Class 4 Flashcards
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Nickname:
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Nickname: Minister Fire
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Emotion:
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Emotion: Joy and elation
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Element:
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Element: Fire
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Paired with:
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Paired with: Triple Burner; San Jiao
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Function:
Pericardium; Xin Bao
Function: Protective screen of the heart
Three Burner; San Jiao
Element:
Three Burner; San Jiao
Element: Fire
Three Burner; San Jiao
Paired with:
Three Burner; San Jiao
Paired with: Pericardium
Three Burner; San Jiao
Function:
Three Burner; San Jiao
Function: Managing the waterways– three divisions of the body
Upper Burner is like a mist
Upper Burner is like a mist:
The lungs dispersing function.
Distribution of fluids by the lungs and defense qi all over the body, especially to the skin and flesh as a fine vapor, clear and light
Middle Burner is like a muddy pool or bubbling cauldron (or foam):
Middle Burner is like a muddy pool or bubbling cauldron (or foam):
Diaphragm to waist: especially the spleen and stomach.
Digestion of food and drink and transportation of nourishment to all parts of the body.
The clear and turbid are mixed. The clear goes up and the turbid goes down.
The middle burner controls the rotting ad ripening of food and drink.
Lower Burner is like a ditch
Lower Burner is like a ditch:
Below the waist: liver, kidneys, intestines, bladder, uterus
Turbid and heavy. The turbid part of food and drink, and the excretion of the turbid
The lower burner manages exiting. It controls excreting but not receiving fluids and waists.
Also reproduction.
Three Burners; San Jiao
Physical manifestation…
Three Burners; San Jiao
Physical manifestation of the three treasures:
Jing, Qi, and Shen
Middle Burner; Middle Jiao
Organs:
Middle Burner; Middle Jiao
Organs: Spleen and Stomach
Middle Burner; Middle Jiao
Function:
Middle Burner; Middle Jiao
Function: digestion, the manufacture and distribution of nourishment, and the regulation of ascending and descending.
Spleen; Pi
Element:
Spleen; Pi
Element: Earth
Spleen; Pi
Function:
Spleen; Pi
Function: the spleen manages transportation and transformation. Transports clear fluids up to the lungs and turbid fluids continue on down
The Spleen likes…
… dryness.
The Stomach likes…
… moisture
Spleen; Pi
In charge of:
Spleen; Pi
In charge of: production of qi and blood. It is the root of the post-heaven qi
Spleen; Pi
Hosts:
Spleen; Pi
Hosts: the muscles and the flesh of the whole body, especially the four limbs.
Spleen; Pi
Emotion:
Spleen; Pi
Emotion: Thought, Yi reflection. Thinking, studying, concentrating, focusing, memorizing.
Spleen; Pi
Liver and Spleen:
Spleen; Pi
Liver and Spleen: the liver stores the blood and the spleen holds blood in the blood vessels as well as helping to make blood.
Spleen; Pi
Liver and Spleen:
Spleen; Pi
Liver and Spleen: the spleen makes blood and holds it in its vessels. The heart governs the blood. Blood is made around the heart.
The three organs that are important for blood:
Spleen: makes blood and holds it in the vessels (manages or controls blood).
Liver: stores blood.
Heart: governs blood. Blood is made around the heart.
Stomach; Wei
Element:
Stomach; Wei
Element: Earth
Stomach; Wei
Paired with:
Stomach; Wei
Paired with: Spleen
Stomach; Wei
Function:
Stomach; Wei
Function: Receiving and fermenting or rotting and ripening
Middle Jiao: Spleen and Stomach
Responsible for:
Middle Jiao: Spleen and Stomach
Responsible for: digestion and production of post-heaven qi
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Store or Drain
Store
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Solid or Hollow
Hollow
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Number of organs
6
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Name all six
Uterus, Brain, Bones, Marrow, Vessels, Gall Bladder
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Uterus (Description):
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Uterus (Description): regulates menstruation, conception, and pregnancy.
Stores the fetus; stores blood from the liver, released at mensturation
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Brain (Description):
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Brain (Description): sea of marrow
Controls memory, concentration, intelligence, sight, hearing, touch, smell
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Marrow (Description):
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Marrow (Description): helps make blood; related to essence
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Bones (Description):
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Bones (Description): store marrow and are related to the kidneys
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Vessels (Description):
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Vessels (Description): any pathway of blood or qi. The vessels store blood (and also qi).
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Gall Bladder (Description):
Extraordinary Organs; Qi Heng Zhi Fu
Gall Bladder (Description): stores bile (a purified substance)
