Chinese Medicine Flashcards
The ____ is the correlation of 5 elements & bodily organs.
Zang fu
What are the 5 elements that correspond with the human body.
Fire, earth, metal, water, wood.
What organ is correlated with the element fire?
Yin: heart, yang: small intestines.
what is the color of the yin and yang symbol
yin is black and yang is white
What organ is correlated with the element earth?
Yin: spleen, yang: stomach
What organ is correlated with the element metal?
yin: lung, yang: large intestine
What organ is correlated with the element Water?
Yin: Kidney, Yang: Bladder
What organ is correlated with the element wood?
Yin: Liver, Yang: gallbladder
What is the vital energy called in Chinese?
chi
what are the energy flow points in the body where it can enter/exit/circulate/pathways called?
meridians
What is the concept of zang fu?
There are 5 yin organs and 5 yang organs.
Define Pathogenetic factors:
TCM believes that any syndrome is a morbid reflection of the human body under the action and influence of pathogenic factors. There is a correspondence between the pathogens and the manifestations of disease.
Therefore , abnormal changes of the weather or climatic conditions are regarded as one of the major groups of pathogenic factors that invade the body from the outside; and improper diet , such as excessive or inadequate intake of food, or preference for food of certain tastes, emotions etc. factors that directly disturb the functional activities of the Zang and Fu Organs.
What internal organ is skin correlated to?
Lungs & respiratory ailments.
How many meridians exist in the human body?
12, they are connected to the zongfu correlated organs. (there are 2 extra meridians and 10 zongfu organs)
What are the 2 extra meridians called?
triple burner and heart protector. They are not correlated with any specific organ but just the body as a whole.
