Quiz 2 - Qi Flashcards
What are the subcategories of yuan source?
1) organ qi
2) channel qi
3) ying - construction
4) Wei - defensive qi
5) zong - ancestral qi
What is the term for original qi?
Yuan source
What does qi mean?
Process of transformation of material to non-material.
What are the 3 jiao and what do they represent?
1) upper jiao - respiration
2) middle jiao - digestion
3) lower jiao - elimination/reproduction
What does the non-material part of qi represent?
Heaven - cloud vapor - upper jiao
What does the material part of qi represent?
Earth - said foundation - lower jiao
What is the great qi (upper jiao) and it’s related organ?
Da Qi - LU
What is the grain and water qi (middle jiao) and it’s related organ?
Gu Qi - ST/SP
What is the prenatal essence (congenital) qi (lower jiao)?
KD
What qi is acquired?
Da Qi and Gu Qi
What qi is considered the material foundation - what we get from our parents?
Prenatal essence congenital qi
What qi does acquired qi constantly nourish throughout our lives?
Prenatal essence - congenital qi
What are the subcategories of yuan source?
1) organ qi
2) channel qi
3) ying - construction
4) Wei - defensive qi
5) zong - ancestral qi
What subcategory of yuan source enlivens the organs of what their job is?
Organ qi
What subcategory of yuan source where qi moves through channels communicating between organs?
Channel qi
What subcategory of yuan source that travels with blood; basically it can form blood to nourish the whole body?
Ying - construction
What subcategory of yuan source is more aggressive and spreads out or travels in wind? It is held in the outer layer - muscle and skin. It protects internal and external from xie (evil qi).
Wei - defensive qi
What subcategory of yuan source where qi gathers in the chest; breath in da qi?
Zang - ancestral qi
The 2 subcategories (ying and Wei) both create this type of qi.
Zheng qi (upright qi - strong)
What are the functions of qi?
1) activation
2) defense
3) warming
4) transformation
5) containment
What function of qi is responsible for activating anything (initiates by function or process)?
Activation
What function of qi is considered upright qi and responsible for protection from evil qi (xie)?
Defense
What function of qi maintains body temp; warms body?
Warming
What function of qi basically transforms into qi?
Transformation
What function of qi holds qi together?
Containment
What are the 2 pathologies of qi?
1) qi vacuity
2) qi stagnation
What pathology of qi show as weakness; lack of strength (no qi)?
Qi vacuity
What are typical causes of qi vacuity?
Taxation, overwork, overstimulation, enduring illness, malnutrition, old age, weak constitution.
On right wrist for qi vacuity, what organ shows up with a weak pulse?
LU - upper jiao
SP - middle jiao
KD (yang) - lower jiao
On left wrist for qi vacuity, what organ shows up with a weak pulse?
HT - upper jiao
LV - middle jiao
KD (yin) - lower jiao
What pathology of qi is constrained; no loss of energy - something blocking qi?
Qi stagnation
What typical causes of qi stagnation?
Emotions, anxiety, fear, dietary irregularities, external evils, external injuries, local pain, feeling of distention w/building of stagnation, depression
What signs of qi vacuity are possible?
LU - weakness of breath
ST/SP - poor digestion; inability to extract energy from food
KD - weak lower back; inability to stand upright
HT - pale face; palpitations from exertion
What are possible signs/symptoms of qi stagnation?
Skin discoloration; choppy, rough pulse
What is the subset of qi vacuity and what does it do?
Qi fall - can’t hold things together
What are the signs/symptoms of qi fall?
- SP qi goes down
- excessive diarrhea with indigested food or organ prolapse
- very weak pulse
What is the subset of qi stagnation and what does it do?
Qi counter flow - goes in the opposite direction
What are the signs/symptoms of qi counter flow ?
- vomiting, acid reflux, hiccups, coughing, choking
- same very choppy, irregular, rough pulse
