qi blood and bf Flashcards
how many functions of qi are there?
6
what are the functions of qi ?
- transforming
- transporting
- holding
- raising
- protecting
- warming
how many dysfunctions of qi are there?
4
what are the dysfunctions of qi ?
- deficiency
- stagnation
- rebellious
- sinking
what organs easily become qi deficient
lung, spleen, heart, kidney
what organs easily have rebellious qi?
spleen and stomach
what organs does stagnation of qi often effect?
lung heart and liver
what organs often effected by sinking of qi?
spleen
kong qi is _____?
air qi
gu qi is ______?
food qi
yuan qi is _______?
original qi
zong qi is _____?
chest qi
zhen qi is ______?
true qi
wei qi is _____?
defensive qi
ying qi is ______?
nutritive qi
zhong qi is ______?
central qi
zheng qi is _______
upright qi
what organs transform qi?
spleen transforms food to gu qi
heart transforms gu qi into blood with the help of lung qi
what organs help transport qi?
spleen qi transports gu qi
liver qi transports qi upwards downwards and outwards in all directions
what organs help the holding function of qi?
spleen holds blood in the vessels
lung qi holds holds sweat in the pores
what qi rises?
spleen qi raise organs
ki qi rises upwards
what organs qi protects?
lung qi through wei qi
what organs help warm ?
spleen helps warm digestion
kidney helps warm the body
what organs are related to blood?
lung, heart, spleen, liver, kidney
how do lungs relate to blood?
- helps spleen send gu qi to heart
- infuses qi into the blood vessels
how does heart relate to blood?
- governs the blood
- responsible for circulation of blood
how does spleen relate to blood?
makes food/gu qi which is the basis for blood
- holds the blood in the vessels
how does liver relate to blood?
- stores the blood, nourishes muscles and tendons
- supplies blood to the uterus
how does kidneys relate to blood?
- original qi helps transform gu qi into blood
how many functions of blood are there?
3
what are the functions of blood?
- nourish
- moisten
- basis for mental activity
how many dysfunctions of blood are there?
3
what are the dysfunctions of blood
- deficiency
- stasis
- heat in the blood
what organs are related to body fluid?
- spleen
- lung
- kidney
how does spleen relate to body fluids
- initial transformation and seperation of pure and impure bf
- pure fluids to lung
- always treated for any bf disorder
how is the lung related to body fluids ?
- dispersion of pure to the cou li
- sends some fluid to the ki and bl to regulate water passages
how do the kidneys relate to body fluids?
- sends some fluid up to moisten lung
- keeps spleen yang warm for ki yang for fluid transformation
- helps si seperate fluids
how many functions are there of bf
3
what are the functions of bf?
- nourish muscle joints and orfices
- moisten skin and joints
- strengethen brain and marrow
what is jin?
- clear and light bf
- under control of lung
- distributed on muscular surface
- nourish muscle moisten skin
- sweat teras and saliva and mucous
what is ye?
- thick and heavy bf
- under control of sp and ki
- stored in joints and orfices
- moistens sense organs orifaces and spine
