Extraordinary Organs Flashcards
What are the Extraordinary Organs (Extraordinary Fu)?
Uterus, Brain, Marrow, Bones, Vessels, Gall Bladder
Common Features of Extraordinary Fu
They are hollow which makes them like fu
They store essence which makes them like zang
They belong to the yin like zang and their function is “storing without leakage”
In Chinese medicine the entire internal reproductive system is called the ________
uterus
What are the main functions of the Uterus?
- Regulates menstruation
- Houses the fetus during pregnancy
What two organs are involved in menstruation?
Kidney and Liver
How is the Kidney involved in the function of menstruation?
It is the origin of Tian Gui, which forms menstrual blood
How is the Liver involved in the function of menstruation?
- Regulating blood in the uterus (because liver stores blood)
- Liver-Qi moving during premenstrual phase that brings about the movement of blood and therefore the menstrual bleeding
How is Tian Gui understood in modern times?
hormone
What is Tian Gui?
a vital substance which is generated when a person’s Kidney Essence and Kidney Qi become full (second seven)
What are the functions of Tian Gui?
- Promoting the development of reproductive organs
- Promoting male ejaculation, female ovulation and menstruation
- The generation and fullness of Tian Gui determines the development of the Uterus, ovulation, and menstruation
During pregnancy, the Uterus needs the nourishment of which two things?
Blood and Kidney-Essence
The Uterus has a close relationship with which four meridians?
Chong, Ren, Dai, and Du
What is the English name for the Chong Mai meridian?
Penetrating Vessel
Why is the Chong Mai/Penetrating Vessel one of the most important meridians for the Uterus?
It brings blood and nutrients to the Uterus
Where do the Ren Mai/Directing meridian and the Chong Mai/Penetrating vessel originate? Where do they flow through?
the Kidney and they flow through the Uterus
What three things does the Directing Meridian bring to the Uterus?
Qi, Yin, and Essence
What does the Penetrating Vessel bring to the Uterus?
Blood
What meridian is called “the sea of twelve meridians”?
Chong Mai or Penetrating Vessel
Chong Mai/Penetrating Vessel is also called
“the sea of 12 meridians”
Because the qi and blood of all the zang fu and meridians are related to Chong meridian it is also called
“the sea of blood”
“chong is the sea of blood” therefore means (2 things)….
Chong is the basis of menstruation and brings blood to the Uterus
Ren meridian is also called _______
“the sea of the Yin meridian”
Ren brings _____ and _____ to the Uterus.
Yin; Essence
The Du meridian is also known as the _______
“the sea of Yang meridians’
Both Du and ______ are important for normal function of the Uterus
Ren
Du and Ren work together to do three things. They are _____, _________, and _______.
- communicate with Yin and Yang,
- Regulate Qi and Blood, and
- transport Qi from kidney
The Dai/Belt Meridian does three things in relation to the Uterus. They are ____, _____, and _____.
- binds all the meridians
- safeguards the fetus
- controls the secretion of leucorrhea
What is the Chinese for Leucorrhea?
Bai Dai
What is the relationship between the Kidney and the Uterus?
The Kidney is the origin of Tian Gui
What is the relationship between the Heart and the Uterus?
Heart Governs blood
Heart-Qi descends to promote discharge of menstrual blood and eggs and to trigger transformation of Yang to Yin and vice versa in the menstrual cycle
What direction does Heart-qi move?
descends
Heart-qi descends to do which two things?
- promote discharge of menstrual blood and eggs
- trigger transformation of of Yang to Yin and vice versa in the menstrual cycle
What is the relationship of the Liver to the Uterus?
Liver governs Shu Xie and stores blood
What is the relationship of the Spleen to the Uterus?
The Spleen is the source of Blood which supplements menstruation
The Heart Qi and Shen of female bodied persons are going through the same stress. What is the result?
Menstruation syncing
What are the four phases of the menstrual cycle?
Bleeding phase, Postmenstrual phase, Intermenstrual phase, prementrual phase
Yin is low but increasing while the Yang is dominant but decreasing until yin and yang have “met” (are equal), what phase is this?
Bleeding phase
Yin and Yang have intersected and yin is still increasing while yang is still decreasing until yin is dominant and yang is low, what phase is this?
Postmenstrual phase
Yin has become dominant and yang lowest. Yin is starting to decrease and yang increase until the two have intersected, what is this phase called?
intermenstrual phase
Yin continues to decfrease until it is the lowest and yang continues until it is most dominant, what phase is this?
prementrual phase
What is the Bao of men called?
Jing Room
“Jing” in relation to the Bao of Men means what?
sperm
What is the Bao of men?
male’s reproductive organ
What merdians and zang does the Bao of Men relate to?
Kidney, Chong, Ren, Du
What does the Bao of Men include (anatomically)?
testis, epididymus, seminal vesicle, and prostate
What does the Bao of men control?
male’s reproductive function
What are the main functions of the Brain?
It houses “Yuan Shen”
Controls intelligence
is the Sea of Marrows
controls sight, hearing, smell, and taste
What is Yuan Shen?
Pre-heaven shen that governs one’s life
What are the functions of Marrow?
It fills the bones, contributes to make blood, nourishes the brain
What are the functions of the Bones?
structural framework of the body, are the cavity that houses marrow, and are functionally related to the Kidney
What zang ar ethe Bones related to?
Kidney
What are the four seas?
The Sea of Qi, The Sea of Blood, the Sea of Food, The Sea of Marrow
Where is the Sea of Qi located?
the center of the chest or Shan Zhong (CV-17)
Where is the Sea of Blood located?
Chong Mai
Where is the Sea of Food located?
the Stomach
Where is the Sea of Blood located?
the Brain
What two points are on the Sea of Qi
DU-15 and DU-14
What two points are on the Sea of Blood?
BL-11 and ST-37
What two points are on the Sea of Food?
ST-30 and ST- 36
What two points are on the Sea of Marrow?
DU-20 and DU-16
