floating edges of pulse are not clearly defined because the wei can’t stabilize the exterior

Question 14

SHL shao yang symptoms

Answer 14

alternating chills and fever
irritability
pain in hypochondriac region
rebellious qi, nasuea belching, acid refl

Question 15

SHL yang ming symptoms

Answer 15

four bigs

Question 16

SHL Tai yin symptoms

Answer 16

damage to spleen
abdominal fullness from deficiency. they need pressure
diarrhea, nausea vomiting rebellion
fatigued low energy, feeling cold from qi def

Question 17

SHL shao yin symptoms

Answer 17

yang deficiency type (damage to kidney yang)
aversion to cold, colder than tai yin feeling of cold. cold limbs
little thirst
preference for warm drinks
lies curled up under blankets
undigested food in diarrhea, cock’s crow diarrhea
copious clear urine
t:
p: pale flabby tongue

yin deficiency type
general yin def
irritability, tidal fever, malar flush, five center heat
dry mouth and throat, difficulty taking in fluid
scanty elimination, constipation, dark yellow urine
no desire for fluid
t: red, no coat
p: thin and rapid

Question 18

SHL jue yin symptoms

Answer 18

hot cold complex
alternating cold and heat signs
vomiting of roundworms
mixed excess and deficiency
hungry and thirsty, but they will vomit right after eating. if they get a purgative, they’ll have continuous diarrhea
frequent urination
rushing up/rushing piglets (flaring up of heat with anxiety coming up) this is yang separating from yin
t: red papillae but slipper with clear thick or white coat
p: deep, hidden, wiry

Question 19

what’s the diff between yang ming channel and yang ming organ symptoms?

Answer 19

both have four bigs but the organ has constipation, too
yang ming channel: clear heat drain fire
yang ming organ: purge heat

Question 20

difference between tai yin fatigue with cold diarrhea or shao yang level yang def

Answer 20

yang deficiency has copious clear urine, tai yin cold does not.

Question 21

spontaneous sweat during the day is associated with what diagnosis?

Answer 21

lung qi deficiency

Question 22

cock’s crow diarrhea or copious clear urine is associated with what diagnosis?

Answer 22

kidney yang deficiency

Question 23

what organ is the root of post heaven qi?

Answer 23

spleen

Question 24

What organ controls inhalation?

What organ controls exhalation?

Answer 24

inhalation: kidney
exhalation: lung

Question 25

what condition causes distending pain in the head?

Answer 25

liver yang rising

Question 26

which is not a contraindication for acupuncture: overeating, overworking, intoxication, too hungry?

Answer 26

overeating

Question 27

thirst with desire to sip liquid slowly is an indication of

Answer 27

yin deficiency

Question 28

channel stroke vs organ stroke?

Answer 28

organ stroke: loss of consciousness

channel stroke: no loss of consciousness

Question 29

tense-attention vs desertion flaccid type stroke?

Answer 29

tense-attention type - excess heat. scorching internal heat that lead to collapse. red faced, delirious speech, hot and dry. likely to have a seizure.
rescue yin

desertion-flaccid type - cold, acute collapse, no rigidity in limbs, jaw is slack, hands open
rescue yang

Question 30

how can sweating create yang deficiency?

Answer 30

loss of wei qi via sweat

Question 31

where does yuan qi exit?

Answer 31

source points