Exam 1 Review Flashcards
What are the 4 vital substances?
Qi, Blood(xue), Body Fluids (jing ye), essence
What are the 3 treasures?
Essence, Qi, Mind
What is the more basic and important vital substance?
Essence
Define Essence
all body substances; can also be described as certain fluid like substances (ova, sperm, and certain secretions)
What is congenital/prenatal/pre-heaven essence
a persons basic constitutional make-up, strength and vitality.
What is acquired/postnatal/post-heaven essence
the essence derived originally from spleen and stomach (food and nutrients)
where is essence (both pre and postnatal) stored?
kidneys
What are the functions of essence
growth, reproduction and development;
produces marrow;
its the basis of constitutional strength.
What is Qi
something that exists that gets transformed from one thing to the other.
It is a refined vital substance produced by the internal organs which has the function of bringing nourishment to the body and mind.
What are some sources of qi
Air ( Da Qi), Food (Gu Qi), Human Being/Primary Qi (yuan qi)
Essence Vs. Qi
Essence is fluid like and Qi is energy like
Essence is yin while Qi is yang
Essence is stored in the KD while Qi isn’t store but is present in every activity
Essence is hard to replace and Qi can be easily acquired or tonified
Essence is more static while qi is more dynamic
Essence derives from parents while qi is produced after birth
Original Qi/Primary Qi/Yuan Qi
derived form the essence and is therefore located between the KDs
Food Qi/Gu Qi
derives from SP/ST and includes two parts: Nutritive Qi/Ying Qi and defensive Qi/Wei Qi; Ying qi flows inside the blood vessels while wei qi flows in soft tissues
Gathering Qi/Zong Qi
pure are + pure food. It gathers in the chest and is associated with the throat (speech) and rhythm of the breath and heartbeat.
True Qi/Zhen Qi
the combination of all the types of qi that are to circulate throughout the body contrast to Xie Qi (evil qi)
Functions of Qi
Transport, Transform, Raise, Hold, Protect, Warm
Functions of Original/Yuan Qi
motive force; basis of kidney qi; facilitates the transformation of qi; facilitates the transformation of blood; come out at the source points
Which direction(s) does qi move
ascending, descending, exiting, entering
Which direction(s) does LU qi move
Ascends, descends, enters, exits.
* Descending is the most important.
Which direction(s) does HT qi move
ascends, descends, and exits
*has no direct connection to external pathogens
Which direction(s) does SP qi move
ascends
*disorder of SP Qi: dizziness, abd distension, diarrhea, prolapse
Which direction(s) does LV qi move
ascends, exits
Which direction(s) does KD qi move
ascends, enters, descends
* if it descends too much you could lose stored essence
Which direction(s) does PC qi move
enters and exits
* heart loathes heat- pericardium exists to protect the HT from heat
The Six Fu Organs ( qi move which direction)
the qi in siz yang organs descends; the san jiao is one exception, the qi in SJ also ascends and exits.
Disorder of Qi Volume
excess: heat and fire
deficiency: qi deficiency and then yang deficiency
* local excess- qi stagnation
Stagnation of Qi
qi slows down in all directions (dull and distending)
- blood stagnation- sharp
- wandering pain is associated with wind
Qi Rebelling
Too much Qi ascending or insufficient Qi descending (LV/ST/LU)
LV: anger, irritability, headaches
ST: vomiting, nausea, hiccups, acid reflux
LU: cough, asthma
Qi Prolapse
deficient type of qi disorder and is due to too much qi descending with no enough Qi ascending (SP/KD)
s/s: organ prolapse, full or sinking sensation in the lower abd., miscarriage, frequent urination, chronic loose stools or diarrhea.
Qi Closing
Excessive entering of Qi or insufficient exiting of Qi (HT/PC- as these two organs involve the Shen/Mind)
Qi Collapse
deficiency condition due to over exiting and insufficient entering of qi (LU/HT/KD)
s/s: spontaneous and profuse sweat; incontinence, LOC
*this often happens at the end of life when the yin and yang separate.
What do blood and body fluids do
nourish and moisten
Ying Qi vs. Wei Qi
Ying Qi: runs deeply; circulates in the vessels
Wei Qi: runs superficially; controls the opening and closing of pores; protects body against pathogens.
What are the 4 causes of bleeding
heat, trauma, stasis, deficiency (SP)
Stagnation vs Stasis
Stagnation: channel; little movement; local
Stasis: viscera; no movement; systemic
Ying Qi and Body Fluids transform into blood in which organ
Heart
Qi Deficiency s/s
SOB, pale, spontaneous sweat, lassitude
Blood Deficiency
sallow, blurred vision, floaters, dry skin, nails and hair, leg cramps, poor memory
Yin Deficiency
night sweats, 5 palm heat, tidal fever, night thirst, scanty urination, enuresis
Yang Deficiency
white/pale face, lassitude, cold limbs, clea and proguse urine, lack of labido
