Class 7 Flashcards
External Causes of Disease
Health is…
External Causes of Disease
Health is a balance between the body and the environment, and within the body between the organs, substances, etc.
External Causes of Disease
Disease is…
External Causes of Disease
Disease is imbalance
Three Causes of Disease; Etiology
External Causes of Disease:
Three Causes of Disease; Etiology
External Causes of Disease: the six qi assail the body from outside
Three Causes of Disease; Etiology
Internal Causes of Disease:
Three Causes of Disease; Etiology
Internal Causes of Disease: the seven emotions can cause illness from the inside
Three Causes of Disease; Etiology
Neither Internal Nor External (Neutral):
Three Causes of Disease; Etiology
Neither Internal Nor External (Neutral): Lifestyle, trauma, etc.
External Causes of Disease
The six qi (name):
External Causes of Disease
The six qi (name): Wind Cold Dryness Dampness Summerheat Fire
These are weather or climates, also related to the seasons
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – wind:
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – wind:
Spring, wood
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – summerheat or fire:
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – summerheat or fire:
Summer, fire
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – dampness:
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – dampness:
Late summer, earth
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – dryness:
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – dryness:
Autumn, metal
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – coldness:
External Causes of Disease
Seasons – coldness:
Winter, water
External Causes of Disease
The body has normal physiological changes through the four seasons…
External Causes of Disease
The body has normal physiological changes through the four seasons, and adapts to climate and weather
External Causes of Disease
There is no disease if the weather…
External Causes of Disease
There is no disease if the weather is of normal strength an the body is strong
External Causes of Disease
If the weather is extreme or unreasonable…
External Causes of Disease
If the weather is extreme or unreasonable, or if the body is weak, the six qi can cause disease
External Causes of Disease
When the six qi cause disease by being untimely or excessive…
External Causes of Disease
When the six qi cause disease by being untimely or excessive, they are called evils or evil qi
External Causes of Disease
The six qi invade the body from the environment…
External Causes of Disease
The six qi invade the body from the environment through the defensive exterior
External Causes of Disease
External invasion is always…
External Causes of Disease
External invasion is always excess
External Causes of Disease
External invasion can be complicated by…
External Causes of Disease
External invasion can be complicated by deficiency (of right qi)
External Causes of Disease
An evil can combine…
External Causes of Disease
An evil can combine with other evils or transform (most often into heat) within the body
Wind; Feng
Associated with:
Wind; Feng
Associated with:
Spring, wood, liver
Wind; Feng
Yin or Yang Evil
Wind; Feng
Yang Evil
Wind; Feng
Damages:
Wind; Feng
Damages: yin and blood
Wind; Feng
Invades:
Wind; Feng
Invades: After sweating (when the pores are open) While sleeping (when defense qi goes inward) In deficiency of defense
Wind; Feng
Wind disease characteristics:
Wind; Feng
Wind disease characteristics: Comes and goes quickly Changes rapidly Moves swiftly Intermittent
Wind; Feng
Affected areas of the body (typical):
Wind; Feng
Affected areas of the body (typical):
Upper parts of the body (head, neck, chest)
Surface of body (skin and defensive exterior)
Wind; Feng
Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement
Constant Movement:
Wind; Feng
Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement
Constant Movement: dizziness, vertigo, convulsions, tremors, spasms, tingling, numbness (internal wind)
Wind; Feng
Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement
Non-Movement:
Wind; Feng
Constant Movement or Inappropriate Lack of Movement
Non-Movement: rigidity, paralysis, stiffness, etc.
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades: through the skin…
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades: through the skin, it interferes with defense qi and “pores”. This causes abnormalities in sweating
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades: it causes…
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
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades– treatment principle:
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades– treatment principle: release wind from the exterior (release the exterior)
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades the channels– symptoms:
Wind; Feng
When exterior wind invades the channels– symptoms:
Facial Paralysis
Joint stiffness and pain that wanders; bi-pattern (bi-obstruct
Wind; Feng
Interior wind is always due to…
Wind; Feng
Interior wind is always due to the liver
Wind; Feng
Interior wind– symptoms:
Wind; Feng
Interior wind– symptoms:
Convulsions
Wind-stroke, etc.
Wind; Feng
Interior wind– treatment principle:
Wind; Feng
Interior wind– treatment principle:
Pacify or subdue the wind
Cold; Han
Associated with:
Cold; Han
Associated with:
Winter
Water
Kidneys
Cold; Han
Yin or Yang Evil:
Cold; Han
Yin Evil
Cold; Han
Damages:
Cold; Han
Damages:
Yang qi
Cold; Han
Manifests with…
Cold; Han
Manifests with low temperatures
Cold; Han
When cold manifests: it causes…
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
Cold; Han
When cold manifests – symptoms:
Cold; Han
When cold manifests – symptoms: no thirst, pale.
Cold; Han
Cold slows down activity:
Cold; Han
Cold slows down activity: functions decline and slow down like a river freezing over
Cold; Han
Fluids are not transformed due to slow function and lack of warmth…
Cold; Han
Fluids are not transformed due to slow function and lack of warmth, so cold diseases have watery fluids and a slow pulse
Cold; Han
Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts:
Cold; Han
Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts: the “pores”, sinews, and channels are obstructed; it obstructs circulation of qi and blood.
Cold; Han
Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts (physical effect):
Cold; Han
Cold congeals, stagnates, and contracts (physical effect):
Severe pain, spasms, no sweating, stiffness
Heat disperses and removes the blockage
Cold; Han
Internal cold (cause):
Cold; Han
Internal cold (cause): due to excess or yang deficiency
Cold; Han
Internal excess cold (cause):
Cold; Han
Internal excess cold (cause): external cold that goes deeper or too much cold food. It consumes yang and eventually becomes deficiency cold
Cold; Han
Internal excess cold (treatment):
Cold; Han
Internal excess cold (treatment): warm what is cold (and fortify yang if necessary)
Dampness; Shi
Associated with:
Dampness; Shi
Associated with: late summer, spleen
Dampness; Shi
Yin or Yang Evil:
Dampness; Shi
Yin Evil
Dampness; Shi
Impairs:
Dampness; Shi
Impairs: Yang
Dampness; Shi
Causes of dampness:
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.
Dampness; Shi
Causes of dampness (additional):
Dampness; Shi
Causes of dampness (additional): eating cold, damp, or raw foods
Dampness; Shi
Dampness (characteristics):
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.
Dampness; Shi
Affected areas of the body (typical):
Dampness; Shi
Affected areas of the body (typical):
Lower body such as the legs and the triple burner
Dampness; Shi
Dampness obstructs qi circulation:
Dampness; Shi
Dampness obstructs qi circulation: stagnation, feeling of fullness or heaviness, swelling
Dampness; Shi
Exterior Dampness:
Dampness; Shi
Exterior Dampness: aching of the whole body, possibly acute, digestive upset.
Dampness; Shi
Dampness in the channels and joints:
Dampness; Shi
Dampness in the channels and joints: dull ache, swelling, lingering pain, fixed location
Dampness; Shi
Interior dampness:
Dampness; Shi
Interior dampness: spleen deficiency leading to poor transportation and transformation. Fluids accumulate and become dampness, and digestion is disturbed
Dampness; Shi
Interior dampness (treatment):
Dampness; Shi
Interior dampness (treatment): transform or drain dampness
Dryness; Zao
Associated with:
Dryness; Zao
Associated with: autumn, metal, lungs
Dryness; Zao
Yin or Yang Evil
Dryness; Zao
Yang Evil
Dryness; Zao
Damages:
Dryness; Zao
Damages: Yin and blood
Dryness; Zao
Caused by:
Dryness; Zao
Caused by: dry weather, dry centrally-heated buildings, too much sweating or urination, etc. Also, impropoer use of drying herbs
Dryness; Zao
Affects on the body:
Dryness; Zao
Affects on the body: dry nose, throat, lips, and mouth; chapped skin, constipation, dry cough.
Dryness consumes fluids, including blood and yin
Dryness; Zao
Treatment:
Dryness; Zao
Treatment: moisten dryness
Fire; Huo
Associated with:
Fire; Huo
Associated with: fire, summer, heart
Sometimes called heat
Fire; Huo
Yin or Yang Evil
Fire; Huo
Yang Evil
Fire; Huo
Damages:
Fire; Huo
Damages: Yin and blood
Fire; Huo
Characteristics:
Fire; Huo
Characteristics: fever, thirst, burning pain. Want for cold food, drinks, aversion to heat, redness, rapid pulse. Rapid changes
Fire; Huo
Affected areas of the body (typical):
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
Fire; Huo
Fire can stir up internal wind:
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
Fire; Huo
Fire can disturb the blood:
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.
Toxins – not one of the six qi
Diseases with toxins are often hard to treat:
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
Toxins – not one of the six qi
Physical changes:
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.
Toxins – not one of the six qi
Description:
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
Fire; Huo
Caused by:
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
Summerheat; Shu
Description:
Summerheat; Shu
Description: extreme heat, high fever, aversion to heat, restlessness, thirst, profuse sweating, but absence of sweating later, surging rapid pulse, red tongue
Summerheat; Shu
Affected areas of the body:
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
Summerheat; Shu
Summerheat consumes body fluids and damages qi:
Summerheat; Shu
Summerheat consumes body fluids and damages qi: excessive sweating, thirst, dry mouth and tongue, scant dark urine, lassitude
Summerheat; Shu
Severe summerheat (physical affects):
Summerheat; Shu
Severe summerheat (physical affects): sunstroke, sudden collapse, coma, disturbed consciousness, delirium, slurred speech (even death)
Summerheat; Shu
Summerheat Frequently combines with…
Summerheat; Shu
Summerheat Frequently combines with dampness: dizziness, feeling of suffocation, nausea, loose stools, lassitude, soggy pulse, thick slimy tongue coat
Summerheat; Shu
Treatment:
Summerheat; Shu
Treatment: clear summerheat (and transform dampness if necessary)
Root and Branch; Ben and Biao
In treating a disease…
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
Root and Branch; Ben and Biao
Right Qi and Evil Qi:
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
Root and Branch; Ben and Biao
Pattern and Symptom:
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
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Four Examinations:
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Four Examinations: Looking Asking Listening Smelling
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Disease (definition):
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.
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Symptom (definition):
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Symptom (definition): something the patient reports (i.e. feeling of heat, thirst, impotence, etc.)
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Sign (definition):
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Sign (definition): something the doctor can observe (i.e. pulse, complexion, tongue etc.)
Pattern Identification; Bian Zheng
Pattern (definition):
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
