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Observation Flashcards

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Falling hair indicates?

A

Blood deficiency

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The state of hair is related to?

A

Blood or Kidney-Essence

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2
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Prematurely greying hair indicates?

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Decline of kidney-essence.

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3
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The thickness and luster of hair depends on ?

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Liver

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4
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Dull and brittle hair indicates?

A

Xu of Liver-blood

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Face color reflects the state of?

A

Qi and Blood.

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Face color is also closely related to the condition of the _______?

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Mind

“The complexion color is like a flag of the spirit, and the Yin organs are the residence of the spirit. When the spirit is gone, the yin organs are worn out and the complexion color becomes dark and luster less.”

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Very dull sallow complexion

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Spleen Qi xu

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Normal complexion should have

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Lustre (spirit) and moisture (stomach Qi)

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9
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Four attributes of the normal complexion

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Lustre (upright Qi is intact and mind and spirit are healthy)
Subtle slightly reddish hue (reflects the state of the heart)
A contained veiled color
Moisture (stomach Qi)

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10
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6 pathological colors

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White
Yellow
Red
Green
Blue 
Black
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11
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White indicates

A

Blood xu or yang xu

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12
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Dull pale white

A

Blood xu

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13
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Bright white

A

Yang xu

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14
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Bluish white

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Yang xu with cold

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15
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Yellow

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Indicates spleen xu or dampness or both.

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Sallow yellow

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Stomach and spleen xu or blood xu.

17
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Bright orange-yellow

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Damp-heat with prevalence of heat

18
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Smoky dull yellow

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Damp-heat with prevalence of dampness

19
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Dried up yellow

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Heat in stomach and spleen

20
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Dull-pale yellow

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Cold-dampness in stomach and spleen

21
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Ash like yellow

A

Long standing dampness

22
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Pale yellow surrounded by red spots

A

Spleen xu and stasis of liver blood.

23
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Clear and moist yellow in between eyebrows

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Stomach Qi recovering after an illness affecting stomach and spleen.

24
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Dried up withered looking yellow color in between the eyebrows

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Poor prognostic sign.

25
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Red indicates

A

Heat

26
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Whole face red

A

Full-heat

27
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Red cheekbones

A

Empty heat

28
Q

Green

A

Liver pattern, interior cold, pain or interior wind.

29
Q

Pale greenish color under eyes

A

Liver-Qi stagnation or liver blood xu

30
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Greenish color on the cheeks

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Liver Qi stagnation, liver blood stasis, cold in the liver channel or liver wind

31
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Green complexion with a red tinge

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Lesser yang pattern

32
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Green complexion with red eyes

A

Liver-fire

33
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Yellowish-green cheeks

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Phlegm with liver-yang rising

34
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Green color on the nose

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Qi stagnation with abdominal pain

35
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Dark reddish green complexion

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Stagnant liver-Qi turning into heat

36
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Grass-like green complexion

A

Collapse of Liver Qi

37
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Dark bluish under the eyes

A

Cold in liver channel

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