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TCM 4 Flashcards

1
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What are the vital substances?

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  • qi
  • blood
  • body fluids
  • essence
  • shen
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Qi

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the root of the human body

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qi functions

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  • promoting growth and development
  • warmth
  • defence
  • maintaining homeostasis
  • nourishing
  • qi hua: function of the organs
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Types of Qi

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  • Yuan Qi
  • Food Qi
  • Zong Qi
  • Ying Qi
  • Wei Qi
  • Zang-Fu (Organ) Qi
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Another name for Yuan Qi

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original qi

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what is yuan qi

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  • rooted in the kidneys and transported through the body
  • greater the yuan qi, greater the zang-fu
  • part of it is inherited
  • needs to be supplemented and nourished by food essence
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another name for Gu Qi?

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Food Qi

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what is the first stage in the transformation of food into Qi?

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Food Qi

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Steps of Food transforming to qi

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food enter the stomach and first ‘rooted and ripened’ and then transformed into food qi by the spleen. this food qi is not yet in a form useable by the body, food qi rises to the chest (ungs) and combines with air to form zong qi (gathering qi)
food qi also goes to the heart, where it is transformed to blood

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10
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another name for zong qi?

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gathering qi

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how is zong qi formed?

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interaction between food qi and air

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fucntions of zong qi

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assists the heart and lungs to push qi and blood to the limbs and assists in speech

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Another name for zhen qi

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true qi

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What is the last stage of transformation of qi

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zhen qi or true qi

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how is zhen qi created?

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zong qi is mixed with original qi

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16
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there are 2 forms of zhen qi (true qi)

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ying qi and wei qi

17
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what is another name for ying qi

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nutritive qi

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function of ying qi

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nourishes the internal organs; closely linked to blood that flows in the channels and blood vessels

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what is another name for wei qi?

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defensive qi

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function of wei qi

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defends against external pathogens, protects the muscular surfaces, and controls the openning of the pores

21
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zang fu qi

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functions of the organs

22
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what is zang organs

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yin organs - solid organs

23
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what is fu organs

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yang organs - hallow organs

24
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how are blood formed

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mainly from food qi

25
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what are the functions of blood

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  • nourishment and moisture
  • foundations of mental activities
  • circulates with ying qi
  • determines menstruation
26
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how are body fluids classified?

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either jin (thin) or ye (thick)

27
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Jin

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  • circulate with defensive qi
  • controlled by the lung
    warm and nourish muscles and moisten skin
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Ye

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  • circulate with nutritive qi
  • controlled by the spleen and kidney
  • lubricates joint cavities
29
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fluid metabolism

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  • begins in the stomach
  • spleen further separates the fluid and ascends the pure to the lung and descends the impure to the small intestine
  • small intestine also separate pure form impure and sends the pure to the stomach and spleen and the impure to the large intestine or urinary bladder
30
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another name for essence

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jing

31
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what are the types of essence

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prenatal essence and postnatal essence

32
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prenatal essence

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  • from parents
  • nourishes developing embryo
  • creates individuality
33
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postnatal essence

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  • from foods and fluids eat daily
  • easiest to change/improve
34
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8 year cycle for men

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At 8 years, Essence is full: The hair is grown, and the teeth change
At 16 years, the Essence is abundant: The Water of Heaven (essence) arrives, the Jing Qi is able to flow, the yin and Yang are in harmony, and the man is fertile
At 24 years, the essence plateaus: the tendons and bones are strong, the wisdom teeth come in, and growth is at its peak
At 32 years, the tendons and bones are at their strongest and the flesh is full and strong
At 40 years, the Essence is weakened, the hair falls out, and the teeth are loose
At 48 years, the Yang Qi is exhausted, the face darkens, and the hair whitens
At 56 years, the live (Essence) is weak, the tendons cannot move, the Dew of Heaven is used up, there is little semen, the kidney is weak, and the appearance and body are at their end
At 64 years, the hair and teeth are gone

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7 year cycle for women

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At 7 years, Essence is ascendant: the teeth changes and hair grows
At 14 years, Dew of Heaven arrives: The conception meridian flows (REN), the penetrating extra meridian is full, the menses come regularly, and the woman can conceive
At 21 years, the essence plateaus: wisdom teeth come in and growth is at its peak
At 28 years, the tendons and bones are strong, hair is at its growing peak, and body is strong
At 35 years, the Yang Brightness Meridian weakens, face begins to darken, hair falls out
At 42 years, the 3 yang meridians are weak above in the face, the face is dark, and the hair begins to turn white
At 49 years, the conception meridian is deficient, the penetrating extra meridian is exhausted, the Water of Heaven is dried up; the Earth Road (the menses) is not open, so weakness and infertility set in

36
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what is another word for shen?

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mind

37
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shen is

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closely related to the heart; responsible for many mental activities

38
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shen functions:

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  • consciousness
  • thinking, memory
  • insight
  • cognition

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