HEART (Zang-Fu Pathomechanisms)

Question 1

Categories of Heart Functions (3):

Answer 1

1. TONGUE bearing & movements
2. CONSCIOUSNESS*
3. HEARTBEAT & Pulse

Question 2

“The Heart stores the ______”

Answer 2

Spirit (SHEN)
[ Consciousness and all its functions: thinking, feeling, memory… ]

Question 3

2 complementary qualities of healthy spirit:

Answer 3

1. Peacefulness (yin)
2. Alertness / Clarity (yang)

Question 4

Extreme emotions damage (2):

Answer 4

1. The Heart itself
2. The Targeted Zang-Fu organ

Question 5

“Heart orifices” (definition):

Answer 5

Imaginary openings in the heart which allow consciousness to manifest

• Can be blocked by Phlegm.

Question 6

“The HEART governs the _____.”

Answer 6

Blood and the Vessels.

• Strength of heartbeat (yang)
• Peacefulness of heartbeat (yin)

Question 7

“The HEART controls the ______.”

Answer 7

Tongue and Speech.

Question 8

Heart YANG Deficiency (symptoms):

Answer 8

• Somnolence, coma (lack of clarity & alertness)
• Weak heartbeat/irregular pulses/chest pain

Question 9

Heart YIN Deficiency (symptoms):

Answer 9

• Vexation
• Insomnia
• Palpitations

Question 10

Pericardium (basic overview):

Answer 10

“Heart Protector” imagined as a “ring of fire” that protects the heart from external evils