HEART & SMALL INTESTINE - FIRE Flashcards

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HEART

functions position etc.

A

Heart Stores the shen & sovereign fire

Governs Blood & Blood Vessels

Zong Qi / Governs YANG Qi

Opens to the tongue and manifests on the face

Its fluid is sweat

In charge of spirit (emotions) & vitality & MENTAL ACTIVITIES

GOVERNS BLOOD & CONTROLS BLOOD VESSELS: Respondible for blood circulation of entire body

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HEART

ETIOLOGIES

A

EMOTIONS: emotional stress - excessive anxiety & worry damaging HT & SP

DIET

TAXATION: chronic illness leading to damage to HT

Congenital weakness

External Heat or cold patho directly attachking HT

even improper diet creating phlegm or malnutrition leading to QI & blood deficiency

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HT Patho stuff than can happen

A

Palpitations (fright & continious ones)

Insomnia

Shen disturbance (ie. conscioiness is obscured or lost; manifesting w abnormal mental behaviors:

iritability & restlessness, restless organ, hysteria, yin madness ,yang madness, epilepgy

chest distress or pain

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HT QI VACUITY

s/sx

A

qi vacuity plus chest oppression

SOB w/ exertion,

palpitations

t: pale white coating
p: weak pulse w/o strength or knotted pulse or abrupt pulse

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HT QI VACUITY treatment

A

Supplement Heart Qi

UB 15

Ren 14

HT 7

ren 4

ren 6

UB 20

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HT YANG VACUITY

s/sx

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Heart qi vacuity plus fear of cold - [tendency to be easily frightened, forgetfulness, difficulty in falling asleep despite a desire to sleep a bright white facial color}

cold limbs & abdomen (possible blood stasis indications)

t: pale moist tongue, w/ white fur
p: fine weak & slow pulse
* IF SEVERE: theres copious dripping sweat, reverting cold of the 4 limbs possibly stupor…*

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HT YANG VACUITY

treatment

A

warm & supplement heart yang

UB 15

REN 14

REN 17

DU 4

REN 6

HT 7

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FULMINANT DESERTION OF HEART YANG

s/sx

A

Unclear spirit-ming

dripping great sweat

reversal cold of the limbs

cyan complexion

t

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FULMINANT DESERTION OF HEART YANG

treatment

A

Return yang

Stem counterflow

UB 15

REN 14

DU 26 DU 25 DU 20

rEN 4

HT 7

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HEART BLOOD VACUITY

s/sx

A

blood vacuity plus PALPITATIONS

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HEART BLOOD VACUITY

treatment

A

supplement & nourish heart blood

HT 7

SP 6

UB 15

UB 20

UB 17

LV 3

REN 14

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HEART YIN VACUITY

S/SX

A

YIN VACUITY

PLUS

PALPITATIONS

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HEART YIN VACUITY

treatment

A

enrich yin

quiet the heart & spirit

UB 15, UB 20, UB 17

PC 6

HT 7

SP 6

KD 3, KD 6

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Hyperactive Heart Fire

s/sx

A

heart vexation

insomnia

mouth sores

red face thirst

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Hyperactive Heart Fire

Treatment

A

clear the heart

& drain fire

PC 8

HT 8

REN 14

PC 9 HT 9

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PHLEGM FIRE HARASSING THE HEART

S/SX

A

VEXATION,

SLEELESSNESS,

manic agitation

clouded spirit

oppression in chest

copious phlegm

delusions

& hallucinations

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PHLEGM FIRE HARASSING THE HEART

treatment

A

clear the heart

drain fire

sweep phlegm & open the orifices

UB 15

HT 7

PC6

DU 26

KD 1

PC8

HT 8

ST 40

ST44

PC 9

HT 9

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  1. PHLEGM CONFOUNDING THE ORIFICES OF THE HEART

SX

A

MENTAL DEPRESSION

clouded spirit mind (damp warm disease)

sudden clouding collapse, unconsciouness

phlegm-drool foaming at the mouth

convulsions of the limbs

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PHLEGM CONFOUNDING THE ORIFICES OF THE HEART

treatment

A

flush phlegm

&

open the orifices

REN 12, ST 36

ST 40

SP 6 DU 26 PC 5 LV 3

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HEART VESSEL STASIS OBSTRUCTION

S/SX

A

STIFFILING OPPRESSION & chest pain,

bac pain

cyan & or dark facial complexion

panting

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Q

HEART VESSEL STATIS OBSTRUCTION

TREATMENT

A

warm yang

boost qi

dispel phlegm & stasis

UB 15 UB 17 REN 14

REN 17 PC 6

SP 10 SP 6, LV 3

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WATER QI INTIMIDATING THE HEART

S/SX

A

palpitations hasty breathing

panting & unable to lie flat

generalized puffy edema

bright white facial complexion

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water qi intimidating the heart treatment
warm yang & disinhibit water ub 15, pc 6, pc 4 ht 7 ren 17 ren 9 ren 6 ub 23 ub 20 sp 9
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liver & heart blood vacuity sx
**dizziness, dull pale face** **muscular weakness, dry hair & skin** easily startled, blured vision, diminsed night vision numb tingling limbs scant or no periods, cramps withered brittle nails palpitations insomnia, dream disturbed sleep, poor memory anxiety depression t: pale thin p rough or fine
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liver & heart blood vacuity treatment
nourish blood supplement the heart & liver, calm the spirit settle the ethereal soul
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Small Intestine Functions & position
The SI is the Minister of Reception - *it recieves food from ST in order to separate the clear from the turbid or the pure from the impure* **Recieves & transforms** - recieves food from the ST to be further digested and absorbed **Separates & secretes the clear & turbid** - w/assistance from the SPLEEN it absorbs food & water essence parts from the food recieved from the ST / Then the secretion part is moving the solid food waste onward to the LI for elimination as stool AND helps the KD's qi transformation function by sending water to the UB (thus the SI governs **ye** fluids)
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SI common etilogical factors
Selena: **Diet & Hea**t Book: external patho of cold or **_damp heat invasion_** **_improper diet_** too much cold, raw spicy & hot greasy food or unhygenic food / water emotional stress improper treatment (takeing the wrong herbs) OR lack of proper care after a chronic illness constitution & aging
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SI patho changes / sx
Abnormal urination loose stools or diarrhea other s/sx related to the SI like: abdominal pain, abdominal distention or borborygmus
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SI REPLETION HEAT s/sx
heart vexation mouth sores, tongue sores **rough painful voidings of reddish urine, scanty; urgent** t: red w yellow coating p: rapid
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SI REPLETION HEAT treatment
Clear heat Drain fire SI 3 REN 3 HT 8 REN 4 SI 2 SP 9
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SI QI PAIN (*can be called SI qi stagnation)* s/sx
Lower abdominal pain ( *twisting colicky pain)* and/or Swelling (*abdominal distention dislike of pressure)* there can be pain relieved by passing gas t: normal w/ white coat p: deep wiry pulse
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SI QI PAIN treatment
Move Qi Relieve pain REN 6 GB 34 LV 13 ST 27 ST 29 SP 6 LV 3 ST 39
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SI VACUITY COLD s/sx
**dull abdominal pain, better w/ pressure / warmth** rumbling intestines; loose stools frequent inhibited uringation SPLEEN yang vacuity (?) t: pale w/thin white coating p: deep weak or slow pulse
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SI VACUITY COLD treatment
warm & supplement spleen yang UB 27 UB 28 UB 23 SI 3 REN 4 REN 6
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