TCM Theory PT 2 Flashcards
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What are the extraordinary organs
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Uterus Brain Marrow Bones Vessels Galbladder
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Common features of Extraordinary Fu
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Hollow like Fu
store Essence and Qi like Zang
Belong to Yin like Zang (storage without leakage”
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Classic of Difficulties-Nan Jing says what about the Uterus
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“The Gate of life (Ming Men) is the residence of the Mind (Shen) and the Essence (Jing) and is connected to the Original Qi (Yuan Qi): in men it houses the Sperm; in women the Uterus.
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Main functions of the Uterus
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Regulates menstruation
Tian Gui
Houses the Fetus
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The uterus regulates menstruation with __________ and _____________
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The Kidney (origin of Tian Gui which forms menstrual blood) and the Liver
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The Kidney is the origin of __________ which forms menstrual blood
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Tian Gui
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Tian Gui is a _____________ ___________ which is generated when _______________?
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vital substance, generated when a person’s Kidney Essence and Kidney Qi become full
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Function of Tian Gui
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Promoting the development of reproductive organs, promotes male ejaculation and female ovulation and menstruation
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During pregnancy the Uterus needs the nourishment of ____________ and ______________
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Kidney Essence (trough the Directing and penetrating Vessels) and of Blood (through the Penetrating Vessels)
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Relationship of Uterus with the Directing and Penetrating Meridians
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both the Directing meridian (Ren mai) and Penetrating meridian (Chong Mai) originate from the Kidney and flow through the Uterus
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The Directing Meridian brings ________,_________ and ____ to the Uterus
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Qi, Yin and Essence
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The Penetrating Meridian brings ______ to the Uterus
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Blood
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The relationship of the Uterus with Chong Meridian
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CM has connection to all 12 main meridians and is called “the sea of 12 meridians”
The Qi and Blood of all Zang Fu and meridians are related to CM “Chong is the Sea of Blood”
therefore, Chong is the basis of menstruation and brings Blood to the uterus
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Chong meridian is called (2 things)
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The sea of 12 Meridians and The Sea of Blood
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The relationship of Uterus with Ren Meridian
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Important during pregnancy
RM is “the Sea of the yin Meridian”
RM brings Yin and Essence to the Uterus
The fullness of Qi and Blood in RM is the basis of pregnancy
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Saying about Ren Meridian and pregnancy?
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Ren governs fetus
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Relationship of Uterus with DU and Dai Meridians
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Du meridian is the “sea of yang meridians”
Together with RM they communicate Yin and Yang, regulate Qi and Blood, transport Qi from Kidney
**Dai meridian (Belt meridian) binds all the meridians, safeguards the fetus, controls the secretion of leucorrhea (Bai Dai)
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Relationship of Uterus with Kidney
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KD is the origin of Tian Gui
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Relationship of Uterus with Heart
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HR governs Blood; HR-Qi descends to promote discharge of menstrual blood and eggs; HR Qi descends to trigger transformation of Yang to Yin and vice versa in menstrual cycle
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Relationship of Uterus and Liver
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LV governs Shu Xie and stores blood
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Relationship of Uterus and Spleen
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SP is the source of blood which suppliments menstruation
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4 phases in the menstrual cycle
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Bleeding
Postmenstural
Interermenstrual
Premenstrual
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Jing Room =
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The Bao of men
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Jing in Jing Room means
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Sperm
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Jing room includes
testis, epididymes, seminal vesicle and prostate
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Jing Room controls?
male's reproductive function
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The Brain houses ?
yuan Shen
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Ben Cao Gang Mu
"Brain is the house for Yuan Shen"
Yuan Shen is the pre-heaven Shen
Yuan Shen governs one's life
When Yuan Shen exits, one is alive; when Yuan Shen fails, one dies
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Brain Controls
Intelligence
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Su Wen on Intelligence
"the Head is the residence of intelligence"
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Brain is the Sea of ?
Marrows
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Brain controls _____, _____, _____, and ____
sight, hearing, smell and taste
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Marrow:
fills the bones
contributes to make blood
nourishes the Brain
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Bones:
Structural, framework of the body
| are the cavity that houses marrow and are functionally related to Kidney
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The Four Seas are:
The Sea of Qi (cent of chest/Shan Zhong)
Sea of Blood (Chong Mai)
Sea of Food (Stomach)
Sea of Marrow (Brain)
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Points for the Four Seas
Sea of Qi (DU15 and DU14)
Sea of Blood (BL11 and ST 37)
Sea of Food (ST 30 and ST 36)
Sea of marrow (DU 20 and DU 16)
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Organ Interrelationships
1) Structurally related to each other
| 2) inter-restricting and inter-dependant
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Organ interrelationships behave as:
1) relationship between 5 elements
| 2) relationships between Qi, Essence, Blood, Yin/Yang
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5 Relationships of Heart and Lung
1) Both reside in UB
2) Cooperate and ensure the normal movement of Qi and blood
3) Zong Qi promotes the function of both HE and LU and is key connection
4) HE governs Blood and LU governs Qi.
5) Cooperate in making blood. HE makes blood from the food-Qi of the SP and the clear Qi of the LU
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Qi is the _______ of Blood and Blood is the _____ of Qi
commander and mother
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2 Relationships of HE and SP
1) They cooperate in making blood
| 2) Cooperate to ensure normal Blood circulation inside the blood vessels.
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HE and SP ensure normal blood circulation inside the Blood vessels how
HE governs Blood circulation
| SP-Qi holds Blood inside blood vessels
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Student Syndrome
Mentally over working, exhausting HE Blood and SP Qi
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2 Relationships of HE and LV
1) HE governs Blood circulation and LV stores Blood
| 2) HE houses Shen and LV governs Shu-Xie
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HE and LV
| Most important part of their relationship involves
1) Blood circulations and storage
| 2) Regulation of spirit and mental activities
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3 Relationships of HE and KD
1) Mutual assistance of Fire and Water (Yin/Yang of whole body)
2) common root of Mind (Shen) and Essence (Jing)
3) inter-relationship in the menstrual cycle
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HE and KD inter-relationship w/ menses
1) KD provides the material yin/yang basis for such ebb and flow
2) HE provides impetus for transformation of Yang to Yin and vice versa
3) HE-Qi and Blood descent promotes the downward flow of blood and the discharge of eggs
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LU and SP cooperate in
Generating Qi and body fluid metabolism
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The generation of whole body Qi mainly relies on
LU and SP
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LU and SP cooperate in Body Fluid Metabolism how
SP T&T body fluid
| LU disperses/descends body fluid
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LU and LV are not
Close
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Relationship between LU and LV
cooperate to ensure body's Qi moves normally
LU Qi descends
LI Qi ascends
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3 Relationship of LU and KD
1) cooperate in body fluid distribution
2) cooperate in breath
3) Y/Y of LU/KD nourish each other
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LU and KD working together ensure what about breath
breath is normal and deep
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The Yin and Yang of LU & KD nourish each other how
LU/Metal is mother of Water
LU Yin nourishes KD Yin'
KD Yin/Yang is the foundation of Y/Y for all organs
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2 Relationships of LV and SP
1) Cooperate in food digestion
| 2) Cooperate in Blood circulation
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LV and SP working together ensure
normal food digestion and transformation
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LV and SP help normal
blood circulation
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LV _______ blood and SP ______ blood
stores and holds
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LV and KD relationship
1) LV blood and KD Essence nourish each other
2) LV Blood and KD cooperate in regulating reproductive function
3) LV controls tendons and KD controls bones
4) Y/Y of LV and KD nourish one another
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2 relationships of SP and KD
1) represent pre-heaven and post-heaven
| 2) cooperate in body fluid metabolism
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Relationship between Yin organs and Extraordinary organs
1) both "store essences and Qi without leackage"
| 2) Most have a close relationship with the Extraordinary meridians
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Relationship between Yin organs and the Uterus
Main function of Uterus is to regluate menstruation and house the fetus, these relay on:
regulation of Shen, promotion of Qi and nourishment of Essence and Blood
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HE relationship with Uterus
HE houses Shen, Shen is connected to menstration/ovulation and pregnancy
Heart creates Blood and blood is connected to menstruation/ovulation/pregnancy
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LV relationship with Uterus
1) emotions and menstruation/ovulation/preg
2) Qi Ji and menstruation/ovulation/ pregnancy
3) Stores blood and menst/ov/preg
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SP relationship with Uterus
1) T&T- the source of menstruation
| 2) holds Blood and menstruation
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KD relationship with Uterus
KD storesEssence, governs growth, development and reproduction by generation/exhaustion of Tian Gui
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Tain Gui govers
development of reproductive system
ovulation
menstruation
pregnance
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Relationship of HE and Brain
1) HE houses Shen
2) Brain houses Yuan Shen
3) HE blood nourish Brain
4) Most Brain disorders are treated as HE disorders
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Relationship of LU and Brain
LU governs Qi, controls vessels
Qi and Blood nourish Brain and support normal function
LU failing causes Brain disorder
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relationship of LV and Brain
Regulates emotion
Qi Ji and mental activity/emotion/spirit
Stores Blood and mental activity/emotion/spirit
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Relationship of SP and Brain
T&T, source of Qi and Blood nourish Brain
| SP Qi ascending important for normal Brain
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Most important treatment for Brain Disorders
Tonify Qi and lift Yang
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KD and Brain
KD stores Essence, Essence generate Marrow, Marrow fills Brain so Brain is the sea of Marrow
KD essence fullness ensures Brain marrow fullness
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Brain is the Sea of
Marrow
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2nd important treatment for Brain disorders
tonify KD essence and nourishing marrow
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How does the Brain relate to all five Yin Organs
house Yuan Shen--Heart
controls intelligence--all five organs
sea of marrow--KD
Controls sight/hearing/smell/taste--All 5 organs
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To treat brain disorders one should
treat the 5 Yin organs, especially HE and KD
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HE and Vessels
HE governs Blood and Shen
HE controls Vessels pulse
HE blood nourishes Vessels
HE Shen, Qi, Blood, Y/Y all can affect Vessel function
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LU and Vessels
LU Qi affects Blood vessels, blood circulation and the quality of blood
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LV and Vessels
LV regulates Qi Ji which is important for normal function of Vessels
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SP and Vessels
SP is the source of Qi and Blood, holds blood in the Vessels
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KD and Vessels
KD Y/Y are foundation of all organs, including HE
KD Yang supports HE Yang promoting blood ciruculation
KD Yin nourishes HE Yin and moderates Heartbeat
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Most important Yin Organ relating to Bones and Marrow
Kidney:
KD stores Essence
Essence generates marrow
Marrow nourishes Bones
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3 levels of disease
1) Cause
2) Injury
3) Symptom/sign
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Pathogenic factors can be
Internal or external
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Injured life actives include
Y/Y imbalance
Body structure damage
Dysfunction
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The Mechanism of pathogenesis
The War between Upright Qi and Evil Qis
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Upright Qi is
Zheng Qi
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Zheng Qi is ______ ________ to TCM than _____
more important, Evil
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Function of Upright Qi (Zheng Qi)
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Prevent diseases
expelling Evil Qi
Regulating and repairing
Maintaining
Opposite to Evil Qi
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Nei Jin quote about Upright Qi and Evil Qi
"When there is Evil Qi invading, there must be deficiency of Upright Qi" and
"When the Upright Qi is sufficient, no Evil Qi can invade"
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Upright Qi can be classified into what 2 portions
Yin and Yang
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Upright Qi's Yin portion:
cooling calming, inhibiting and descending (fights Yang evil)
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Upright Qi's Yang portion:
warming, promoting, exiting and ascending (fights Yin Evils)
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Yin Upright Qi fights
Yang Evil Qi such as Summer Heat, Fire and Heat, inhibiting Yang Evil, preventing further development of Yang disease and expelling Yang Evil
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Yang Upright Qi fights
yin Evil Qi, Cold Damp, inhibits Yin Evil, prevents further development of Yin disease and expels yin Evil
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Function of Upright Qi in process of Disease
1) defends against external Evil Qi
2) Expels Invading Evil Qi
3) repairs and regulates normal body function
4) Maintaining collaboration of Zang Fu and Meridian functions
5) opposite of Evil
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What determines the feature of disease
The Upright qi being deficient or not
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The role of Upright Qi during Pathogenesis
1) plays a dominant role
2) Deficient UQi results in External Evil Qi invading
3) Def. of UQi generates internal Evil
4) def or not determines the feature of disease
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What are Evil Qis?
All factors that can cause disease
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2 main types of Evil Qi?
Internal and External
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4 types of External Evil Qis
6 external Evil Qis (wind/cold/dry/heat/moist)
External injuries
insects or animals
parasites
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6 types of Internal Evil Qis
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7 Emotions
Abnormal Diet
Phlegm
Stagnant Blood
Stones
5 internal evil Qis
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4 effects on the body of Evil Qi
body dysfunction
body structure damage
body constitution changes
death
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Role of Evil Qis during pathogenesis
case of disease
affecting the type/feature/pattern of disease
affecting severity/location of disease
sometime play a dominant role
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The Fight between _______ _____ and ____ ____
determines pathogenesis
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If Upright Qi overcomes Evil Qi the body
will not be sick
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If Evil Qi overcomes the Upright Qi, the body
will be sick
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Factors affecting pathogensis
Environment
Body constitution
Mental Status
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Environment and pathogensis
Weather/Climate
Geographic location
Living/Working environment
Social Environment
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Body Constitution and Pathogenesis
how easy the individual gets disease
the type of Evil Qi likely to invade
pattern of disease
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Mental Status and Pathogenesis
Normal status prevents invasion
Sudden strong stimulation my disturb Qi Ji and cause disease
Long term abnormal status may cause Qi Ji stagnation or rebelling resulting in disease
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6 types of pathogenesis
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Acute onset after affected
Gradual Onset (Chronic)
Latent Onset (incubation)
Secondary Onset
Simultaneous Onset (only tcm)
Recurrence
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Acute onset can be caused by
Evil Qi very strong
Strong emotion stimulation
Strong poisonous substance
Contagious pathogen (li Qi)
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Gradual onset can be seen
Disease cause by internal Evil
External: caused by dampness (yeast infection)
Deficient UQi invaded by weak Ext Evil
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Latent onset occurs when
Ext Evil is weak and needs to incubate
UQi is not ready (allergy)
seen in febrile disease (ext influ cause fever)
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When latent onset occurs the disease is
severe and changes quickly
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Secondary Onset examples
primary disease causes a new disease:
Liver yang over active cause stroke
Asthma cause LU Qi def or HE blood stag
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Simultaneous onset
is only for TCM
When External Evil is very Strong and the UQi is very weak the external Evil may invade more than 2 meridians or body parts
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Recurrence 3 mechanism
Evil Qi has not been expelled completely
Upright Qi has not be recovered
inductive factor
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Types of Recurrence
Recurrence before complete recovery
Alternating resolution and recurrence
Alternating chronic remission and acute onset
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Inductive factors of recurrence
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Improper diet
improper medication
over laboring
new Evil Qi invading
Abnormal emotions
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6 Climate factors (6 Qi)
Wind Cold
Summer-Heat Damp
Dry Fire
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Normal climate change is
necessary for everything to grow
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Abnormal Climate Change
over active/ under active or improper time
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Zheng Qi
ability of the boy to resist disease
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Xie Qi
pathogenic factors
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3 factors of 6 Xie and UQi that cause disease
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6 xie (evils) + deficient upright Qi
Strong 6 Xie + normal Upright Qi
6 Qi (normal seasonal change) + def. UQi
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4 common features of Diseases caused by 6 Xie
1) From external and via body surface or mouth/nose
2) Seasonal
3) Geographic
4) often more than one factor invading (damp/heat, cold/dry, wind/damp...)
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Western Medicines equivalent of 6 Xie
Climate factors
microorganisms: bacteria/virus/fungus
Physical factors
Chemicals
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Concept of Wind Xie
moves fast, changes quickly, light
most common pathogen
Qi of Spring, but exists all year around
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Features of Wind Xie
yang Xie
light
opening function: cause sweating/chilly
likes to invade yang position: head, face, Yang meridians and body surface
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Wind is ________ and ___________
migrant and variable
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Wind tends to cause >>>>>>>>
movement (ie. shakes, any sort of involuntary movement)
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Concept of Cold Xie
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body feels cold
coagulate
stagnate
contract
is Qi of Winter but exists in other seasons
```
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Features of Cold Xie
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yin Xie
restricts Yang
injures Yang
Invades body surface
invades SP/ST
invades Shao Yin (HE & KD)
```
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Cold tends to ____, _____ and _____
coagulate, stagnate and contract
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Cold invading tends to cause
coagulation and stagnation of Qi, Blood and Jin Ye
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Cold invading tends to block
meridians and vessels
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Cold Pain Features
Fixed
becomes less severe with heated
More severe with exposed to cold
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Cold Contraction
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close sweat pores
spasm muscles
contracting tendons
retarded flexion and extension of joints
curled body
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Concept of Damp Xie
behaves heavy and turbid, viscous and lingering, tends to descend
Mostly seen in late summer
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Feature of Damp Xie
Yin Xie
injures Yang and block Qi Ji (Qi movement)
Damp tends to invade Spleen
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Dampness invades Upper Burner
Heavy Head/Eyelids and Arms
| Thick tongue coat
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Dampness invades Middle Burner
Lower energy and no appetite
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Dampness invades Lower burner
Legs sweaty, heavy legs, lots of discharge and ruination issues
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Dampness is _____ and _____
Heavy and Turbid
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Diseases caused by Dampness behave with
turbid secretions
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The diseases caused by Dampness behave
viscous and stagnant
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Damp secretions are
sticky
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Damp stools are
sticky and incomplete
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Damp urine is
sticky and cloudy
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Damp tongue coating
sticky and thick
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Course of damp disease
starts slowly
lasts long time
hard to get rid of
relapse often
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Dampness tends to
descend
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Concept of Dry Xie
Pathogen behaves dry and contracts
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Season of Dry Xie
Fall
early fall: Warm Dry
late fall: Cool Dry
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Dry Xie tends to _________ Jin Ye and invade what organs?
tends to EXHAUST Jin ye
| tends to INVADE LU (and LI) (both dislike dry)
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Concept of Fire/Heat Xie
Pathogen behaves hot, ascending, flaring upwards
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Season of Fire/Heat
Qi of summer
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Difference between Fire and Heat
Heat has whole body symptoms (fever)
| Fire has local symptoms (arthritis)
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Features of Fire/Heat
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Yang Xie-invades upward
disturbs HE/Mind
exhausts Jin Ye (Through Sweat)
generates wind and disturbs blood
causes sores and carbuncles
```
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Concept of summer Heat Xie
Occures in Summer and behaves hot, ascending and often accompanied by Dampness
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Summer Heat INVADING
start slowly, less severe (headache)
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Summer Heat STROKE
acute onset and severe. can be fatal
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Features of Summer Heat Xie
Yang Xie and behaves hot
ascends, & disperses, disturbs Shen, exhaust JY
accompanied by Dampness
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LI QI
external pathogen that is extremely contangious
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Li Qi can spread
via air, food, mouth, nose, skin, insects, animals
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Li Qi can cause
various diseases
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Features of Li Qi Causing Diseases
Acute onset, change quickly, behave severe
Extremely contagious, tending to spread quickly
one type of Li Qi causes one disease and all patients behave similar
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Similarities and Differences between Internal and External Evil Qi
have similar symptoms
Internal EQi behave as internal, deficient or deficient combined with excessive patterns, chronic
External EQi behave as external and excessive patterns, accute
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5 Internal Evil Qis
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Wind
Cold
Damp
Dry
Fire
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Definition Internal Wind
Wind generated internally
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Internal Wind related Organ
Liver
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Internal Wind Mechanism
Yang Excess or Yin deficiency failing in inhibiting yang
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Internal Wind behaves as
shakiness, dizziness, ballism, shivering and tics
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Internal Wind converted from Liver Yang is seen as
Mental depression, anger and over laboring
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Internal Wind converted from Liver Yang behaves
Tendons or muscle tic, limbs shaking/shivering, Dizziness, Stroke
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Internal Wind Generated by Extreme Heat Seen when?
peak phase of febrile diseases
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Internal Wind generated by extreme Heat Mechanism
EXT heat converted into Wind
Heat invades to ying, or Blood and injures LV meridian
Usually accompanied with high fever or coma
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Internal Wind caused by Yin Deficiency seen
late state of febrile disease
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Internal Wind caused by Yin Deficiency mechanism
exhausts Jin Ye and Yin which fails in nourishing tendons and inhibiting yang
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Internal Wind caused by Yin Deficiency accompanied with Yin deficiency symptoms:
low fever red tongue without coat and thin pulse
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Internal Wind caused by Blood Deficiency
either body fails in generating blood or too much bleeding
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Internal Wind caused by Blood Deficiency mechanism
Deficient Liver Blood fails in nourishing tendons or collateral meridians
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Internal Wind caused by Blood Deficiency accompanied with
numbness and curling limbs
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Internal Wind caused by Dryness of Blood
Blood deficiency accompanied with Jin Ye Deficiency
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Internal Wind caused by Dryness of Blood is seen in
chronic diseases, aging people, and chronic malnutrition
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Internal Wind caused by Dryness of Blood mechanism
deficient Blood and Jin ye fail in nourishing muscle and skin
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Internal Wind caused by Dryness of Blood symptoms
dry skin, itching, peeling or desquamation
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Internal Cold Definition
cold generated intrenally
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Internal Cold organs
Spleen, Kidney and Heart
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Internal cold mechanisms
Yang deficiency
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Internal Cold behaves as
SP Yang Def- Ab pain when exposed to cold
KD Yang Def- profuse urination, weak Knees back
Blood stagnation
Body Fluid metab disorders- Damp, phlegm, edema
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Difference between internal and external Cold
IC mainly a deficient disease
| EC mainly excessive
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Relationship between External cold and Internal Cold
EC injures Yang, causing Yang deficiency
| Yang Deficiency tends to be invaded by EC
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Internal Dampness Definition
dampness generated internally
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Internal Dampness Organs
Spleen and Kidney
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Internal Dampness mechanisms
over eating fat/sweet or Cold/raw injures the Spleen
Lacking physical activity causing obesity
Depression causing Qi Stagnation
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Internal Dampness behaves as
abnormal body fluid distribution
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Internal Dampness behaves _______ depending on body portion involved
different
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Internal Dampness behavior Meridians
numb/heavy
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Internal Dampness behavior UB
heavy clouded head, sticky eyes/mouth
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Internal Dampness behavior LB
abnormal vaginal discharge, urinary problems, edema, heavy legs
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Internal Dampness behavior MB
poor appetite , nausea, bloated, diarrhea
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Internal Dryness definition
Dryness generated internally
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Internal Dryness involves ? Organs
LU, ST and LI
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Internal Dryness mechanisms
body Jin Ye Deficiency caused by chronic diseases, over sweating/vomiting/diarrhea/bleeding and some heat caused diseases that exhaust Yin and Jin ye
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Internal dryness behaves as
skin dryness
lung dryness
stomach dryness
LI dryness
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Internal Fire definition
fire generated internally
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Internal Fire mainly involves what organs
heart, liver, stomach and kidney
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Internal fire mechanism
yang excessive and yin deficiency(most common)
Qi/Blood stagnation (most comm stagn)
other Evil Qis stagnation
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Internal fire behaves as
Fire flaring upwards
| Over active function
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Various Internal fires
excessive Yang
converted from other pathogens
converted from 5 intelligences (emotions)
caused by Yin Deficiency
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Seven Emotions
Anger (Nu) Pensiveness (Si)
Joy (Xi) Fear (Kong)
Sadness (Bei) Shock/astonished (Jing)
Worry (You)
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Normal emotional changes
do not cause disease
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Long lasting or intense emotions
can cause disease
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Normal emotional change + ? or ? can cause disease
deficient upright Qi or deficient Zang Fu Qi/Essence
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Anger affects
Liver
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Joy and Shock affect
Heart
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Sadness affect
Lung and Heart
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Worry affects
Lung and Spleet
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Pensiveness affects
Spleen
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Fear affects
Kidney
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5 feature of injuries caused by emotions
1) 7 emotions injure internal organs directly
2) 7 emotions injure the related organs
3) several emotions occurring together affect HE, LV, and SP
4) 7 Emotions often affect HE Shen first
5) 7 emotions induce potential diseases
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Anger makes Qi
rise
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Joy ______ ______ Qi
slows down
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Sadness _____ Qi
dissolves
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Fear makes Qi
descend
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Shock ________ Qi
sactters
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Worry and Pensiveness ____ Qi
knots
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When emotions affect Qi Ji it
interferes with body normal function and causes disease
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7 emotions causing mental/emotion related diseases: Mental Disorders
depression, schizophrenia, psychataxia,
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7 emotions causing mental/emotion related diseases induced by emotions
hypertension, CAD
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7 emotions causing mental/emotion related diseases caused by other factors, but have mental symptoms
diabetes, tumors, chronic liver/GB disease
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7 Emotions affect existing diseases
Normal or healthy emotions help cure/recovery of existing diseases
Long lasting, intense emotions prevent curing/recovery or cause disease to get worse
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Anger belongs to
Wind
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Anger causes (Nei Jing)
mental confusion
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Anger makes Qi (Nei Jing)
rise and causes vomiting of Blood
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Effects of Anger
Affects Liver Qi (stagnation, rebelling, yang rising, fire and wind)
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Symptoms of Anger Qi rise
headache, dizziness, tinnitus, redface
| can also affect ST, Intest, and HE
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Joy (Nei Jing)
Mind peaceful and relaxes
benefits nourishing & defensive Qi
makes Qi Relatx and slow down
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Nei Jing on Joy (negatives)
Over Joy injures the HE and Fear counteracts Joy
| Excessive joy disperses the Mind out of its residence
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Effect of Joy
affects the Heart
Slows down Qi
sudden joy is like shock
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Symptoms of over Joy
palpitations, over excitability, insomnia, restlessness, red tip to the tongue
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Nei Jing on Sadness
Sadness makes the Heart cramped and agitated, this pushes towards the lungs' lobes, the UB becomes obstructed, nourishing and defensive Qi cannot circulate freely, Heat accumulates and dissolves Qi
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Effect of Sadness
Affects the LU and HE
Dissolves Qi
may deplete Liver Blood in Women
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Sadness sypmtoms
breathlessness, tired, discomfort feeling in the chest, depression or crying
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Nei Jing on Worry
Worry causes obstruction of Qi so that Qi stagnates. In cases of SP, excessive worry injures the Intellect Yi.
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Effects of Worry
affects LU and SP
| Knots Qi
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Symptoms of worry
LU: uncomfortable feeling in chest, slight breathlessness, tensing of shoulders, dry cough, sighing
SP: poor appetite, slight epigastic discomfort, ab distension, tired, pale
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Pensiveness Nei Jing
pensiveness makes the HE Qi accumulate, causes the Mind to converge; the UQi settles and does not move, and therefore Qi stagnates
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Effects of Pensiveness
Affects the SP
| Knots Qi
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Symptoms of Pensiveness
poor appetite, slight epigastric discomfort, ab distension, tired, pale
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Nei Jing on Fear
Fear depletes the Essence, blocks the UB which makes Qi descend to the LB
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Effects of Fear
affects KD
| Makes Qi descend
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symptoms of Fear
nocturnal enuresis, incontinence of urine and diarrhea
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Nei Jing on Shock
Shock affects the HE depriving it of residence, the Mind has no shlter and connot rest so that the Qi becomes chaotic.
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Effects of Shock
affects the HE
| Scatters Qi
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Symptoms of Shock
palpitations, breathlessness, insomnia and moving pulse
