TCM HOLISTIC NOTES Flashcards
Yin / Yang organs -
difference?
Yin organs extract Qi
ouf of food and air,
while Yang organs process
the waste of consumption.
Heart, opens to…?
the tongue
lung Qi combines with Qi
of which organ to create
……….. Qi?
with the Qi the spleen extracts from food. The combined Qi is called Zongqi.
What is Weiqi?
It is defensive Qi.
It travels under the skin
and is a first line of defence against EPAs
The Liver manifests* on…?
* not opens…
…nails -
of both hands and feet.
The Spleen opens to…?
the mouth
The Kidneys:
- dominate:
- produce:
- fill:
- dominate: the bones
- produce: marrow
- fill: the brain
weak or impaired gall bladder
may lead to…?
…a person being too timid to realize their life’s path.
Idiomatically, the Chinese will refer to a courageous person as having (or being) a “big gall bladder,” while a timid or weak-willed
person is said to have a “little gall bladder.”
The Heart’s child is…?
The Stomach.
If the Stomach’s energy isn’t in balance,
then the Heart’s own will be afflicted.
The Liver is the mother of…?
…the Heart.
one energy function of the Liver is to smoothen emotions; if stress compromises this, then the Liver’s ability to support the heart is compromised.
pulse taking:
the right wrist indicates…?
the state of Qi
throughout the body
pulse taking:
the left wrist indicates…?
the blood
acupuncture does not add Qi - what technique can?
moxibustion can add
Yang Qi
The needling sensation
is called…?
Deqi
“the arrival of Qi”
the acupuncture unit of measurement is the …..
tell me about it.
The Cun is the width of the thumb’s knuckle,
and the four fingers together = 3Cun.
Measuring in Cun is also done proportionately;
thus, the distance from elbow crease to wrist is 12Cun, whatever the actual length of the forearm.
