Qi And Blood Disorders

Question 1

• Qi deficient
• Qi Sinking
• Qi Stagnant
• Qi Rebellious

Answer 1

Qi Pathology

Question 2

• Anger
• Causes Qi to Counterflow and Ascend
• Elation
• Scatters, dissipates Qi= Palpatations, insomnia, fatigue
• Sadness
• Constrains, Dissipates Qi= Depletion of Lung Qi
• Fear
• Causes Qi to Descend, the spirit to retreat = incontinence
• Fright
• Causes Chaotic Qi, Spirit had no place to gather=difficult thinking
  Palpatations, insomnia, heart irritability. SOB, mental
  Derangement.
• Mental Exhaustion
  
  • Overwork consumes Qi, no Qi being produced , Qi exhaustion
• Excessive Thinking
  
  • Binds Qi

Answer 2

Qi The 7 Emotions “ ( All Qi disorders are the result of the seven
Emotions)” Qin Bo-Wei

Question 3

• Calm what is Counterflowing
• Scatter what is Clumped
• Direct downward what is Floating
• Dredge what is Contrained
• Gather in what is scattered
• Pacify what is Chaotic

Answer 3

Qi….Treatment Principles(test ques)

Question 4

• Irregularity in DailyLife
• Excesses of the Seven Emotions
• Fatigue
• Excess Sexual Desire
• Irregularities in Diet

Answer 4

Pathodynamics in Blood

Question 5

• Function
  
  • Nourishing the body
    
    • A dense form of Qi
  • Moistening
    
    • Ensures that tissues do not dry out
      -Material Foundation of the Mind
    • ” Blood is the Mind of a person..” Simple Questions ch 26
    • ” When the Blood is harmonized the Mind has a residence”
      Spiritual Axis ch 32

Answer 5

Blood Function ( test ques)

Question 6

• Deficiency
  
  • Results from deficiency of SP/ST Qi…Liver, Kidneys
• Heat
  
  • Mostly from Liver Heat or Liver Fire
• Stasis
  
  • Results from stagnation of Qi ( Liver Qi), Heat of Cold
  • Often a Cause of Pain

Answer 6

Blood Pathology

Question 7

• Clear and Cool the Blood
  
  • Heat Building up in the Blood, Chaotic Movement,
    overflowing
• Warm and harmonize the Blood
  
  • Cold in the Blood aspect, Blood Stasis binds, congealed
    Stagnates
• Unblock the menses and dispels Stasis
  
  • Static Blood in Lower jiao, menstruation blocked and
    Stagnant.
• Attack and Break up Blood accumulation
  
  • Abdominal Masses, accumulation, palpable mass
• Facilitate the movement of Qi and Disperse Blood Stasis
  -Chest, back or flank pain, Sharp, Stabbing pain
• Restrain and inhibit the Blood vessels.
  
  • Chaotic movement of Blood, spitting of Blood, continuous
    Uterine Bleeding.

Answer 7

Blood Treatment Principles

Question 8

• Transforming
• transporting
• Holding
• Raising
• Protecting
• Warming

Answer 8

Functions of Qi ( test ques)