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Lecture 4- vital substance Flashcards

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vital life force, energy that flows throughout the body, maintaining overall health, the root of the human body

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Qi

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what is Qi functions

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growth & development
warming: by readjusting Qi
Wei Qi from exterior attacks
nourishes Yin Qi and nutritive Qi
Qi Hua: functions of the organs

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  • rooted in the kidneys and transported through the body by San Jiao
    -essential for growth, development and functioning of the body’s organ systems
  • greater Yuan Qi( true Qi)= greater Zang-fu (organ qi )
  • needs to be nourished by food essence
    -depletes as you age
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Yuan Qi (genetic inheritance)

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how is Yuan Qi depleted

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excess activity/ lack of rest
prolonged illness
increased ejaculation
increased pregnancies

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-transformation of food and nutrition into Qi
-food enters stomach first, “rotted and ripened” then transformed into Food Qi by SPLEEN, but not. yet a form usable for the body
- Food Qi rises to the lungs w/ air to form Zong Qi (gathering Qi)
- also goes to the heart to be transformed into blood

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Food Qi ( Gu Qi)

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direction of the Food Qi and blood

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food Qi goes to spleen, then lungs, then heart which transforms to blood

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direction of the Food Qi and gathering Qi

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Food Qi goes to the spleen which goes to the lungs WITH the air and both transform into the gathering Qi

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formed by the interaction of Food Qi and air
-function to the heart and lungs
- gathers in the throat and assists in speech

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Zong Qi (gathering Qi)

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direction of the Zong Qi (gathering Qi)

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Food Qi to the spleen –> lungs–> heart–> blood

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Zhen Qi AKA True Qi

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  • last stage of transformation of the Qi pathways
  • derived from the Zong Qi (gathering Qi) that is then split into the nutritive Qi (ying Qi) and defensive Qi (Wei Qi) that is used for body survival
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Nutritive Qi: interior
- derived from food extracted by the spleen and stomach
-refined Qi made from food, air and Yuan Qi (true Qi)
- nutritive function: nourishes internal organs with healthy link to blood flow in channels and BV

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Ying Qi

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Defensive Qi, to protect against pathogens such as the wind, heat, cold, dampness
- protects muscular surface, controls the opening of pores, moistens the skin & hair, adjusts body temp, warms up Zang-Fu organ Qi

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Wei Qi

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functions of the organs:
zang organs, yin organs, solid organs, fu organs, yang organs, hallow organs

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Zang-Fu organ Qi

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what type of Qi forms blood

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mainly Food Qi ( Gu Qi)

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Blood

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Blood functions

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  1. nourishment & moisture: limbs, hair, sinews, bones, bowel
  2. mental foundations
  3. circulation of Ying Qi
  4. menstruation
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what is the connection between Qi as the commander and Blood as the nurturing mother?

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Qi- commander that is vital dynamic energy that directs things in the body
- blood ice the nursing mother that provides the body with nutrients and substances
Qi = yang = active & energetic
Blood= Yin= nurturing substance

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relationship b/w blood and organs, what does spleen and liver do

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Blood created from Food Qi, which blood resides in the heart
- spleen: supports blood in place
- liver: stores blood

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Body fluids

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sweat, saliva, urine, tears, digestive juices, moistens skin, muscles, etc.
-JIN= THIN
- YE= THICK

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circulates with DEFENSIVE QI (Wei Qi)
-controlled by lungs, warm and nourishes muscles
-clear & watery in nature
- found on mucus membranes & skin
-becomes portion of blood

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JIN- thin fluids

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What type of fluid circulates with NUTRITIVE QI
-controlled by spleen & kidney
- lubricates joint cavities, bone marrow CFS, vicious in nature
- found in bowels, brain , bones, viscera

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YE- thick fluids

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What is the process of Fluid metabolism

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  1. stomach where fluids is churned and separated
  2. spleen catabolizes and ascends to lungs and descends the impure to small intestine
  3. small intestine separates impure (nutrition commonly absorbed) and sends the pure to the stomach, impure to the large intestine/ urinary bladder
  4. lungs sends refined to skin, less refined to kidneys
  5. kidneys send stream up to the lungs to keep them moist
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define essence

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JING Qi - growth and development substance - prenatal and post natal

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2 types of essences

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  1. prenatal essence
  2. postnatal essence
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from parents, nourishes developing embryo & individuality

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prenatal essence

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from foods and fluids daily, easily improved diet

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postnatal essence

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8 year cycle for men @ 8 yrs old

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essence is full
hair and teeth change

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8 year cycle for men @ 16 yrs old

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essence is abundant
-water of heaven essence arrive
- Jing Qi flows, yin/yang in harmony, fertile

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8 year cycle for men @ 24 yrs old

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essence plateaus
-growth peaked, tendons & bones are strong, wisdom teeth comes in

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8 year cycle for men @ 32 yrs old

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tendons and bones are the strongest

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8 year cycle for men @ 40 yrs old

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essence is weakened
hair falls out, teeth are loose

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8 year cycle for men @ 48 yrs old

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Yang Qi exhausted, face darkens and hair whitens

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8 year cycle for men @ 56 yrs old

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Liver essence is weak, tendons cannot move
- dew of heaven is used, little semen, kidneys weak,

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8 year cycle for men @ 64 yrs old

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hair and teeth gone

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 7 yrs

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essence is ascendent: teeth changes and hair grows

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 14 yrs

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dew of heaven arrives
conception meridian flows (REN)
- menses come regularly, fertile

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 21 yrs

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essence plateaus: wisdom teeth come in and growth at its peak

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 28 yrs

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tendons, bones are strong, hair is at growing peak, body is strong

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 35 yrs

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Yang brightness meridian weakness, face beings to darken, hair falls out

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 42 yrs

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(wrinkles), hair turns white, face is dark

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7 year cycle for women -essence @ 49 yrs

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conception meridian is deficient, penetrating extra meridian is exhausted, the water of heaven is dried up, earth road (menses) is not open so weakness and infertility can occur

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Define shen (mind)

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related to the heart, responsible for many mental activities

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Shen functions

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consciousness, thinking, memory, cognition, insight, sleep, intelligence, wisdom, ideas, affections, feelings, senses

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6 pathogenic factors

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  1. cold
  2. heat
  3. wind
  4. dampness
  5. dyness
  6. summer-heat
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pathogenic factor: cold

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  1. white coating: thin, clinical Sx
  2. bluish-purple
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pathogenic factor: heat

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yellow coat & red tongue

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Quiver of the tongue
stiffness of the tongue
deviation of the tongue

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pathogenic factor wind

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pathogenic factor: damp

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very wet tongue

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pathogenic factor: dry

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very dry tongue

51
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what are the vital substances of TCM

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  1. Qi
  2. blood (cue)
  3. body fluids (Jing-Ye)
  4. essence (Jing)
  5. yin and yang
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vital substances on the tongue for blood

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blood deficiency: pale tongue
blood stasis: dark red to purple

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