Pericardium Flashcards
The PC is known as
Xin Zhu “Master of the Heart
Xin Bao “Envelope of the Heart”
The PC’ Functions:
- it governs ______
- it controls ________
- it houses ________
Besides protecting the Heart the PC has the same functions of the HEART ie:
Governs Blood •transformation of Gu Qi into Blood takes place in the Heart •
Controls the Blood Vessels •Heart influences the state of the Blood Vessels; Heart is responsible for the circulation of Blood
Houses the Mind •The Mind is the Heart: Mental activity and Emotions, Consciousness, Memory, Thinking, Sleep
Pericardium points can be used to:
1) invigorate ________ or cool _________
2) stimulate or calm the _________
- Pericardium points can invigorate Blood or cool Blood
- Pericardium points stimulate or calm the Mind
The PC influences the center of thorax
Influences the area at the center of the thorax
- note:*
- think of where the from mu of pc is - the thorax*
The PC as an organ is linked to the _______
The PC as a channel is linked to the _____
The PC as an organ is linked to the HEART
The PC as a channel is linked to the SAN JIAO
PC influences ______ QI
Zong Qi (gathering Qi)
PC houses the ________ along with the heart
PC houses the Mind (Shen) along with the heart
soooooooo:
if there’s PC blood deficiency: depression anxiety
PC blood heat: anxiety insomnia, agitiation
PC Phlegm: mental confusion mental illness
NOTE: relationship issues can harras PC
ministerial fire can _________the PC
REM: ministerial fire originates from the kidneys
•Minister Fire flares upward to Liver, Gall Bladder and Pericardium and flows downward to the Kidneys
•Pathological Minister Fire flares upwards to harass the Pericardium
The HT does not have a SHU transporting point BECAUSE
If a pathogenic factor does attack the Heart, it will be deviated to attack the Pericardium instead.The PC acts
The PC is related to the __________
UTERUS
so the PC may effect scanty periods or amenorrhea, heavy periods, painful perriods, even emotions around mensturation
