Relationships & Meridians Flashcards
Qi and Blood Relationship
Qi is the commander of Blood
Qi is the commander of Blood
1. Qi generates Blood (Yang transforming to Yin)
- Qi’s movement and transformations provide energy for generation of blood
- When Qi is abundant, Blood is full. When Qi is deficient, Blood is scant.”
2. Qi moves Blood
- Qi can directly move Blood
- Qi can indirectly move Blood by promoting function of the organs
3. Qi holds Blood
- in the blood vessels (Spleen Qi primarily)
Qi and Blood Relationship
“Blood is the Mother of Qi”
Blood is the Mother of Qi
1. Blood can generate Qi
- nutrients in Blood nourish and help generate Qi
2. Blood carries Qi
- Qi circulates with the Blood, Blood “anchors” Qi
Qi and Jing Relationships
- Qi generates Jing (mostly postnatal)
- Jing transforms into Qi
Qi and Jin-Ye Relationships
- Qi generates Body Fluids
- Qi moves Body Fluids
- Qi controls Body Fluids
- Body Fluids can generate Qi
- Body Fluids “carry” Qi
Blood and Jing Relationship
- Blood generates/nourishes Jing
- Jing transforms/generates Blood
“Jing and Blood share the same origin”
Blood and Jin-Ye Relationships
- Blood moves Body Fluids through the vessels, distributing to and nourishing entire body
- Blood and Body Fluids share the same origin
- water and grain essence (e.g. phlem and blood stasis have the same origin) **Greg: “One of the most useful ideas in CM”
Meridians and Collaterals
What are they?
- pathways in which the Qi and Blood of the human body circulate
- form a network linking the tissues and organs and all parts of the body into an organic whole
- interior and exterior
- organs and tissues
- top and bottom
- front and back
- left and right
- etc.
Jing Luo
Jing: meridian, channel, main channel etc.
Luo: collateral, connecting channel
Jing Mai + Luo Mai = Jing Luo
Meridians and Collaterals
Functions
1. Transporting Qi and Blood and regulating/nourishing Yin and Yang
- “the jing-mai transport Blood and Qi to nourish Yin and Yang, moisten the sinews and bones, and benefit the joints”
2. Resisting pathogens and reflecting signs and symptoms
- resisting pathogens: circulate Qi and Blood to organs and tissues and help defend body from invasion by exogenous pathogen
- reflecting signs and symptoms: disease in an organ may reflect along its associated meridian
3. transmitting needling sensation (effect/stimulus) and regulating deficiency and excess conditions
- transmitting needling sensation: stimulation of acu points is transmitted by jing-luo to the relevant organs
- regulating deficiency and excess conditions: “the key to the point in applying needles is to know how to regulate Yin and Yang”
Jing Luo System
Composed of a variety of jing and luo
- 12 main/primary channels
- 12 divergent channels
- 8 extra meridians
- 15 collaterals
- superficial collaterals
- minute collaterals
- 12 sinew/muscle regions
- 12 cutaneous regions
6 Hand Meridians
Lung Hand-Taiyin
Heart Hand-Shaoyin
Pericardium Hand-Jueyin
Large Intestine Hand-Yangming
Small Intestine Hand-Taiyang
Triple Burner Hand-Shaoyang
6 Leg Meridians
Spleen Foot-Taiyin
Kidney Foot-Shaoyin
Liver Foot-Jueyin
Stomach Foot-Yangming
Bladder Foot-Taiyang
Gall Bladder Foot- Shaoyang
Interior/Exterior Pairs
Lung Hand-Taiyin and Large Intestine-Yangming
Heart Hand-Shaoyin and SI Hand-Taiyang
Pericardium Hand-Jueyin and TB Hand-Shaoyang
Spleen Foot-Taiyin and Stomach Foot Yangming
Kidney Food-Shaoyin and Bladder Foot-Taiyang
Liver Food-Jueyin and Gall Bladder Foot-Shaoyang
Cyclical Flow of Qi in the Meridians
3-5 am Lung
5-7 am LI
7-9 am Stomach
9-11 am Spleen
11 am-1 pm Heart
1-3 pm SI
3-5 pm UB
5-7 pm Kidney
7-9 pm Pericardium
9-11 pm TB
11 pm- 1 am GB
1-3 am Liver
