Class 2 Flashcards
Where is essence stored ?
Jing essence is stored in the kidneys
What are the Five Substances?
Jing Essence Qi Shen spirit Xue blood Jin Ye body fluids
What is jing essence?
A sticky refined body substance such as marrow, spittle, semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk, and blood.
What is before-heaven essence?
Comes from parents, can’t be replenished, can be conserved
What is after-heaven essence?
Comes from spleen and stomach, food and drink
A general term for both before-heaven essence and after-heaven essence is
Kidney Essence
Essence is the basic _____ substances from which all ______ springs.
Yin, Yang
What are the 4 functions of essence?
- growth, reproduction, development (7 and 8 year cycles) - produces marrow - basis of constitution - basis of kidney Qi
What are some of the meanings of Qi?
Air, breath, strength
What are the 7 functions of Qi in the body?
Activity or movement Transportation or movement Transformation Containment Defense Raising Warming
What is the pinyin name for spirit?
Shen
Spirit is the root of ______ and ______ activity
Consciousness and mental activity
Shen can be defined as…
- Soul, mind, spirit
2. Appearances, looks, expressions
Heart, spirit and blood affect mental activities including
Emotions Consciousness Memory Rational (sane) in thought Sleep and dreams
T/F
The spirit is very Yin
False
Yang
The Five Shen are the Five Spirits, one in each…
Zang (viscera, yin organ)
The Five Shen are
- Shen spirit in the heart (rules other 4)
- Hun or ethereal soul in the lives
- Po or corporeal (animal) soul in the lungs
- Zhi or will (or mind) in the kidneys
- Yi or thought (reflection, ideation) in the spleen
T/F
Blood is part of a Yin, a very dense form of Qi
True
Bloods primary 4 functions are…
- Nourish the blood
- Blood moistens
- Important for Gynecologist and to nourish the fetus
- Hair is the surplus of blood
____ is the mother of ____. _____ is the commander of _____.
Blood, Qi
Qi, blood
T/F
Blood generates Qi
False
Qi generates blood
Males use ___ and the main thing. Females use ____ as the main thing.
Qi, Blood
The two primary functions of blood are
1) fluids moisten first
2) nourish secondarily
The two types of body fluid are Jin Ye meaning…
Jin is “liquids” (thinner) - water like - sweat, tears, saliva, part of blood
Ye is “humors” (thicker) - honey like - moisten the brain, marrow, joints and lubricate the interior of the sense orifices
