Four Seas Description of Excess and Deficient Flashcards
When the Sea of Marrow is Full
The person feels agile with light limbs and great physical strength.
When the Sea of marrow is deficent
The person is dizzy, has tinnitus, blurred vision, weak legs and a desire to lay down.
When the Sea of Qi is Full/Excess
The person has fullness of the chest, red face, and breathlessness. (Think Lung pathology)
When the Sea of Blood is Full/Exces
The person has a feeling of getting bigger (think all the meridians flow through here and it is an energetic feeling not a physical one).
When the Sea of Blood is Deficient
The person has a feeling of getting smaller (think all the meridians flow throug here and is is an energetic feeling not a physical one).
When the sea of Food is Full/Exces
the person has abdominal fullness
when the sea of food is deficient
the person is hungry with no desire to eat.
Sea marrow is located in the
brain
the sea of qi is located in
center of chest
the sea of blood is located
in the chong mai (penetrating vessel)
the sea of food (grain and water) is located
in the Stomach
The upper lower points for the Sea of marrow
Du20, Du16
The upper/lower points for the sea of Qi
DU15/14 ST9 (R17)
The upper/lower points for the sea of Blood
BL ll ST/37/39
The upper/lower points for the Sea of Food (water/grain)
ST30, ST 36
