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What are the vital substances?

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  • Qi.
  • Blood.
  • Body fluids.
  • Essence.
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What is Qi?

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  • qi is the root of the human body; the stem and the leaves would dry up without a root.
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what are the 6 functions of Qi?

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  1. Promoting; growth and development.
  2. Warming; Warmth is maintained by readjusting Qi.
  3. Defence; Wei Qi protects the body from exterior attacks.
  4. Checking; maintains homeostasis.
  5. Nourishing; Ying Qi or Nutritive Qi.
  6. Qi Hua: function of the organs e.g. Lung Qi= lung function.
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What are the 6 types of Qi

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  1. Yuan Qi.
  2. Food Qi.
  3. Zong Qi.
  4. Ying Qi.
  5. Wei Qi.
  6. Zang-Fu (organ) Qi
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What is Yuan Qi?

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  • rooted in the kidneys and transported through the body by the San Jiao.
  • The greater the Yuan Qi, the greater the Zang-Fu activity and vice versa.
  • it is the part of us that is inherited, derived from the pre-heaven essence.
  • needs to be supplemented and nourished by food essence.
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How can Yuan Qi be depleted?

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  • excess activity and lack of rest long term.
  • a prolonged illness which requires more Qi.
  • Increased ejaculations for men
  • increased pregnancies for women.
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What is food Qi (Gu Qi)

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  • the grains of Qi.
  • the first stage is the transformation of food into Qi.
  • food enters the stomach and it is first rotted and ripened and then transformed into food Qi by the spleen.
  • Food Qi rises to the chest (lungs) and combines with air to form Zong Qi (gathering Qi).
  • Food Qi also goes to the heart where it is transformed into blood.
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What is Zong Qi? (gathering Qi).

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  • formed from the interaction between food Qi and Air.
  • closely related to the function of the heart and the lungs.
  • assists the heart and lungs to push Qi and blood to the limbs.
  • Also gathers in the throat and assists in speech.
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What is Zhen Qi?

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  • True Qi
  • Last stage of transformation Qi
  • Zhen QI- Vital Qi or righteous Qi.
  • Zong (gathering) Qi is transformed into true Qi catalyzed by the original Qi.
  • assumes two forms of Qi: Ying Qi and Wei Qi.
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What is Ying Qi?

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  • Nutritive Qi: interior.
  • from food extracted by the spleen and stomach.
  • a refined Qi from food, air and Yuan Qi.
  • not food Qi which is unrefined.
  • Nutritive; nourished the internal organs; closely linked to blood that flows in the channels and blood vessels.
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What is Wei Qi?

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  • defends against external pathogens such as wind, heat, cold and dampness.
  • protects the muscular surface.
  • controls the opening of the pores.
  • moistens the skin and hair.
  • makes adjustments to the body temperature.
  • warms up the Zang-Fu organs
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What is Zang-Fu organ Qi?

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  • the function of the organs.
  • Zang organs- yin organs- solid organs.
  • fu organs - yang organs- hallow.
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What is blood?

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  • formed mainly from 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.
  • but blood is not complete (Blood) until it is sent to the heart where the heart turns blood red.
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What are the functions of blood?

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  • nourishment and moisture; movement of the eyes and the 4 limbs.
  • nourishes hair, sinews, bones and bowels.
  • the foundation of mental activities; houses the mind.
  • circulates with Ying Qi.
  • Determines mensturation.
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Who is the commander of blood?

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Qi; qi is yang so it moves blood.

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who is blood the mother off?

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blood is the mother of Qi as it is yin and gives the body nutritional substance to carry.

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what is blood’s relation to the organs?

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  • the heart is where the blood is created from food Qi–> the heart governs blood.
  • the spleen supports keeping blood in its place; the spleen makes blood.
  • The liver stores blood.
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What are body fluids?

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  • all the fluids within the body.
  • sweat, saliva, urine, tears, digestive juices.
  • functions to moisten the skin, muscles, organs, mucous membranes and orifices.
  • classified as either Jin (thin) or Ye (thick).
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What are thin fluids (JIN)?

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  • circulate with defensive Qi.
  • controlled by the lung.
  • warm and nourish muscles and moisten skin.
  • clear and watery in nature.
  • found on mucous membranes and the skin.
  • becomes the fluid portion of blood.
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What are thick fluids (Ye)?

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  • circulate with nutritive Qi.
  • controlled by the spleen and the kidney.
  • lubricates joint cavities, bone marrow and CSF.
  • turbid and viscous in nature.
  • found in the bowels, brain, bones and viscera.
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where does fluid metabolism begin?

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  • begins in the stomach where fluids are churred and separated.
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what does the spleen do in fluid metabolism?

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  • spleen further separates fluid and ascends the pure to the lung and descends the impure to the small intestine.
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what does the small intestine do in fluid metabolism?

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  • the small intestine also functions to separate the pure from the impure, sending the pure to the stomach and spleen and the impure to the large intestine and urinary bladder.
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what do the lungs do with the pure fluid from the spleen?

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  • the lungs send the more refined portion to the skin, and the less refined to the kidneys.
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what do the kidneys do with the less refined fluid?

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  • the kidneys send steam up to the lungs to keep them moist.
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What is the essence?

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  • AKA Jing.
  • primary substance for growth and development.
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what are the two types of the essence?

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  • prenatal essence.
  • postnatal essence.
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what is prenatal essence?

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  • from parents, nourishes the embryo, and creates individuality.
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what is post-natal essence?

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  • from food and fluids we eat daily, easiest to change and improve.
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what is essence like in the 8 year cycle for men after first 8 years?

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  • the essence is full, the hair is grown, and the teeth change.
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what is essence like in the 8-year cycle for men after 16 years?

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the essence is abundant, the water of heaven (essence) arrives, the Jing Qi is able to flow, the yin and yang are in harmony, the man is fertile.

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what is essence like in the 8-year cycle for men after 24 years?

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the essence plateaus, the tendons and bones are strong, the wisdom teeth come in and growth is at its peak.

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what is essence like in the 8-year cycle for men after 32 years?

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the tendons and bones are their strongest and the flesh is full and strong.

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what is essence like in the 8 year cycle for men after 40 years?

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  • the essence is weakened, the hair falls out and the teeth are loose.
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what is essence like in the 8 year cycle for men after 48 years?

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  • the yang Qi is exhausted, the face darkens, and the hair whitens.
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what is essence like in the 8 year cycle for men after 56 years?

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  • the liver essence is weak, the tendons cannot move, the dew of heaven is used up, there is little semen, the kidney is weak, and the appearance and the body are at their end.
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what is essence like in the 8 year cycle for men after 64 years?

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the hair and teeth are gone.

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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after first 7 years?

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  • essence is ascendant; the teeth changes and hair grows.
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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after 14 years?

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dew of heaven arrives, the conception meridian flows, the penetrating extra meridian is full, the menses come regularly, and the woman is able to conceive.

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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after 21 years?

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the essence plateaus; wisdom teeth come in and growth is at its peak.

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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after 28 years?

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the tendons and bones are their strongest, hair is growing peak and the body is strong.

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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after 35 years?

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  • the yang brightness meridian weakens, the face begins to darken and hair falls out.
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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after 42 years?

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  • ## the three yang meridians are weak above in the face, the face is dark, hair begins to turn white.
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what is essence like in the 7 year cycle for women after 49 years?

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  • the conception meridian is deficient, the penetrating extra meridian is exhausted, the water of heaven is dried up, the earth road (the menses) is not open, so weakness and infertility set in.
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What is Shen? (mind)

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  • closely related to the heart, responsible for many different mental activities.
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what are the functions of shen?

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  • Consciousness.
  • thinking.
  • memory.
  • insight.
  • cognition.
  • sleep.
    -intelligence.
    -wisdom.
    -ideas.
    -affections.
    -feelings.
    -senses.

traditional chinese medicine (6 decks)

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