chinese medicine

Question 1

What is Yin

Answer 1

feminine
black/ dark
cold
north
water (transformation)
passive
moon
earth
old
even numbers
valleys
poor
soft
and provides spirit to all things.

Question 2

what is yang

Answer 2

masculine
white
warm
light
south
fire
active
sun
heaven
young
odd numbers
mountains
rich
hard
and provides form to all thing

Question 3

yin vacuity, yang vicuity

Answer 3

yin vicuity- heat sensations

yang vicuity- cold symptoms

Question 4

5 elements

Answer 4

fire wood metal water earth

Question 5

what is channel theory

Answer 5

pathways of qi and blood circulation, connect the inerior and exterior of body

Question 6

yin organs? 5

Answer 6

heart, liver, spleen, lung, kidney: Zang

Question 7

Yang organs? 6

Answer 7

small large intestines, bladder, gall bladder, stomach, triple burner: FU

Question 8

where does disease come from…

Answer 8

imbalances in shit, patterns = area

Question 9

zheng syndrome

Answer 9

changes in symptoms at a certain stage in a disease

Question 10

how do herbs work…?

Answer 10

symptomatic reliefs… or counterbalancing the heats if you’re Chinese, they also have directions

Question 11

how does acupuncture work?

Answer 11

unblock the qi blockages in meridians…

Question 12

how many meridians are there

Answer 12

12 main, 8 secondary

Question 13

what is gua sha

Answer 13

used to relieve muscle and joint pain, micro bleeds = disrupted scar tissue