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Class 6 Flashcards

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Functions of Qi:

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Functions of Qi:

(List):
Activity
Transformation
Transportation
Containment
Defense
Raising
Warming
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Types of Qi

Right Qi (definition):

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Types of Qi

Right Qi (definition): The sum of all healthy qi and other health-promoting substances in the body.

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Types of Qi

Evil Qi (definition):

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Types of Qi

Evil Qi (definition): Mostly from the weather that can cause disease. Evils can also rise internally.

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Types of Qi

Source (or Original) Qi (describe):

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Types of Qi

Source (or Original) Qi (describe): transformed from jing essence, associated with kidneys or life gate (ming men).

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Types of Qi

Source (or Original) Qi (function):

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Types of Qi

Source (or Original) Qi (function):
The basis of all physiological activity, activating the functions of the organs.

Facilitates transformation of qi and blood.

Distributed by the triple burner to the whole body.

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Types of Qi

Center Qi; Zhong Qi (describe):

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Types of Qi

Center Qi; Zhong Qi (describe): spleen-stomach qi, digestive qi.

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Types of Qi

Center Qi; Zhong Qi (function):

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Types of Qi

Center Qi; Zhong Qi (function): The spleen function of raising clear qi and the stomach function of descending turbid qi.

The spleen-stomach are considered the middle (central) burner, so their qi is center qi.

Context: ability to digest and make qi, raise qi.

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Types of Qi

Grain (or Food) Qi (describe):

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Types of Qi

Grain (or Food) Qi (describe): food enters stomach and its qi is extracted from it by the spleen. This qi is not yet usable by the body. It is sent to the chest to help form gathering qi and to the heart to help form blood.

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Types of Qi

Great (or Air) Qi (describe):

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Types of Qi

Great (or Air) Qi (describe): the qi from air, taken into the lung which helps form gathering qi.

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Types of Qi

Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (describe):

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Types of Qi

Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (describe): a combination of grain qi and great qi. It gathers in the chest. It is the predecessor of true qi.

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Types of Qi

Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (function):

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Types of Qi

Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (function): gathers in the chest and nourishes the heart and lungs.

Helps the lungs gather qi, control respiration, speech, and the strength of the voice.

Helps the heart govern the blood, vessels, pulse, and promote circulation to the extremities.

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Types of Qi

True Qi (describe):

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Types of Qi

True Qi (describe): gathering qi is transformed by source qi into true qi, which is what most of the body uses in the channels and organs.

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Types of Qi

Construction (or Nutritive) Qi (definition):

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Types of Qi

Construction (or Nutritive) Qi (definition): Ying-construction, nourishes the organs and the whole body. Is located within the channels and vessels.

It forms blood and flows with the blood. It is yin and refined compared to wei-defense qi.

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Types of Qi

Defense (or Protective) Qi (definition):

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Types of Qi

Defense (or Protective) Qi (definition):
located outside the channels and vessels. Protects against external evils. It opens and closes the interstices and controls sweating.

It is dispersed to the surface of the whole body by the lungs.

Warms the surface of the body and flow in the skin and flesh with body fluids.

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Types of Qi

Channel Qi (definition):

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Types of Qi

Channel Qi (definition): qi as it flows in the channels

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Types of Qi

Organ Qi (definition):

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Types of Qi

Organ Qi (definition): qi as it is used by each organ.

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The Movement of Qi

Entering (Sinking):

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The Movement of Qi

Entering (Sinking): =>

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The Movement of Qi

Exiting (Floating):

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The Movement of Qi

Exiting (Floating):

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The Movement of Qi

Rising (Ascending):

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The Movement of Qi

Rising (Ascending): Upward Movement

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The Movement of Qi

Falling (Descending):

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The Movement of Qi

Falling (Descending): Downward Movement

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Qi Pathology

Qi Deficiency (vacuity) (definition):

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Qi Pathology

Qi Deficiency (vacuity) (definition): insufficiency of qi in any organ. The problem is with quantity of qi.

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Qi Pathology

Qi Falling (describe):

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Qi Pathology

Qi Falling (describe): spleen or center qi falling.

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Qi Pathology

Qi Stagnation (describe):

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Qi Pathology

Qi Stagnation (describe): decrease in the normal movement of qi due to the obstructive effect of excessive emotions, external injury, evil qi, static blood, or qi deficiency.

Distention, fullness or pain is the result. The problem is with the movement of qi.

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Qi Pathology

Qi Constraint (depression or stagnation) (describe):

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Qi Pathology

Qi Constraint (depression or stagnation) (describe): binding depression or liver qi due to emotional causes

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Qi Pathology

Qi Counterflow (definition):

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Qi Pathology

Qi Counterflow (definition): improperly ascending qi of the liver, lungs, or stomach

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Blood

Blood (functions):

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Blood

Blood (functions):
Nourishes the body
Moistens
Material foundation for the spirit. Also anchors the ethereal soul and qi

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Blood Relationships

Heart:

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Blood Relationships

Heart: governs the blood and vessels, blood is made around the heart

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Blood Relationships

Spleen:

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Blood Relationships

Spleen: helps produce blood. Spleen qi holds blood in the vessels

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Blood Relationships

Liver:

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Blood Relationships

Liver: stores bloods during rest (in activity, blood goes to the flesh), menstruation.

Liver blood nourishes and moistens the eyes, sinews, and nails.

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Blood Relationships

Qi and Blood:

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Blood Relationships

Qi and Blood: both are qi, but blood is more material and dense. They are inseparable, in the channels and vessels.

Qi generates blood
Qi moves blood
Qi holds the blood in the vessels– qi is the commander of blood
Blood nourishes qi– blood is the mother of qi

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Blood Relationships

Essence and Blood:

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Blood Relationships

Essence and Blood: they can transform into each other

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Blood Pathology

Blood Deficiency (definition):

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Blood Pathology

Blood Deficiency (definition): insufficiency of blood. This is a problem with the quantity of blood.

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Blood Pathology

Blood Dryness (definition):

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Blood Pathology

Blood Dryness (definition): blood deficiency manifesting in signs of dryness. This is a problem with the quality of blood.

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Blood Pathology

Blood Stasis (definition):

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Blood Pathology

Blood Stasis (definition): impairment or cessation of the normal free flow of blood. This is a problem with the movement of blood.

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Blood Pathology

Blood Heat (describe):

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Blood Pathology

Blood Heat (describe): a condition characterized by heat and and blood signs, mostly occurring in externally contracted heat (febrile) diseases due to lifestyle.

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Blood Pathology

Blood Cold (describe):

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Blood Pathology

Blood Cold (describe): cold congeals, inhibiting movement of blood, causing stasis.

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Body Fluids

Jin (liquids) (describe):

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Body Fluids

Jin (liquids) (describe): thinner, moistens and nourishes the skin muscles, sweat, tears, saliva, mucus

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Body Fluids

Ye (humor) (describe):

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Body Fluids

Ye (humor) (describe): thicker, moistens and nourishes the brain, marrow, joints, sense organs

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Body Fluids

Body Fluids (function):

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Body Fluids

Body Fluids (function): moistening (primary), and nourishing (secondary)

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Body Fluid Relationships

Fluids and Qi:

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Body Fluid Relationships

Fluids and Qi:
Qi transforms and transports fluids, holds body fluids in, produces body fluids.

Body fluids nourish and anchor qi

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Body Fluid Relationships

Fluids and Blood:

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Body Fluid Relationships

Fluids and Blood: both are yin, they nourish each other

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Fluid Pathology

Damage to Fluids (describe):

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Fluid Pathology

Damage to Fluids (describe): reduction of fluids by heat or fire, as a result of enduring illness, excessive loss of blood, excessive urination, or overuse of herbs that promote urination or sweating.

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Fluid Pathology

Fluid Accumulation (describe):

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Fluid Pathology

Fluid Accumulation (describe): edema. phlegm, rheum

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Qi found inside the channels:

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Qi found inside the channels: Construction (Ying)

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Qi found outside the channels:

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Qi found outside the channels: Defense (Wei)

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Body and Fluids

Construction Qi:

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Body and Fluids

Construction Qi: blood

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Body and Fluids

Defense (Wei):

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Body and Fluids

Defense (Wei): fluids- Jin (becomes sweat if they leave the body.

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