Class 8 Flashcards
Disease is defined as…
Imbalance
Health is defined as…
A balance between the body and the environment, and within the body between the organs, substances etc.
What are the 3 causes of disease?
- External Causes of Disease
- Internal Causes of Disease
- Neither-Internal-Nor-External
External causes of disease are the _____ Qi that assail the body from outside.
6
The 6 Qi are:
Wind Cold Damp Dryness Summer heat Fire
Internal causes of disease are the _____ emotions that cause illness from inside.
7
The 7 emotions/affects are:
Joy Anger Thought Sorrow Anxiety Fear Fright
Neither-Internal-Nor-External diseases are caused by:
Lifestyle, trauma, diet etc
What is the season and element of Wind?
Spring, Wood
What is the season and element of summerheat or fire?
Summer, fire
What is the season and element of Dampness?
Late summer, earth
What is the season and element of Dryness?
Autumn, metal
What is the season and element of Coldness?
Winter, water
If weather is extreme or ______, or if a body is ____, the six Qi can cause disease.
Unseasonable, weak
When they cause disease by being untimely or excessive, the 6 Qi are called _____.
Evils
What are other external factors that can cause disease?
Air conditioning
Central heating
Dressing inappropriately
Working in a hot factory or refrigerated area
The six Qi invade the body from the ______ through the defensive _____.
Environment, exterior
External invasion is always _____.
Excess
What are defining symptoms of Exterior Illness?
Sensations of cold and heat (feels hot but wants to be covered up)
Fever and chills (simultaneously, can’t get comfortable)
Evils can invade the channels or joints causing:
Pain, loss of function
What is the PinYin for Wind?
Feng
Wind is a _____ evil and damages _____ and _____.
Yang, Yin, Blood
When does Evil Wind invade?
After sweating (pores are open) While sleeping (defense Qi goes inward) Deficiency in Defense
Wind penetrates and carries other evils into the body with it such as:
Wind-heat
Wind-cold
Wind-dampness
Wind sways at the tops of trees: it is a _____ evil that moves ____ and _____.
Yang, upwards, outwards
Wind first affects what parts of the body?
Upper body and the surface of the body (skin and defensive exterior)
What are the characteristics of Wind/Wind illness?
Comes and goes quickly
Changes rapidly
Moves swiftly
Blows intermittently
Wind had _____ movement or ________ movement.
Constant
Inappropriate lack of movement
Wind leads to a movement or feeling of movement such as :
Dizziness Vertigo Convulsions Tremors Spasms Tingling Numbness Itching
When exterior wind invades through skin, it interferes with ______ Qi and ______.
Defense
Pores
When exterior wind invades through skin it causes abnormalities in _______.
Sweating
When exterior wind invades through skin causing abnormalities in sweating the symptoms are:
Aversion to wind or cold Fever or feeling of heat Sneezing Cough Runny nose Stiff neck Headache Itchy throat Floating pulse
When exterior wind invades through skin the treatment principle is:
Dispel wind from the exterior (release the exterior aka promote sweating
What are symptoms of Exterior Wind invading through the Channels?
Facial Paralysis
Joint stiffness and pain that wander
Bi Syndrome
When exterior wind invades the channels the treatment principle is:
Dispel wind from the channels
Interior wind is always due to what organ?
Liver
Symptoms of Interior Wind:
Convulsions
Wind-Stroke
Epilepsy
Parkinson’s
The treatment principle of interior wind is:
Pacify (or subdue) wind
Aka push it back down to the liver
Cold affects what organ?
Kidneys
Cold is a _____ evil and easily damages ______ Qi.
Yin, Yang
Cold manifests with ____ ______.
Low temperatures
Symptoms of Cold:
Patient feels cold in various areas Has aversion to cold Feels better with heat Likes to eat or drink hot foods No thirst Pale
Cold slows down activity so cold disease have _____ fluids and a _____ pulse.
Watery, slow
Cold _____, _____, _____.
Congeals, stagnates, contracts
When cold congeals the ____, _____, and _____ are obstructed.
Pores, sinews, channels
When cold congeals it obstructs circulation of Qi and blood causing:
Severe pain
Spasms
No sweating
Stiffness
What disperses and removes cold blockage?
Heat
Internal cold can be excess or _____ deficiency.
Yang
Internal _____ cold is from external cold that goes deeper, or too much cold food.
Excess
Internal excess cold consumes _____ and eventually becomes _____ cold.
Yang, deficiency
What is the treatment principle for Internal excess Cold?
Warm what is cold and fortify yang if necessary
What is the PinYin for Cold?
Han
What is the PinYin for Dampness?
Shi
Dampness affects what organ?
Spleen
Dampness is a ___ evil so it impairs _____.
Yin, yang
What are the causes of Dampness?
Damp weather Humidity Rain Damp environments Wet clothes Wading in water Working in damp places Eating cold,damp, or raw foods
Dampness is ____ and moves _____.
Heavy, downwards
Dampness tends to affect which part of the body? List examples
Lower body such as the legs and lower burner
What are the characteristics of Dampness?
Turbid Sticky Stagnant Thick Clammy Dirty
Dampness disease are prolonged and difficult to cure, often _____ and ______ _____.
Chronic, fixed location
Physical characteristics of dampness:
Oozing sores, turbid discharges
Dampness obstructs ______ circulation.
Qi
Dampness obstructing Qi circulation causes the following symptoms:
Stagnation
Feeling of fullness or heaviness
Swelling
Symptoms of Exterior Dampness:
Aching of the whole body, possibly acute digestive upset (stomach flu)
Symptoms of Dampness in the channels or joints:
Dull ache
Swelling
Lingering pain
Fixed location
Interior dampness is from ______ deficiency.
Spleen
When Interior Dampness (from spleen deficiency) leads to poor transportation and transformation, fluids _____ and become _____ and _____ is disturbed.
Accumulate, dampness, digestion
What is the treatment principle for Dampness?
Transform or drain dampness
Dryness affects which organ?
Lungs
What is the PinYin for dryness?
Zao
Dryness is a _____ evil so it affects _____ and _____.
Yang, yin, blood
Dryness is caused by:
Dry weather
Dry centrally-heated buildings
Too much sweating or urination
Improper use of drying herbs
Dryness consumes _____ (including Yin and Blood).
Fluids
Symptoms of Dryness:
Dry nose, throat, lips, tongue, mouth Chapped skin Withered hair Constipation Scant urine Dry cough
Treatment principle for Dryness:
Moisten dryness
What is the PinYin for Fire?
Huo
Fire is a _____ evil so it injures _____ and _____.
Yang, yin, blood
Fire is burning hot. Its symptoms are:
Fever Thirst Burning pain Patient wants cold food and drinks Aversion to heat Redness Rapid pulse Rapid changes
Fire moves upward, and also disturbs spirit. Symptoms:
Mouth and tongue ulcers Headache Red eyes Delirium Agitation Restlessness Insomnia Mania
Fire consumes Yin fluids. Symptoms:
Sweating Thirst Dry lips and throat Constipation Scant dark urine Scant discharges
Fire and extreme heat easily engender _____, dimming _____.
Wind, consciousness
Fire can stir up internal wind. Symptoms/examples:
High fever
Coma
Convulsions
Fire can disturb the blood. Heat can _____ the blood and make it ….
Boil the blood and make it leave the vessels
Fire can disturb the blood causing..
Bleeding and/or skin diseases
Fire can also be from:
The environment
Any of the other evils tend to transform into heat or fire in the body
Internal heat can be from excess or ____ deficiency.
Yin
Toxins from disease tend to have a _____ onset.
Sudden
Toxins from disease are usually associated with ____ because they are______.
Fire, extremely hot
Toxins are related to:
Blood stasis
Dampness
Phlegm (they can cause it or are caused by it)
What is the PinYin for summerheat?
Shu
Summerheat only occurs when?
In its own season
Summerheat is never from _____ causes.
Interior
Summerheat has a high temperature. Symptoms:
Extreme heat High fever Aversion to heat Restlessness Thirst Profuse sweating but absence of sweating later Surging rapid pulse Red tongue
Summerheat has upward movement. Symptoms:
Affects the head: dizziness, blurred vision, headache
Summerheat’s nature is ______ and _____.
Up Bearing and scattering
Summerheat consumes ______ and damages ______.
Body fluids, Qi
Symptoms of summerheat consuming body fluids and damaging Qi:
Excessive sweating Thirst Dry mouth and tongue Scant dark urine Lassitude (tired)
Severe summerheat is:
Sunstroke, sudden collapse, coma, disturbed consciousness, delirium, slurred speech. Can be fatal.
Summerheat frequently combines with ______ causing symptoms:
Dampness causing:
Dizziness Feeling of suffocation Nausea Loose stools Lassitude Soggy pulse Thick slimy tongue coat
Treatment principle for Summerheat:
Clear Summerheat and transform dampness is necessary
External evils enter through 3 ways:
Skin and pores
Channels
Orifices
What causes Internal Disease?
Emotions
Emotions cause disease of ______ and disease of the _____ can cause excessive emotions to rise.
Organs, organs
Damage from emotions will always affect what organ? (As well as the organ corresponding to the emotion)
The Heart
Joy damages what organ?
Heart
The heart controls what activities?
Mental activities
Joy causes Qi to do what?
Slacken, move slowly, relax
Excessive Joy scatters the _____.
Spirit
Examples of excessive Joy:
Excessive excitement
Excessive stimulation
Excessive enjoyment
Addictions (getting high, feel good)
Excessive Joy leads to heart fire or heart ____ deficiency heat: mania, unceasing laughter.
Yin
Anger damages what organ?
Liver (smooth flow of Qi)
Anger causes Qi to ____.
Rise
Expressed anger or rage is caused by…
Liver yang ascending or liver fire
Symptoms of anger are mostly located in the _____ and include:
Head:
Headache
Red face and tongue
Wiry pulse
Unexpressed anger causes _____ ____ restraint.
Liver Qi
Unexpressed anger also causes digestive problems when the liver horizontally attack ____ or _____, as liver easily invades ____ organs.
Spleen, stomach, earth
Thought damages what organ?
Spleen
Excessive thought causes Qi to _____.
Bind or knot
Anger includes feelings of:
Resentment Bitterness Irritability Frustration Depression
Thought includes feelings like:
Obsessive thought, mental work, studying
Excessive thought weakens Spleen function causing what symptoms:
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Loose stools
Phlegm
Sorrow includes what feelings:
Sadness
Grief
Anxiety
Sorrow damages which organ?
The lungs?
Sorrow causes Qi to _____.
Disperse (dissolve, scatter)
Sorrow leads to Lung Qi deficiency with these symptoms:
Breathlessness
Fatigue
Crying
Sighing
Anxiety includes feelings of:
Melancholy or worry
Anxiety damages which 2 organs?
Lungs and spleen
Anxiety and excessive thinking lead to Qi ______.
Binding
When worry and anxiety damage the spleen it causes these symptoms:
Fatigue
Loss of appetite
Loose stools
When anxiety binds with lung Qi it causes:
Breathlessness
Stiff shoulders and neck
Fear damages which organ?
Kidneys
Fear causes Qi to _____.
Descend
Fear depletes kidney Qi causing these symptoms:
Bed wetting
Incontinence
Fright (shock) damages which two organs?
Kidneys and heart
Fright makes Qi _____.
Chaotic. Causes derangement of Qi.
Fright can lead to the following symptoms:
Palpitations Breathlessness Insomnia Night sweating Dry mouth Dizziness Tinnitus
What are the 6 main “neither external nor internal” causes of disease?
Improper diet Work and rest Sexual taxation Trauma Improper medical treatment Parasites and toxins
Constitution can be defined as:
The fundamental physical and mental make-up of a person, composed of essence, Qi, and spirit, but essence is the foundation.
