TCM Flashcards

1
Q

What are all the two poles in TCM

A

Yin and yang

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2
Q

Original state of the universe

A

Qi

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3
Q

Yin

A
Night 
Dark 
Cold 
Negative 
Passive 
Female 
Solid 
Liver 
Heart
Spleen 
Lungs 
Kidney 
North 
Moon
Flat
Earth
Shade 
Darkness
Rest 
Space
Water 
Grows
Substantial 
Below 
Material 
Descending 
Matter
Conservation,storage
Cold 
Quiet
Inhibition 
Water 
Wet 
Substantial 
Slowness
Soft 
Internal structures :viscera,bones,brain,spinal cord
The back of body
The lower part of the body 
Dense yin organs:liver,heart,spleen,lung and kidney 
Greyish
Low and weak 
Preference for heat and aversion to cold 
Deep,unsmooth,slow and weak 
The sour,bitter,salty flavors
Sinking,descending
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4
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Yang

A
Day 
Light
Warm 
Positive 
Active 
Male 
Hollow
Gall bladder
Small intestine 
Stomach 
Large intestine 
Urinary bladder
Sun
Light
Brightness
Activity 
Heaven 
Round 
Time 
South 
Rising 
Non-substantial 
Immaterial 
Above 
Generates 
Fire
Energy 
Hot 
Fire
Restless
Non substantial 
Dry
Transformation change
Hard
Rapidity
Excitement
Exterior surface: skin,hair,superficial nerves and blood vessels
The front of body
The upper part of body 
Hollow organs :gallbladder,stomach,SI,LI,bladder 
Sonorous
Preference for cold and aversion to heat 
Floating,slippery,rapid and full 
Acrid
Sweet
Bland flavors
Floating - ascending
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5
Q

Yang syndrome

A

External syndrome,excess syndrome and heat syndrome

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6
Q

Yin syndrome

A

Internal syndrome,deficiency syndrome and cold syndrome

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7
Q

Drugs of hot,warm nature

A

Yang,used to treat cold syndrome

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8
Q

Drugs of cold,cool nature

A

Yin,used to treat heat syndrome

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9
Q

Heart ? Yin or yang

A

Yin

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10
Q

Still yin or yang

A

Yin

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11
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Man,yin or yang

A

Yang

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12
Q

What are the 4 styles of interaction between yin and yang

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Opposition,interdependence,waxing,waning,transformation.

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13
Q

Upper part of the body yin or yang

A

Yang

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14
Q

Kidney yin or yang

A

Yin

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15
Q

Anatomy and function which is yin and which is yang

A

Histology yin and function yang

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16
Q

What kind of transforming is cloud to rain

A

Yang to yin

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17
Q

One patient contract wind cold manifest aversion to cold ,watering nose,cough

A

Predominance of yin

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18
Q

Aversion to cold,fatigue,tender tongue,weak pulse.

A

Decline of yang

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19
Q

Thirst,red eyes,flushing complexion,red tongue with dry mouth and less coating,thin and rapid pulse

A

Relative predominance of yang

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20
Q

External syndrome yin or yang

A

Yang

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21
Q

Treating cold syndrome with heat herbs,make use of which relationship between yin and yang

A

Opposition

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22
Q

Which style of interaction btw yin and yang

A

Opposition

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23
Q

Flexing,extending,growth,development,free activity

A

Wood

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24
Q

Warmth,heat,ascending,brightness

A

Fire

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25
Q

Reception,cultivation,transformation

A

Earth

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26
Q

Change,depuration,astringency

A

Metal

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27
Q

Moistening,downward movement,cold,coolness,closure,storage

A

Water

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28
Q

What all comes under wood

A
Spring
East
Wind
Germination 
Green
Sour
Jue
Liver
Gall bladder
Eye
Tendon
Anger 
Tear
Taut
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29
Q

What all comes under fire

A
Summer
South
Heat
Growth 
Red
Bitter
Zhi
Heart
Small intestine
Tongue
Vessel 
Joy 
Sweating
Bounding
30
Q

Earth

A
Late summer
Centre
Dampness
Transformation 
Yellow
Sweet
Gong 
Spleen 
Stomach 
Mouth
Muscle
Contemplation
Saliva
Moderate
31
Q

Metal

A
Autumn
West
Dryness
Reaping
White
Pungent
Shang
Lung
Large intestine
Nose
Shin and hair
Grief
Snivel
Superficial
32
Q

Water

A
Winter
North 
Cold 
Storing 
Black 
Salty 
Yu
Kidney 
Urinary bladder
Ear
Bone 
Fear
Spittle
Deep
33
Q

Interpromotion

A

Wood-fire-earth-metal-water

34
Q

Restraint

A

Wood-earth-water-fire-metal

35
Q

Overstrain

A

Wood-earth-water-fire-metal

36
Q

Reverse strain

A

Wood-metal-fire-water-earth

37
Q

Bluish complexion,preference for sour flavour or sour taste in the mouth,taut pulse

A

Liver disease

38
Q

Reddish complexion ,bitter taste in the mouth,full pulse

A

Heart disease

39
Q

Yellowish complexion,sweet taste in the mouth,slow pulse

A

Spleen disease

40
Q

Whitish complexion,acrid taste in the mouth,floating pulse

A

Lung disease

41
Q

Blackish complexion ,salty taste in the mouth,deep pulse

A

Kidney disease

42
Q

Mother and child relations

A
Water and wood
Wood and fire
Fire and earth 
Earth and metal 
Metal and water
43
Q

Sun yin or yang

A

Yang

44
Q

Women

A

Yin

45
Q

Back of body

A

Yin

46
Q

What are the five elements

A

Wood,fire,earth,metal,water

47
Q

Which climate corresponds to earth

A

Late summer

48
Q

Which is organ correspondent to metal

A

Lung

49
Q

What are 4 interaction amg 5 elements

A

Inter promotion
Inter restraint
Over restraint
Reverse restraint

50
Q

What are all the 6 Qi

A
Wind 
Cold
Summer heat
Dampness
Dryness
Fire
51
Q

Cold syndrome

A

Aversion to cold,cold limbs,cold pain,diarrhea

52
Q

Pale complexion,lassitude,cold limbs,profuse,clear urine

A

Yang deficiency syndrome

53
Q

Congealing and sluggish

A

Qi stagnation

54
Q

Restrain the activity of Qi attack the surface

A

Contractile

55
Q

Yang heat syndrome-yang in nature

A

High fever,dysphoria,thirst,reddish complexion

56
Q

Yin in nature

A

Damage yang and block the circulation of Qi

57
Q

Yin in nature -slimy and sluggish

A

Chest oppression ,unsmooth urination and inhibited sticky dedication ,greasy coating

58
Q

Excessive joy

A

Relaxes the activity of Qi

59
Q

Excessive Anger

A

Qi to move upwards

60
Q

Excessive anxiety

A

Depresses Qi

61
Q

Excessive contemplation

A

Stagnates Qi

62
Q

Excessive grief

A

Exhausts Qi

63
Q

Excessive terror drives

A

Qi to move downwards

64
Q

Excessive fear

A

Disturbs Qi

65
Q

Starvation

A

Insufficiency of Qi

66
Q

Overeating

A

Leads to food stagnation and obesity

67
Q

Un clean food

A

Causes gastrointestinal disorders

68
Q

Partiality to cold food

A

Impair yang Qi in spleen and stomach

69
Q

Partiality to hot food

A

Will accumulate heat in the stomach and intestines

70
Q

Overstrain

A

Consumes Qi and blood

71
Q

Lazy cozy consumes

A

Qi or will give rise to the production of phlegm