Midterm Flashcards
Divided into two groups, light/clear and thick/heavy
fluids
is both pre-natal/congenital (fixed at birth) and post/natal (from food, air, exercise, environment, mental stimulation
essence/Jing
provides protection, immunity, stability, and transformative action
Qi
Associates with being socially appropriate, being kind to ourselves and others
Shen/Spirit
Heart, Liver and Spleen have special relationships with this fundamental texture
Blood
Fatigue is the main identifying symptoms deficiency of this fundamental texture
Qi
Disharmony manifests as birth defects, infertility, improper growth/development
Essence/Jing
Stasis results in sharp pain, paranoia and feeling unsafe
Blood
Formation of this texture starts in the stomach with food and water, is carried by the spleen to the lungs, where it mixes with air
blood
includes sweat, saliva, and synovial fluid
fluids
Blood=yin or yang?
YIN
Qi stagnation pain is
dull and achy
Zong qi is ______ qi and forms in the ______ sea of qi
chest, upper
Activities that deplete essence
over sex, loud noises, flashing lights, intoxicants
4 Directions of Qi
ascending, descending, entering and leaving