Lecture 4 Lung

Question 1

What are the 8 functions of the lung?

Answer 1

governs qi + respiration
controls descending + dispersing
regulate water passages or channels
controls skin
manifests in the body hair
opens into the nose
controls the nasal mucus
houses the po (corporeal soul)

Question 2

aversion to cold and/or wind, sneezing, cough, runny nose w white d/c, slight or no fever, occipital stiffness and aches, no sweating or thirst

tongue - thin white coating
pulse - floating and tight, often slow

Answer 2

wind cold invasion

Question 3

cough, asthma, thin white sputum, runny nose w clear mucus and/or aversion to cold, fever, HA and body aches, no thirst, itchy throat, sneezing

tongue - white coat
tight pulse

Answer 3

lung cold

Question 4

dry cough, dry mouth and throat, afternoon fever, malaria flush, night sweats, heat sensation in 5 centres

tongue - red body w dry coat
rapid thready pulse

Answer 4

lung yin def

Question 5

what causes lung cold?

Answer 5

pathogenic cold in the lung, wind cold

Question 6

what causes lung yin def

Answer 6

prolonged cough
heat disorders which injure the lung
prolonged dryness

Question 7

what causes wind cold invasion

Answer 7

exposure to strong wind and or cold

weakened wei qi

Question 8

feeble cough or asthma, SOB

Answer 8

lung qi def

Question 9

what causes lung qi def

Answer 9

chronic cough or asthma

insufficiency or qi production

Question 10

aversion to cold, sneezing, cough, runny nose w slight yellow d/c, slight sweating, itchy and sore throat, swollen tonsils, thirst

thin, white coating w red on tip or sides
floating and rapid pulses

Answer 10

wind heat invasion

Question 11

what causes wind heat invasion

Answer 11

weakened wei qi

exposure to strong wind and/or heat

Question 12

barking cough, asthma, profuse yellow or green sputum that is foul smelling, heavy feeling in the chest, SOB

rapid and slippery pulses
red, swollen w sticky yellow coating

Answer 12

lung phlegm-heat obstructing

Question 13

what causes lung phlegm-heat obstructing

Answer 13

wind-heat invasion
smoking
excess eating of hot and greasy foods

Question 14

cough w frothy or white sticky sputum, sputum easy to expectorate, stuffy and full in chest, SOB, dislikes lying down, gurgling sound w sputum in chest

pale tongue w white sticky coat
wiry and slippery pulses

Answer 14

lung phlegm damp retention

Question 15

what causes lung phlegm damp retention

Answer 15

pathogenic wind, cold & damp
prolonged cough or asthma
spleen dysfunction of transportation

Question 16

dry cough w little sputum, sputum too sticky to cough up, dry nose and throat, chest pain, dry skin, thirst, hoarse voice

rapid and thready pulses
dry tongue w thin coating

Answer 16

lung dryness

Question 17

what causes lung dryness

Answer 17

pathogenic dryness (stomach yin def)
wind heat
wind dryness

Question 18

cough, asthma, yellow sticky sputum, thirst, sore throat, aversion to heat, chest pain, yellow purulent sputum w blood, constipation, scanty concentrated urine

rapid pulse
red tongue body and thin yellow coat

Answer 18

lung heat (fire)

Question 19

what causes lung heat (fire)

Answer 19

pathogenic heat
pathogenic cold turning to pathogenic heat in the lung
wind heat

Question 20

dry cough, scanty phlegm in throat difficult to expectorate, SOB, heavy feeling in chest, heaviness in head, dry throat

thready and slippery pulses
swollen tongue w dry sticky coating

Answer 20

dry-phlegm in lung

Question 21

cough w white watery sputum, worse w cold exposure, feeling of cold, cold hands, phlegm in throat, dizziness

slow & slippery pulses
swollen & wet tongue w sticky white coating

Answer 21

cold-phlegm in lung

Question 22

what causes cold-phlegm in lung

Answer 22

repeated wind-cold invasions

excessive consumption of raw, cold or dairy

Question 23

sudden swelling of eyes gradually spreading to face, bright-shiny complexion, cough, scanty and pale urine, aversion to wind, fever, breathlessness

sticky white coating on tongue
floating and slippery pulse

Answer 23

lung invasion by wind-water

Question 24

what causes lung invasion by wind-water

Answer 24

wind cold + damp invasion