Midterm Flashcards
4 principles of yin and yang
- Opposition
- Interdependence
- Mutual Consumption
- Intertransformation /mutual convertibility
Zang organs
Lung Spleen Heart Kidney Liver Pericardium
Fu function
Gov official moves things through
Zang function
Solid hold precious substance
Fu organs
Large intestine Stomach Small intestine UB Gall bladder Triplewarmer/San Jiao
Match Zang Fu with Yin Yang
Zang - Yin
Fu - Yang
Triple warmer and organs in each one
Upper Jiao – respiration, heart, lungs ethereal
Middle Jiao – Stomach spleen liver gall bladder. Digestion. Transformation.
Lower Jiao – material stuff substance. Intestines urinary bladder, kidney, reproductive organs
Draw controlling/generating cycle
Water controls fire. Fire yields to water.
Fire controls metal. Metal yields to fire
Metal controls wood. Metal shapes wood. Wood yields to metal.
Wood controls earth. Earth yields to wood.
Earth dominates water. Water yields to earth
What are the vital substances
Essence Qi Blood Fluids Shen
What are the 3 treasures
Jing, Qi, Shen
Functions of Qi
Activation: source of all movement
Warming: maintains normal range of heat in the body, internal organs
Defense: resists penetration of external pathogenic factors
Transforms: all transformation- food into qi and blood, maturing and growth processes
Contains: holds things together and within (blood within the vessels), holds organs in place
What are the pathologies for qi blood and fluid
QI – Vacuity or stagnation
Blood – Vacuity, Stasis, Heat
Fluids – 2 Deficiency, 2 excess.
Qi is the commander of
Blood
Blood is the mother of
Qi
2 types of fluids
Jin Ye
Which fluid type is Yin and which is Yang
Jin - yang
Ye - yin
What is function of the lungs
Disperses outward and descends downward
Function of spleen
Movement and transformation
Function of kidneys
governs water, purification and regulating volume
function of small intenstines
separates the pure from the turbid
Function of Large intestine
regulate volume; conveys waste forms the stools
Function of San jiao
official in charge of irrigation and regulating water passages (sluices)
Symptoms for each Qi pathology
Qi vacuity - Weakness, fatigue, weak pulse
Qi stagnation - Pain (chronic) Dull pain in a general area, choppy pulse
Symptoms for each Blood pathology
Blood vacuity - pale, dizziness, dry, thin pulse, tongue flat pale dry coat
Blood stasis - fixed pain, bleeding with dark clots, pulse is choppy irregular, tongue darker
Blood heat - reckless bleeding ie nose bleed, internal bleeding, maniacal, skin rash, pulse is fast, tongue yellow with red specks
Symptoms for each Blood pathology
Blood vacuity - pale, dizziness, tigh cramp muscles, dry, thin pulse, tongue flat pale dry coat
Blood stasis - fixed pain, bleeding with dark clots, pulse is choppy irregular, tongue darker
Blood heat - reckless bleeding ie nose bleed, internal bleeding, maniacal, skin rash, pulse is fast, tongue yellow with red specks
Symptoms for each Qi pathology
Qi vacuity - Weakness, fatigue, weak pulse
Qi stagnation - Pain (chronic) Dull pain in a general area, choppy pulse
Symptoms for each Blood pathology
Blood vacuity - pale, dizziness, tigh cramp muscles, dry, thin pulse, tongue flat pale dry coat
Blood stasis - fixed pain, bleeding with dark clots, pulse is choppy irregular, tongue darker
Blood heat - reckless bleeding ie nose bleed, internal bleeding, maniacal, skin rash, pulse is fast, tongue yellow with red specks
Symptoms for each fluid pathology
Fluid vacuity - damage to fluids dehydration
Fluid vacuity - humor desertion severe dehydration
Fluid Excess - accumulation of fluids swelling edema
Fluid Excess - phlegm rheum. Fluids not transformed properly
Yin or yang?
Damp/dry
dry yang
Damp yin
Yin or yang?
chronic/acute
chronic - yin
Acute - yang
Yin or yang?
restlesness/sleepiness
Restless - yang
Sleepy - yin
Yin or yang?
east/west
East - yang
West - yin
Yin or yang?
left/right
left - yang
right - yin
mutual opposition of yin and yang
the relationship is relative. Nothing is totally yang or totally yin.
interdependence of yin and yang
Yin and Yang are rooted in Each Other.” Yin and yang depend on each other and cannot exist without the other. Day must come after night.
mutual consumption of yin and yang
Yin & yang are in constant state of balance
mutual transformation of yin and yang
They transform into each other at a certain stage of development, not randomly. The euphoria of a drinking spree is transformed into the misery of a hangover.
Draw celestial cross with organs, element, season, time of day, temperature, color
tissue
Earth center – stomach and spleen Fire - Heart and small intestine Water – kidney/urinary bladder Metal – lungs and large intestine Wood – liver and gallbladder
METAL
Zang/fu Body tissue Sensory organ (all in the face) Emotions Sounds Season Temperature Color Taste Direction
Lung Large intestine Skin Nose Grief Weeping Autumn Dry White/sparkle Spicy/pungent/ acrid/aromatic West
EARTH
Zang/fu Body tissue Sensory organ (all in the face) Emotions Sounds Season Temperature Color Taste Direction
Spleen Stomach Flesh Mouth Sympathy/worry Singing/chanting Late Summer DOYO a little of everything Damp Yellow orange Sweet Center
Fire
Zang/fu Body tissue Sensory organ (all in the face) Emotions Sounds Season Temperature Color Taste Direction
Heart Small intestine Blood Tongue Joy Laughter Summer Hot Red bitter South
Water
Zang/fu Body tissue Sensory organ (all in the face) Emotions Sounds Season Temperature Color Taste Direction
Kidney Urinary bladder Bones Ear Fear Groaning Winter Cold Blue/black salty North
FIRE
Zang/fu Body tissue Sensory organ (all in the face) Emotions Sounds Season Temperature Color Taste Direction
Pericardium San Jiao Blood Tongue Fire Laughter Summer Hot Red Bitter South
WOOD
Zang/fu Body tissue Sensory organ (all in the face) Emotions Sounds Season Temperature Color Taste Direction
Liver Gall bladder Sinews/muscles Eyes Anger Shouting Spring Wind green Sour East
heart role w blood?
Heart governs blood
Liver role w blood?
Liver stores blood – distributes blood to muscles
Spleen role w blood?
Spleen Manages blood
What are the 5 aspects of the spirit?
Shen Yi Po Zhi Hun
State element and organ for
Shen
Fire
Heart
fire. . Is the culmination of different aspects of the spirit that have life.
State element and organ for
Yi
Earth
Spleen
Yi, intention/intuition/intellect. “ How on earth” am I going to accomplish all this
State element and organ for
Po
Metal
Lungs
– Po, the inferior animal spirit. The corporeal soul. Part of our spirit that wants to come into life. The initial spark, breathe that comes into life. The initial instinct to come to life and survive. The lowest most basic survival instinct that is in all of us. Ie choking and reduced to nothing but getting your next breath – that is Po.
State element and organ and meaning for
Zhi
Water
Kidneys
The will. Like water this is the will to keep going to keep pushing through and overcome fear. The will to overcome fear, obstacles. Water can overcome every obstacle.
State element and organ for
Hun
Wood
Liver
What does kidney store
Jing, Kidney manages use of jing
What is Da qi
Da qi – air. Lungs. Upper jiao
What is acquired qi?
Gu Qi – food. Stomach and spleen. Middle jiao
Da qi – air. Lungs. Upper jiao
What is Gu qi
food. Stomach and spleen. Middle jiao
What is Zong qi
gathering Qi, in chest
Combination of Da and Gu
What is Yuan Qi
Source qi Comes from KD essense, Jing lower jiao
what is True qi
Zheng undiffentiated qi
Combination of Zong qi and Original qi
what is Wei qi, and more yang or yin?
more Yang. Defensive skin and muscles
What is Ying qi, and more yang or yin?
More Yin. nutritive moves with the blood.
Excess Yin
Heavy, weighed down, swelling, edema, clammy skin, cold
Pulse is Large but slow like syrup coming out of a bottle
Tongue Large appears swollen, Full of substance. Pale no color, wet white coat, the sides of the tongue wrinkle because of swelling. White coat is usually a sign of substance
Excess Yang
Heat, loud voice, headache, red face sweating, restlessness fever thirsty. Insomnia
Pulse is Large and fast
Tongue large red w yellow coat
Yang deficiency
Lack of energy, Cold, weak, pale, sweating (cold), copious urination
Weak forceless pulse
Tongue pale wet
Yin deficiency
Lack of substance, malar flush, subjective feeling of warmth, 5 centered heat, night sweating and insomnia, little thirsty
Pulse Thin and rapid
tongue a darker red no coat cracked dry
What is Zheng qi
Upright correct
true qi
undifferentiated qi
What is Xie qi
Evil qi
What is de qi
arrives at the needle
