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Introduction to tongue and pulse Flashcards

1
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Why do you use tongue and pulse?

A

-a pillar in diagnosis
-remarkably reliable ( reflection of the true condition of the body)
-useful for moitoring the improvement of decline in patients condition
-Pulse: assess whats happening internally

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What five things do you look at while examining the tongue?

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-Body colour
-body shape
-tongue coating
-tongue moisture
-spirit/shen

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Tongue body colour

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Colour of the tongue itself beneath the coating
-reflects the condition of the yin organs, blood, and nutritive Qi

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Tongue body shape

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Consistency, texture, and mobility
-observing whether the tongue is thin swollen, long or short, and whether specific parts of the tongue are swollen
-features of the tongue

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5
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Tongue coating

A

fur or moss
-tips of the papillae of the tongue
-physiological byproduct of the stomach’s digestion
-can provide information about a variety of internal conditions

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Tongue moisture

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Indication of body’s fluids
=dry, moist, wet

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What should a normal tongue look like?

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Colour: pale red and “fresh-looking”

Shape: Supple, neither too flabby nor stiff, Not cracked, does not tremble or quiver when extended, and neither swollen or thin

Coating: Thin and white

Moisture: Slightly moist, neither too dry or wet

Spirit/shen: Radiant, brilliant

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Pulse diagnosis

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-State of the balance in the body as a whole (Qi, blood, Yin, Yang)
-State of individual organs

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9
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How do TCM practitioners note the pulse?

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Feel for width, amplitude, length, how close to the surface, how deep and close to the bone, the strength, and other qualities

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Note the photo, and study the points.

A

Study

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11
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How do you take the pulse?

A

3 fingers on the radial artery of your patient

(patient should be relaxed, neither tense nor flaccid)

middle finger at the styloid process

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12
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Describe YIn

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-cool/cold
-dark
-moist/wet
-decay
-rest
-night
-moon
-feminine
-an abundance of sustenance
-nurturing
-dense/heavy
-down/descending
-overcast weather
-cloudy
-negative electrical charge
-shady
-grows
-matter
-produces form
-contraction
-below
-water
-material

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13
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What are the seasons of yin?

A

Winter & autumn

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14
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Describe yang

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-warm/hot
-light/bright
-dry
-activity
-male
-up/rising
-Immaterial
-positive electrical charge
-sun
-energy
-fire
-expansion
-generates
-above

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15
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What are the seasons of yang?

A

Summer & spring

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16
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What is TCM?

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-an ancient natural form of healing that recognizes the inseparable relationship of body, mind, spirit, and nature
-concepts of harmony and dynamic balance from observing nature

17
Q

When does acupuncture and traditional chinese herbs date back to?

A

2,200 years (3000-5000 years)

18
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What is the earliest known written record of TCM?

A

Huang Di Nei Jing (The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Classic) 3rd century BCE

19
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What concepts were established firmly in the Han Dynasty?

A

Yin and Yang theory
Five elements
Channel theory
Pharmacopeia

20
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What is the earliest reference to the yin and yang theory?

A

Book of changes

21
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What are the principles of TCM?

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-Your body is integrated as a whole
-Connection to nature (ex: takes particular season, geographical location, time of day, age, genetics, and the condition of the body into consideration)
-Innate self-healing (the body has a microcosm that reflects the macrocosm)
-Prevention is the best cure
-balance
-treat the patient not the disease

22
Q

What are some TCM methods of treatment?

A

-Acuouncture
-Cupping
-Botanical
-Moxibustion
-Massage
-Nutrition
-Bleeding
-Gua Sha
-Tai chi and Qi gong

23
Q

Yin and yang theory is also known as what?

A

Taiji

24
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What are some functions of yin?

A

-cooling
-nourishes
-provides space for rest
-substance that is moved
-creates the space for conception

25
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What are the functions of yang?

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-warming
-transforms
-protects
-moves
-holds
-creates the spark for conception

26
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What is yin in medicine?

A

-female
-cold
-heavy
-obscured
-earth
-night
-downward and inward movement
-autumn & winter
-lower body
-interior
-abdomen

27
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What is yang in medicine?

A

-male
-hot
-light
-radiant
-heaven
-day
-upward/outward movement
-spring & summer
-upper body
-Exterior
-Back

28
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Yin is the material basis for yang

A

True

29
Q

Yang is the functional manifestation of yin

A

True

30
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What are the yin and yang concepts?

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-opposition
-interdependence
-mutual consumption
-inter-transformation

31
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Opposition:

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-Yin and yang are relatively opposite
-never exactly 50/50
-always changing to maintain homeostasis
-even if something is yin it contains yang as well

32
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Interdependence:

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-cannot exist without the other
-cannot have activity without resting
-the amount of activity correlated to the amount of rest

33
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Mutual consumption:

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-too much of one will deplete the other
-not enough of one will show more of the other

34
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Intertransformation:

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Yin and yang transform into one another (night/day) awake to sleep, life to death, summer into winter
-occurs when timing is right
-female menstrual cycle (follicular phase to luteal phase

35
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Yin excess produces:

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-cold symptoms
-abdominal pain thats better with warmth
-dysmenorrhea better with warmth
-local pain better with heat
-chills

36
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Yang deficiency:

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-produces cold symptoms
-tired after bowel movement
-low libido
-edema
-fatigue

37
Q

Yin deficiency:

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-produces heat symptoms
-red cheeks
-dry stools
-anxiety at night
-night sweats
-hot flashes
-5 center heat
-thirst for cold drinks in sips

38
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Yang excess:

A

-Heat symptoms
-feeling hot all day
-red face
-thirst for cold drinks (gulps)

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