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External Causes of Disease

Health is…

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External Causes of Disease

Health is a balance between the body and the environment, and within the body between the organs, substances, etc.

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External Causes of Disease

Disease is…

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External Causes of Disease

Disease is imbalance

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Three Causes of Disease; Etiology

External Causes of Disease:

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Three Causes of Disease; Etiology

External Causes of Disease: the six qi assail the body from outside

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Three Causes of Disease; Etiology

Internal Causes of Disease:

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Three Causes of Disease; Etiology

Internal Causes of Disease: the seven emotions can cause illness from the inside

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Three Causes of Disease; Etiology

Neither Internal Nor External (Neutral):

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Three Causes of Disease; Etiology

Neither Internal Nor External (Neutral): Lifestyle, trauma, etc.

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External Causes of Disease

The six qi (name):

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External Causes of Disease

The six qi (name): 
Wind
Cold
Dryness
Dampness
Summerheat
Fire

These are weather or climates, also related to the seasons

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – wind:

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – wind:
Spring, wood

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – summerheat or fire:

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – summerheat or fire:
Summer, fire

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – dampness:

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – dampness:
Late summer, earth

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – dryness:

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – dryness:
Autumn, metal

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – coldness:

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External Causes of Disease

Seasons – coldness:
Winter, water

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External Causes of Disease

The body has normal physiological changes through the four seasons…

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External Causes of Disease

The body has normal physiological changes through the four seasons, and adapts to climate and weather

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External Causes of Disease

There is no disease if the weather…

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External Causes of Disease

There is no disease if the weather is of normal strength an the body is strong

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External Causes of Disease

If the weather is extreme or unreasonable…

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External Causes of Disease

If the weather is extreme or unreasonable, or if the body is weak, the six qi can cause disease

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External Causes of Disease

When the six qi cause disease by being untimely or excessive…

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External Causes of Disease

When the six qi cause disease by being untimely or excessive, they are called evils or evil qi

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External Causes of Disease

The six qi invade the body from the environment…

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External Causes of Disease

The six qi invade the body from the environment through the defensive exterior

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External Causes of Disease

External invasion is always…

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External Causes of Disease

External invasion is always excess

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External Causes of Disease

External invasion can be complicated by…

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External Causes of Disease

External invasion can be complicated by deficiency (of right qi)

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External Causes of Disease

An evil can combine…

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External Causes of Disease

An evil can combine with other evils or transform (most often into heat) within the body

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Wind; Feng

Associated with:

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Wind; Feng

Associated with:
Spring, wood, liver

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Wind; Feng

Yin or Yang Evil

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Wind; Feng

Yang Evil

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Wind; Feng

Damages:

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Wind; Feng

Damages: yin and blood

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Wind; Feng

Invades:

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Wind; Feng

Invades:
After sweating (when the pores are open)
While sleeping (when defense qi goes inward)
In deficiency of defense

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Wind; Feng

Wind disease characteristics:

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Wind; Feng

Wind disease characteristics:
Comes and goes quickly
Changes rapidly
Moves swiftly
Intermittent

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Wind; Feng

Affected areas of the body (typical):

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Wind; Feng

Affected areas of the body (typical):
Upper parts of the body (head, neck, chest)
Surface of body (skin and defensive exterior)

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Wind; Feng

Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement

Constant Movement:

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Wind; Feng

Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement

Constant Movement: dizziness, vertigo, convulsions, tremors, spasms, tingling, numbness (internal wind)

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Wind; Feng

Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement

Non-Movement:

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Wind; Feng

Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement

Non-Movement: rigidity, paralysis, stiffness, etc.

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades: through the skin…

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades: through the skin, it interferes with defense qi and “pores”. This causes abnormalities in sweating

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades: it causes…

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades: it causes aversion to wind or cold, fever or a feeling of heat, sneezing, cough, runny nose, stiff neck, headache, itchy throat, floating pulse

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades– treatment principle:

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades– treatment principle: release wind from the exterior (release the exterior)

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades the channels– symptoms:

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Wind; Feng

When exterior wind invades the channels– symptoms:
Facial Paralysis
Joint stiffness and pain that wanders; bi-pattern (bi-obstruct

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Wind; Feng

Interior wind is always due to…

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Wind; Feng

Interior wind is always due to the liver

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Wind; Feng

Interior wind– symptoms:

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Wind; Feng

Interior wind– symptoms:
Convulsions
Wind-stroke, etc.

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Wind; Feng

Interior wind– treatment principle:

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Wind; Feng

Interior wind– treatment principle:
Pacify or subdue the wind

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Cold; Han

Associated with:

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Cold; Han

Associated with:
Winter
Water
Kidneys

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Cold; Han

Yin or Yang Evil:

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Cold; Han

Yin Evil

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Cold; Han

Damages:

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Cold; Han

Damages:
Yang qi

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Cold; Han

Manifests with…

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Cold; Han

Manifests with low temperatures

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Cold; Han

When cold manifests: it causes…

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Cold; Han

When cold manifests: it causes the patient to feel cold in various areas, has an aversion to cold. feels better with heat, likes to eat or drink hot foods

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Cold; Han

When cold manifests – symptoms:

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Cold; Han

When cold manifests – symptoms: no thirst, pale.

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Cold; Han

Cold slows down activity:

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Cold; Han

Cold slows down activity: functions decline and slow down like a river freezing over

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Cold; Han

Fluids are not transformed due to slow function and lack of warmth…

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Cold; Han

Fluids are not transformed due to slow function and lack of warmth, so cold diseases have watery fluids and a slow pulse

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Cold; Han

Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts:

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Cold; Han

Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts: the “pores”, sinews, and channels are obstructed; it obstructs circulation of qi and blood.

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Cold; Han

Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts (physical effect):

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Cold; Han

Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts (physical effect):
Severe pain, spasms, no sweating, stiffness

Heat disperses and removes the blockage

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Cold; Han

Internal cold (cause):

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Cold; Han

Internal cold (cause): due to excess or yang deficiency

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Cold; Han

Internal excess cold (cause):

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Cold; Han

Internal excess cold (cause): external cold that goes deeper or too much cold food. It consumes yang and eventually becomes deficiency cold

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Cold; Han

Internal excess cold (treatment):

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Cold; Han

Internal excess cold (treatment): warm what is cold (and fortify yang if necessary)

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Dampness; Shi

Associated with:

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Dampness; Shi

Associated with: late summer, spleen

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Dampness; Shi

Yin or Yang Evil:

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Dampness; Shi

Yin Evil

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Dampness; Shi

Impairs:

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Dampness; Shi

Impairs: Yang

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Dampness; Shi

Causes of dampness:

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Dampness; Shi

Causes of dampness: damp weather, humidity, rain, damp environments, wet clothes, wading in water, working in damp places, sitting on damp ground, etc.

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Dampness; Shi

Causes of dampness (additional):

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Dampness; Shi

Causes of dampness (additional): eating cold, damp, or raw foods

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Dampness; Shi

Dampness (characteristics):

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Dampness; Shi

Dampness (characteristics): heavy and downward moving. Also turbid, sticky, think, clammy, dirty.

Causes persistent diseases, prolonged and difficult to cure, often chronic or in a fixed location.

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Dampness; Shi

Affected areas of the body (typical):

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Dampness; Shi

Affected areas of the body (typical):
Lower body such as the legs and the triple burner

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Dampness; Shi

Dampness obstructs qi circulation:

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Dampness; Shi

Dampness obstructs qi circulation: stagnation, feeling of fullness or heaviness, swelling

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Dampness; Shi

Exterior Dampness:

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Dampness; Shi

Exterior Dampness: aching of the whole body, possibly acute, digestive upset.

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Dampness; Shi

Dampness in the channels and joints:

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Dampness; Shi

Dampness in the channels and joints: dull ache, swelling, lingering pain, fixed location

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Dampness; Shi

Interior dampness:

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Dampness; Shi

Interior dampness: spleen deficiency leading to poor transportation and transformation. Fluids accumulate and become dampness, and digestion is disturbed

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Dampness; Shi

Interior dampness (treatment):

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Dampness; Shi

Interior dampness (treatment): transform or drain dampness

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Dryness; Zao

Associated with:

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Dryness; Zao

Associated with: autumn, metal, lungs

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Dryness; Zao

Yin or Yang Evil

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Dryness; Zao

Yang Evil

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Dryness; Zao

Damages:

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Dryness; Zao

Damages: Yin and blood

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Dryness; Zao

Caused by:

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Dryness; Zao

Caused by: dry weather, dry centrally-heated buildings, too much sweating or urination, etc. Also, impropoer use of drying herbs

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Dryness; Zao

Affects on the body:

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Dryness; Zao

Affects on the body: dry nose, throat, lips, and mouth; chapped skin, constipation, dry cough.

Dryness consumes fluids, including blood and yin

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Dryness; Zao

Treatment:

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Dryness; Zao

Treatment: moisten dryness

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Fire; Huo

Associated with:

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Fire; Huo

Associated with: fire, summer, heart

Sometimes called heat

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Fire; Huo

Yin or Yang Evil

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Fire; Huo

Yang Evil

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Fire; Huo

Damages:

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Fire; Huo

Damages: Yin and blood

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Fire; Huo

Characteristics:

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Fire; Huo

Characteristics: fever, thirst, burning pain. Want for cold food, drinks, aversion to heat, redness, rapid pulse. Rapid changes

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Fire; Huo

Affected areas of the body (typical):

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Fire; Huo

Affected areas of the body (typical): mouth and tongue ulcers, headache, red eyes, delirium, agitation, restlessness, insomnia, mania

Fire moves upward and also disturbs spirit

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Fire; Huo

Fire can stir up internal wind:

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Fire; Huo

Fire can stir up internal wind: fire and extreme heat easily engender wind, dimming consciousness. often resulting in high fever, coma, and convulsions

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Fire; Huo

Fire can disturb the blood:

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Fire; Huo

Fire can disturb the blood: heat can boil the blood and make it leave the vessels. This can cause bleeding and/or skin diseases.

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Toxins – not one of the six qi

Diseases with toxins are often hard to treat:

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Toxins – not one of the six qi

Diseases with toxins are often hard to treat:
Toxins are fierce and strong, virulent and serious
Symptoms may be extreme; they easily harm the organs and become life threatening

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Toxins – not one of the six qi

Physical changes:

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Toxins – not one of the six qi

Physical changes: related to blood stasis, dampness, and phlegm- they can cause it or be caused by it. Includes changes such as pus.

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Toxins – not one of the six qi

Description:

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Toxins – not one of the six qi

Description:
Any substance that is harmful to the body when eaten or entering the body through the skin or a wound

Any virulent evil qi associated with epidemics

Evil qi that causes painful reddening, swelling, suppuration, or weeping discharge

Certain external conditions of rashes or sores

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Fire; Huo

Caused by:

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Fire; Huo

Caused by: can be fro the environment or any other evils that tend to transform to heat or fire in the body

Internal heat can be from excess or from yin deficiency

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Summerheat; Shu

Description:

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Summerheat; Shu

Description: extreme heat, high fever, aversion to heat, restlessness, thirst, profuse sweating, but absence of sweating later, surging rapid pulse, red tongue

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Summerheat; Shu

Affected areas of the body:

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Summerheat; Shu

Affected areas of the body (typical): generally affects the head, resulting in dizziness, blurred vision, headache

Summerheat has upward movement; summerheat’s nature is upbearing and scattering

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Summerheat; Shu

Summerheat consumes body fluids and damages qi:

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Summerheat; Shu

Summerheat consumes body fluids and damages qi: excessive sweating, thirst, dry mouth and tongue, scant dark urine, lassitude

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Summerheat; Shu

Severe summerheat (physical affects):

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Summerheat; Shu

Severe summerheat (physical affects): sunstroke, sudden collapse, coma, disturbed consciousness, delirium, slurred speech (even death)

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Summerheat; Shu

Summerheat Frequently combines with…

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Summerheat; Shu

Summerheat Frequently combines with dampness: dizziness, feeling of suffocation, nausea, loose stools, lassitude, soggy pulse, thick slimy tongue coat

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Summerheat; Shu

Treatment:

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Summerheat; Shu

Treatment: clear summerheat (and transform dampness if necessary)

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Root and Branch; Ben and Biao

In treating a disease…

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Root and Branch; Ben and Biao

In treating a disease first determine branch and root. When acute, treat the branch. When chronic, threat the root.

Roots are mostly underground and invisible; the branches are above ground and visible

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Root and Branch; Ben and Biao

Right Qi and Evil Qi:

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Root and Branch; Ben and Biao

Right Qi and Evil Qi:
The root is the strength of the righ qi and the branch is an invasion of the evil qi

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Root and Branch; Ben and Biao

Pattern and Symptom:

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Root and Branch; Ben and Biao

Pattern and Symptom: the root is the cause or pattern and the branches are the symptoms

The earlier disease is the root; later progression is the branch

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Four Examinations:

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Four Examinations:
Looking
Asking
Listening
Smelling

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Disease (definition):

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Disease (definition): a specific set of signs and symptoms. A morbid condition that is characterized by a similar set of symptoms and a similar course in all that it affects.

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Symptom (definition):

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Symptom (definition): something the patient reports (i.e. feeling of heat, thirst, impotence, etc.)

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Sign (definition):

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Sign (definition): something the doctor can observe (i.e. pulse, complexion, tongue etc.)

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Pattern (definition):

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Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng

Pattern (definition): the underlying mechanism causing a set of signs or symptoms

Signs and symptoms are examined as a unity, not one by one