Excess/Def, Yin/Yang Flashcards
Characterized by the presence of a pathogenic factor while the Upright Qi is relatively intact
Excess Condition
Characterized by Emptiness of the Upright Qi and the absence of a pathogenic factor
Deficiency Condition
Tongue and Pulse of Excess Pattern
T: Thick and Sticky tongue coating
P: Pulse of Excess
Tongue and Pulse of Def Patterns
T: Dry tongue with no coating or little coating
P: Pulse of Def Type
Symptoms of Excess or Def?
Sturdiness Agitation Big VOice Course Breathing Distention and Fullness in chest and abdomen Pain Aggravated by Pressure Constipation Scanty Urine
Excess
Symptoms of Excess or Def?
Emaciation, Listlessness, lassitude, feeble breathing, dislike of speaking, pallor, palpitations, shortness of breath, insomnia, poor memory, spontaneous and night sweating, nocturnal emission, pain alleviated by pressure
Def
6 common mixed Excess and Def Patterns
KD Yin Def and LV Yang Rising KD yin Def and HT Def-Heat flaring up LB Blood Def and LB Yang Rising SP Qi Def and Damp or Phlegm Retention Qi or Blood Def and Blood Stasis KD yang Def and Damp
Organs that have Qi Def
HT, SP, LU, KD
Pulse of Qi Def
Empty
Qi/Yang/Blood or Yin Def?
Pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, slightly shortness of breath, tiredness, loose stools, a poor appetite
Qi Def
Organs that have Yang Def
HT, SP, KD (major) and LU and ST (minor)
Tongue of Yang Def
Pale and Wet
Pulse of Yang Def
Weak
QI/Yang/Blood or Yin Def?
Chilliness, a bright pale face, cold limps, absence of thirst, a desire for hot drinks, loose stools, frequent pale urination
Yang Def
Organs of Blood Def
LV, HT, SP
Pulse of Blood Def
Fine or Choppy
Tongue of Blood Def
Pale-Thin
QI/Yang/Blood or Yin Def?
Dull-pale face, pale lips, blurred vision, dry hair, tiredness, poor memory, numbness or tingling, insomnia, scanty periods
Blood Def
Organs of Yin Def
HT, LV, ST, LU, KD
Pulse of Yin Def
Floating-Empty
Tongue of Yin Def
Red-Peeled and Dry
Qi/Yang/Blood or Yin Def?
Feeling of Heat in the afternoon or evening, a dry throat at night, night sweating, a thin body
Yin Def
An exterior condition due to invasion of exterior Cold, Wind, Damp or Heat is _______by definition
Full
What is the first and least severe deficiency from which to suffer?
Qi Def.
In Qi Def what function is mostly at failure and fault
Qi’s function of transportation
In Yang Def what function is mostly at failure and fault
Yang’s function of warming and protecting that is impaired
Long Standing Emptiness of Blood gives rise to?
Dryness
A rootless costing indicates
Def of ST Yin
Pulse of Yang Collapse
CAM: Thready and Fading
FCM: Minute-Deep
Pulse of Yin Collapse
CAM: Thready, Rapid, Weak
FCM: Floating-Empty and Rapid
