General pathologies of deficiencies and excess Flashcards
Deficiency:
-Characterized by emptiness of the upright Qi and the absence of a pathogenic factor.
Empty Qi:
pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, slight shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools, poor appetite
Empty yang:
Bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, desire for hot drinks, frequent pale urination
Empty Yin:
Heat in the afternoon, dry throat at night, night sweats,
Empty Blood:
Dull-pale face, pale lips, dry hair, blurred vision, tiredness, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods
Yin deficiency:
-Decrease in Yin produces heat symptoms
-Red cheeks
-Dry stools
-Anxiety at night
-Night sweats
-Hot flushes
-5 Centre heat
-Thirst for cold drinks in sips
Yin excess:
-Excess yin produces cold symptoms
-Abdominal pain better with warmth
-Dysmenorrhea better with warmth
-Local pain better with heat
-Chills
Yang deficiency:
-Decrease of yang produces cold symptoms
-Tired after bowel movement
-Low libido
-Edema
-Fatigue
Yang excess:
-Excess yang produces heat symptoms
-Feeling hot all day
-Red face
-Thirst for cold drinks in gulps
Qi:
is the root of the human body; the stem & leaves would dry up without a root: eight problems of classics on medical problems
Qi functions:
Promoting: growth and development
Warming: warmth is maintained by readjusting Qi
Defense: Wei Qi protects the body from exterior attacks
Checking: Maintains homeostasis
Nourishing: Ying Qi or Nutritive Qi
Qi Hua: Function of the organs ex) Lung Qi = Lung function
Qi deficiency:
-Fatigue
-Insomnia
-Poor digestion
-Cold hands & feet
-Shortness of breath
-Little to no appetite
-Frequent infections, weak immune system
Stagnation:
If the Qi stagnates in the meridians, the main symptoms are stiffness, heaviness, numbness or tingling of the limbs in the affected regions, or migrating pain in the limbs.
Blood:
-Formed from mainly Food Qi
-Food Qi from the spleen and stomach rises to the chest where it is acted upon by Yuan Qi
-At this point it is known as blood
-Blood is not complete (blood) until it is sent to the heart where the heart turns blood red
-“Heart governs blood”
Blood functions:
-Nourishment & moisture: movement of the eyes & 4 limbs
-Nourishes hair, sinews, bones & bowels
-Foundation of mental activities; houses the mind
-Circulates with ying Qi
-Determines menstruation
Blood deficiency:
-Long cycles, short luteal phase
-Scanty menstrual blood, amenorrhea
-Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, poor memory
-Cold hands and feet, abdomen, low back
-Floaters in eyes, slow recovery
-Pale
Blood stasis:
-Oppression or pain in the chest
-Coughing up dark, clotted blood
-Purple
-Deep, stabbing pain
Excess:
-Characterized by the presence of a pathogenic factor while upright Qi is relatively intact and actively fighting against the pathogenic factor
-Pain worse with pressure
-Pain that is acute in onset
-Irritability, restlessness
-Strong voice
Cold:
-Feeling of cold
-Cold limbs
-Absence of thirst
-Full or empty cold? This time depends on Yin, if it is in excess or relative excess of yang
Heat:
-Feeling hot; fever
-Sweating
-Thirst
-Empty vs. full heat? All dependent on if it is a manifestation of excess of yang or if yang is relatively in excess.
Dampness:
-Excess of Yin
-From damp environments: clothes, living, wading, diet
-Lack of movement
-Sticky and difficult to get rid of
-Heavy & slow
-Feeling of heaviness, pain or anything worse with damp
-Anything swollen and/or oozing
-No appetite, bloating, made worse with food
-Cloudiness of discharges
-Pulses: Slippery
-Tongue: Sticky coat and/or fat swollen tongue
