Qi Flashcards
Air Qi
Inhaled by Lung
Qing Qi
Food Qi
Produced by the SP and ST
Gu Qi
Air Qi and Food Qi
Zong Qi
Qi Stored in the Chest
Zong Qi
Other names for ZonG Qi
Pectoral or Gathering Qi
Promotes the LU function of controlling respiration
Zong Qi
Promotes the HTs function of dominating blood and vessels
Zong Qi
Derived from congenital Essence or DNA
Yuan Qi
Supplemented and nourished by Food Essence, Take root in the KD, spreads to the Entire Body by San Jiao
Yuan Qi
Other names for Yuan Qi
Primary Qi or Original Qi or Source Qi
The last state of Transformation of Qi
Zhen Qi
Meridian QI - Ren 12
Zhen Qi
Other names for Zhen Qi
Vital or True Qi
Circulates outside of the Vessels
Wei Qi
Protects the surface, defend the body against pathogens
Wei Qi
Controls the opening and closing of the pores
Wei Qi
Moisten the skin and Hair
Wei Qi
Readjusts body temperature and warms up the Zang Fu Organs
Wei Qi
Other names for Wei Qi
Defensive Qi
How many times does the Wei Qi Circulate
50 times in 24 hours
25 times during the day (Taiyang, Shaoyang, Yangming)
25 times during the night (via KO Cycle starting with KID)
Circulates in the vessels and Meridians
Ying Qi
Produce Blood and to circulate with it
Ying Qi
Providing further nourishment of blood (Ying-Blood)
Ying Qi
Other name for Ying Qi
Nutrient Qi
Zang Fu Qi
Organ Qi
Zhong Qi
The True Qi of Sp/ST
Middle Qi or Central Qi
Defensive Qi, Nutritive Qi, and KD Essense
Zheng Qi
Defense of the body from invasion by External Pathogens
Zheng Qi
Contrasted to Pathogenic Factors
Zheng Qi
Other names for Zheng Qi
Righteous or Upright Qi
The 6 functions of Qi
- Promoting or Transporting
- Warming
- Defensive or Protecting
- Checking or Holding
- Activities of Qi or Transforming
- Nourishing or Rising
Ascending Qi
SP, KD Water
Qi that Moves in All Directions
LV Qi
Descending
LU, HT, KD Qi (grasping the LU and pulling down)
LU Qi enters and exits
into spaces between skin and muscles (cou li)
LV Qi enters and exits
From and into sinews
ST Qi exits
from muscles
SP Qi enters
into muscles
HT Qi exits and enters
From and into blood vessels
KD Qi exits and enters
From and into bones
The Roots of Qi
Ht and KD
The Central Axis of Qi
SP/ST
The left Outer Wheel
LV (energetically on the Left) - treat opposite side
The right other Wheel
LU (Energetically on the Right)