Heart

Question 1

Heart Houses the ___________ (_______)

Answer 1

Heart Houses the mind (shen) : mental activity including emotions, consciousness, menory, thinking, sleep

soooooooo

• if the HT is strong, the blood is abundant sooooo normal mental actibitybalanced emotional life, good memory thinking & good sleep
• if the HT is weak, blood is deficient; emotional problems like depression, poor memory dull thinking insomnia

Question 2

Hearts climate

Answer 2

heat

Question 3

Hearts color

Answer 3

red

Question 4

Hearts emotion is

Answer 4

Hearts emotion is JOY

soooooo

normal joy = functiong of zang fu & mental stuff

excessive joy, mental stim = can injure HT

Question 5

Hearts smell

Answer 5

scorched

Question 6

hearts sound

Answer 6

laughter

Question 7

Hearts taste

Answer 7

bitter

Question 8

The Heart Blood houses the

Answer 8

Mind (Shen)

Question 9

The Heart controls the __________ of blood

Answer 9

Circulation

Question 10

The Heart controls the _______________

Answer 10

Blood Vessels

sooooo ie. it controls blood cirulation

NOTE:

If there is HT Blood Stasis there is hardening of blood vessels (arteriosclerosis)

If there is HT Deficiency there is weak pulse or irregular beat.

rem: the blood vessel are one of the 5 energenic layers (skin-lu; muscles-sp; sinews-lv; blood vessels-ht; bones-kd)

Question 11

The HEART governs

Answer 11

the Blood

NOte: The Heart also indirectly influences menstruation

Question 12

The Heart opens to the ________

Answer 12

The Heart opens to the tongue

remember:

• the HT influences the tongue itself: so if HT is messed up tongue ulcers, tongue soreness*
• the HT influences talking & speech: so if HT problems theres talking a lot, speech difficulty, stuttering, aphasia*
• the HT controls speech*

Question 13

The Heart transforms ________ into _____

Answer 13

The Heart transforms Food Qi (GU Qi) into Blood

Question 14

The Heart ________ in the _________

Answer 14

The Heart manifests in the complexion

HT is reflected on the face sooooooooooo

HT blood deficiency: dull

HT yang deficiency: bright white

HT blood stasis: purplish or dark

HT heat: red

Question 15

The heart __________ sweat

Answer 15

The heart CONTROLS sweat

sooooooooo if:

if Heart Qi / Yang Deficient ⇒ there will be spontaneous sweating

if Heart Yin Deficiency ⇒ there will be night sweating