Zhen Qi is _True Qi_ Zhen Qi is the whole of your defences and fights with XIE (EVIL) Qi

QI and BLOOD Pattern Diagnosis Flashcards by Diana Acevedo

AIR enters LUNGS and forms _______ QI

DA QI

sometimes is called Great QI

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FOOD is processed by SPLEEN & STOMACH to create ________ QI

GU Qi or FOOD Qi

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KIDNEYS store __________

ESSENCE / PRE-NATAL QI

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YUAN QI (Original Source) which is a basic form of QI is made of:

ESSENTIAL + DA QI + GU QI

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Zhong Qi (sometimes called Central Qi) is made from

Spleen & Stomach Qi in the Middle Jiao

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Zong Qi is

Chest / or Ancestral Upright Qi

It is the Collective Qi - it nourishes heart & lungs and powers the voice and speech

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Zhen Qi is _________

Zhen Qi is True Qi

Zhen Qi is the whole of your defences and fights with*
XIE (EVIL) Qi*

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Wei Qi is

Wei Qi is Defensive Qi

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Ying Qi is

Ying Qi is Nutrative Qi

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QI VACUITY is caused by

TAXATION: Physical, Mental or Sexual

POOR DIET: Not enough food, poor food choices

AGE

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QI Vacuity signs & symptoms:

Weak voice & laziness to speak

Shortness of breath

Lassitude of spirit & lack of strength

Dizziness of the head / eyes

SPONTANEOUS SWEATING

Symptoms are worse after activity

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Qi Vacuity: tongue & pulse

Tongue: pale, tender (may have thin white coat)

Pulse: vacuous (empty)

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Qi Vacuity: TX plan

Tonify Qi

ST 36

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Qi Fall (Center Qi Fall)

Qi Vacuity plus:

Dizziness

Shortness of breath

Lassitude & lack of strength

** A sensation of qi drooping downward **

** Prolapsed anus, uterus, hemmeroids, etc. **

(the musculature of the abdomen can even look like it’s sagging)

DU 20

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QI Fall: Tongue & Pulse:

Tongue: pale

Pulse: vacuous / empty

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Qi Fall TX:

Tonify & Raise Qi

DU 20

NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED more points

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Insecurity of QI is a progression of Qi Vacuity where….

QI :

Lacks restraining Power

Lacks containment

Especially involves LUNGS, SPLEEN & KIDNEY

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BLOOD VACUITY s/sx

Dull, Pale complexion & lips (from the lack of blood from the Heart)

Dizziness & Blurry Vision (blurry vision from floaters [dark or light] because ther is lack of LIVER blood)

Poor memory, insomnia

Numbness or tingling in limbs (becaus of lack of LIVER blood in the sinews)

Scanty period or amenorrhea

Depression, anxiety (this is more due to Liver)

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BLOOD VACUITY tongue & pulse

Tongue: Pale, dry coat

Pulse: Choppy or fine

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BLOOD VACUITY tx & points

Tonify Blood

ST 36, 37, 39

UB 17 (influential point of blood)

Sea of Blood Points: ________fix_______________

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BLOOD DRYNESS S/SX

Pale or sallow color of the face, lips, nails, eyelids

Emaciation

Dry, encrusted, itching, scaling skin (ex. dry eczema)

Pronounced dizziness

Really dry eyes (ex.Soregens syndrome?)

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BLOOD DRYNESS tongue & pulse

Tongue: Pale

Pulse: Fine, without strength

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BLOOD DRYNESS treatment & points

Nourish Blood & Moisten Dryness

What can cause BLOOD VACUITY?

Some things that can cause Blood Vacuity are:

Chronic Illness

Heavy periods

Blood loss from: giving birth, trauma, surgery, heavy periods

Main disorders of blood are

* Blood Vacuity (tends to be a "cold" * Blood Stasis * Blood Heat (tends to be "heat, repletion"

Qi is the __________ of blood. Blood is the _______ of Qi.

Qi is the **COMMANDER** of blood. Blood is the **MOTHER** of Qi.

Bleeding Pattern Due to **REPLETION (heat)** the blood will be NOTE the repletion (heat) is the etiology....

**DEEP RED**

Bleeding Pattern Due to **VACUITY (cold)** the blood will be NOTE the vacuity (cold) is the etiology....

**PALE RED**

Bleeding Pattern Due to **BLOOD STASIS** the blood will be NOTE the blood stasis is the etiology....

DARK PURPLE (possibly with clots)

Main blood disorders: * Blood Vacuity (tends to be a "cold" * Blood Stasis * Blood Heat (tends to be "heat, repletion" **_COMMON S/X ARE:_**

**_COMMON S/X ARE:_** ## Footnote Coughing blood Spitting blood Vomiting blood Blood in urine or stool Flooding & breakthrough spotting Trauma

Bleeding Pattern Due to REPLETION (heat) the treatment would be

Cool Blood & Stop Bleeding

Bleeding Pattern Due to VACUITY (cold) treatment would be:

Supplement, and stop bleeding

Bleeding Pattern Due to BLOOD STASIS the treatment would be:

Invigorate blood, stop bleeding.

**QI DESERTION** S/X are:

Very weak breathing or erratic breathing Very pale face Stupor or **Clouding collapse** Incessant sweating Open mouth & closed eyes **Incontinence of urine & stool** White facial complexion

QI DESERTION tongue & pulse:

Tongue: pale, tnder, white, moist coat Pulse: **minute or faint**

QI DESERTION treatment:

tx is: **Rescue the QI** (you can use jing well points:)

QI DESERTION can occur after:

an extreme shock / traumatic event

BLOOD DESERTION sign & system

Pale facial complexion w/o sheen Dizziness, flowery vision Palpitations or fearful throbbing Shortness of breath, cold limbs Loss of consciousness

BLOOD DESERTION tongue & pulse

Tongue: pale Pulse: empty and weak **_OR_** fine and faint

BLOOD DESERTION treatment

Stem the flow of blood

**QI STAGNATION** sign & symptoms: (also can be called Binding of Qi or Qi depression)

Distention & oppression in the chest & rib-side, stomach duct & abdomen Distention & pain Scurrying pain (ie. the pain moves, comes waves or attacks) Pain comes in attacks

**QI STAGNATION** tongue & pulse

tongue: normal or dark pulse: wiry (because of the pain)

**QI STAGNATION** treatment

Invigorate Qi / Move Qi can use points like: LI 4 LV 3 (the 4 gates)

QI COUNTERFLOW (or REBELLION) s/sx

Lung & Lung: *if liver insults Lungs there is coughing, agitation ribside pain even expectoration of blood - this is liver fire rising* Stomach: *if liver overacts on ST " " outbursts of anger" ; hiccups, acid reflux; ex. nausea & vomiting* Liver Kidney LOOK IN BOOK

QI COUNTERFLOW (or REBELLION) tongue & pulse

Tongue: normal or dark Pulse: organ specific

QI COUNTERFLOW (or REBELLION) treatment:

Diffuse the LUNG & RECTIFY QI Harmonize the STOMACH & RECTIFY QI Course LIVER & RECTIFY QI You can use REN 22 & REN 21

QI BLOCK / QI OBSTRUCTED s/x & pulse

Refers to three possibilites ALL OF THEM REPLETION 1) **SUDDEN**, SEVERE, serious Qi stagnation 2) Clouding desertion; sudden clouding reversal, limb reversal (**all due to repletion NOT vacuity)** **3)** Serious pain in the viscera blocked **URINATION or DEFECATION;** breathing difficulties w/ high-pitched sounds (strider: that high pitched wheeze), and a sinking, replete forceful pulse REFER - OUT - TO ER OR URGENT CARE!!!!!

BLOOD STASIS s/sx

Masses &/or Swellings Fixed, charp, stabbing, pain Bleeding (?)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is **_BLOOD VACUITY_** what happens in the body:

The **BLOOD VACUITY** **Depletes the volume & _QUALITY_ of blood** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is **_DAMPNESS_** what happens in the body:

The **DAMPNESS** **_suppresses the flow of blood_** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is **_CHRONIC ILLNESS_** what happens in the body:

**CHRONIC ILLNESS** **_DEPLETES THE BLOOD & QI_** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is KNOCKS & FALLS what happens in the body:

**KNOCKS & FALLS** **_Can break the vessels_** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is **BINDING DEPRESSION OF LIVER QI** (ie. Qi Stagnation) what happens in the body:

**BINDING DEPRESSION OF LIVER QI (qi stag)** **_Interferes with Free-coursing_** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is **QI VACUITY** what happens in the body:

**QI VACUITY** **_Slows the movement of blood_** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is BLOOD COLD what happens in the body:

**BLOOD COLD** **_Congeals the blood_** (⇔this is the patho-mechanism)

If the Blood Stasis Etiology is **BLOOD HEAT** what happens in the body:

**BLOOD HEAT** **_Cooks & binds w/blood_**(⇔*this is the patho-mechanism)*