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Describe Qi

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a. both immaterial and material that manifests simultaneously on the spiritual and physical levelb. it is a refined essence produced by the internal organs that functions by nourishign the body and mindc. indicates functional activity of the organs

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Describe Blood

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a. dense material form of qib. Relationship with oransi. SP makes, LV stores, HT governsii. LU assists SP in making of bloodiii. KD essence and original qi play a role in making new bloodc. Functioni. provides material foundation for mindd. Blood/Qi (Qi controls blood but blood is the mother of Qi)i. Qi generates bloodii. qi moves bloodiii. qi holds bloodiv. blood nourishes qie. blood/essencei. each can transform into the otherii. essence plays a role in blood formation and blood nourishes essence

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Describe Jing (essence)

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a. Pre heaven- blending of sexual energies at conception, nourishes fetus, determines constitution, fixed in quality but can be positivly effectedb. Post Heaven- refined and extracted from foods, ST/SPc. KD- derived from previous 2, determines constitution, replenish by post heaven essence, stored in KD circulates all over body in 8 extrasi. growth and development, essence as a basis of KD Qi, essence produces marrow, essence as a basis of constitutional strength

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Jin- thin light watery

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i. circulates with wei qiii. moisten skin and musclesiii. manifests as teats, saliva, and mucus, but exudes as sweativ. part of blood fluid

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Ye- turbid, heavy, dense

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i. circulates with Ying Qi (interior)ii. SP and KD controliii. moistens joints, spine, brain, and bone marrow

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Original–Yuan Qi

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-Motive Force-Basis of Kidney Qi-Facilitates the -Transformation of Qi-Facilitates the transformation of Blood-Arises at the source pointsOriginates between the KD and derived from Pre-Heaven Essence

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Food–Gu Qi

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-Rises to LU to combine with Air= Gathering Qi-From LU travels to HT to be transformed into bloodFood enters the ST where it “rots and ripens” and is transformed into Food Qi by the SP

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Gathering –Zong Qi

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-Nourishes HT and LU-Enhances LU function-Controls respiration, Speech, and circulationFood Qi meeting with air in the LU

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True–Zhen Qi

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-Circulates in channels-Nourishes organs-Assumes 2 forms (Nutritive and Defensive Qi)-Originates from Gathering Qi in the LU

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Nutritive–Ying Qi

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-nourishes the internal organs of the body-flows in channels and blood vessels-more specific form of True Qi

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Defensive–Wei Qi

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-Circulates on the exterior of the body, outside the channels, between the muscles and skin-regulates pores and sweating and body temp-wars, moistens and partially nourishes the skin and muscles-protects against exterior pathogens-more specific, coarser form of True Qi

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Describe Wei Qi-

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• only exterior level• wind heat most common• common cold–> aversion to cold, sore throat, red tongue, thirst

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Describe Qi

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• interior but most superficial• “Nobody Dies at the Qi Level”• aversion to heat, thick yellow coating, high fever• Heat or fire

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Describe Nutritive Qi (ying)

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• yin is beginning to be injured• fever mental restlessness, spots on skin, organs are affected, losing consciousness• fever at night, red tongue without coat

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Describe Blood (Xue)

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• most interior• heat affects blood• plagues that manifest in warmer climates with convulsions and bleeding• delirium or coma, bleeding under the skin, yin or yang may collapse

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1) Tai Yang- Greater Yang

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• Only Exterior stage (Wind)• Aversion to cold, head ache/stiff neck, floating pulse –> common cold• wind induces sweating, cold has no sweating

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Yang Ming- Bright Yang

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• Interior and heat• 4 Bigs–> thirst, sweating, fever, pulse• Channel= heat, organ = fire• change from aversion to cold to aversion to heat is the sign of transformation from Tai yang to Yang ming

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Shao Yang- Lesser Yang

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• alternating interior and exterior• mono, lymes, epstein barr

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Tai Yin- Greater Yin

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• interior• SP yang deficiency with cold

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Shao Yin- Lesser Yin

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• interior• cold or heat

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Jue Yin- Terminal Yin

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• internal• heat above cold below

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This condition is described based on the location of where the pathogen cam from…it will manifested as a fever no of the body but of the skin, aversion to cold, aching back stuff neck and floating pulse

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The Exterior, has two kinds, skin muscles acute onset, channels affected which is a floating pulse.

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Described where its describe where it is, the organs are affected

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Its a signal change from exterior to interior, there will be a disappearance of aversion to cold and onset of aversion to heat

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There are two kinds of heat name them

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Full heat and empty heat

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Describe Full heat

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excess yang; thirst feeling of heat mental restlessness red face, dry stools scanty dark urine red tongue skin eruptions burning pain feeling dark red blood

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Describe Empty heat

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Deficiency of yin; heat in the afternoon, dry mount with desire for sm sips dry throat at night five palm heat scanty dark urine floating rapid pulse red peeled tongue this is organ specific

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There are two types of cold, name them

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Full cold and empty cold

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Describe full cold

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Excess of yin, cold contracts and obstructs white or bluish in color, feeling of cold, cold limbs absence of thirst pale face ab pain pressure bad desire to drink warm liquids loose stools clear and abundant urine deep full tight pulse pale tongue with thick white coat

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What is empty cold

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yang deficiency, feeling of cold cold limbs dull pale face no thirst listlessness loose stools clear abundant urination deep slow weak pulse pale tongue with white coat

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Describe Excess

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presence of a pathogenic factor and intact upright qi that is fighting the pathogenic factor

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Describe Deficient

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deficiency of qi and no pathogenic factor

32
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The mix of excess and deficient

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Pathogenic factor is present but its influence is not strong while qi is weak and not reacting properly

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Pale tongue

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Blood or yang deficient

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red is

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heat

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Deep Red

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more severe heat condition

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Purple

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Blood stasis

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Purple red

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heat

38
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Purple blue

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cold

39
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Blue tongue

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cold giving rise to stasis

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A thin tongue

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too little fluids yin

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Swollen

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dampness or phlegm too much fluid

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Stiff tongue

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interior wind

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Flaccid tongue

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to little body fluids

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Long tongue

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heat particularly heart heat

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Short tongue

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interior cold

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cracked tongue

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full heat, if it reachers to the tip its the heart, if it doesn’t its the stomach, if it goes transverse spleen

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Quivering tongue

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spleen qi deficiency

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Scalloped tongue

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spleen qi defiency

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Deviated tongue

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Interior wind

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If there is a coat on the tongue

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This means that there is a pathogenic factor

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No coat

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fluids dried up from deficiency or heat

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White coat

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cold

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yellow

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heat

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grey or black coat

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is not common or cancer

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thick coat

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phlegm dampness and food stasis

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Superficial or floating pulse

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Exterior condition

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Deep or sicking pulse

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Is a interior condition

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Slow pulse

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Cold pattern or Qi defficiency

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Rapid pulse

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Heat pattern

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Empty or weak pulse

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Qi defficiency

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Full pulse

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Full or excess pattern

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Slipper or rolling pulse

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Excess dampness or phlegm

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Fine or thin pulse

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Blood deficiency

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Wiry tense

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Liver disarmony stagnation cold liver and gall bladder pain syndrome

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Choppy or hesitant pulse

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Blood deficiency blood stagnation

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Name the Organs and the Energetics for the First Level of Energetics

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Lung and Large Intestines, Stomach and Spleen and Survival-Respiration and Digestions

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Name the Organs and the Energetics for the Second level of Energetics

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Heart, Small Intestines, Urinary Bladder and Kidneys and Communications- Relationships and waste management

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Name the Organs and the Energetics for the Third level of Energetics

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Pericardium Triple heater, Gall Bladder and Liver and Differentiation Discrimination, Destiny and life’s Journey

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