TCM week 1 Flashcards
what is a deficiency
Characterized by Emptiness of the Upright Qi and the absence of a pathogenic factor
what are the 4 deficiencies (“empty”)
empty qi
empty yang
empty yin
empty blood
empty qi symptoms
Pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, slight shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools, poor appetite
empty yang symptoms
Bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, desire for hot drinks, frequent pale urination
empty yin symptoms
Heat in the afternoon, dry throat at night, night sweats
empty blood symptoms
Dull-pale face, pale lips, dry hair, blurred vision, tiredness, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods
empty qi vs empty yang vs empty yin vs empty blood
Empty Qi: Pale face, weak voice, slight sweating, slight shortness of breath, fatigue, loose stools, poor appetite
Empty Yang: Bright pale face, cold limbs, absence of thirst, desire for hot drinks, frequent pale urination
Empty Yin: Heat in the afternoon, dry throat at night, night sweats
Empty Blood: Dull-pale face, pale lips, dry hair, blurred vision, tiredness, poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods
what are symptoms of yin deficiency
Decrease in Yin produces heat symptoms
Red cheeks
Dry stools
Anxiety at night
Night sweats
Hot flushes
5 Centre Heat
Thirst for cold drinks in sips
yin excess symptoms
Excess Yin produces cold symptoms
Abdominal pain better with warmth
Dysmenorrhea better with warmth
Local pain better with heat
Chills
what is yang deficiency symptoms
Decrease of Yang produces cold symptoms
Tired after bowel movement
Low libido
Edema
Fatigue
yang excess symptoms
Excess Yang produces heat symptoms
Feeling hot all day
Red face
Thirst for cold drinks (gulps)
what is qi
“Qi is the root of the human body; the stem & leaves would dry up without a root”
6 functions of qi
promote
warm
defend
check
nourish
organ function
qi functions
Promoting: Growth & development
Warming: Warmth is maintained by readjusting Qi
Defence: Wei Qi Protects the body from exterior attacks
Checking: Maintains homeostasis
Nourishing: Ying Qi or Nutritive Qi
Qi Hua: Function of the organs e.g. Lung Qi = Lung function
qi deficiency symptoms
Fatigue
Insomnia
Poor digestion
Cold hands and feet
Shortness of breath
Little to no appetite
Frequent infections, weak immune system
qi stagnation
If the Qi stagnates in the meridians, the main symptoms are stiffness, heaviness, numbness or tingling of the limbs in the affected regions, or migrating pain in the limbs.
what is blood mainly formed from
food qi
how does food qi turn into blood ? where does it have to go to turn red?
Food Qi from the Spleen and Stomach rises to the chest where it is acted upon by Yuan Qi = blood
But blood is not complete (Blood) until it is sent to the Heart where Heart turns Blood red
“Heart Governs Blood”
what governs blood
heart
how to make blood
food qi in spleen and stomach rise to chest and get acted upon yuan qi and go to heart to turn red
functions of blood
Nourishment & moisture: Movement of the eyes & 4 limbs
Nourishes hair, sinews, bones & bowels
Foundation of mental activities; houses the mind
Circulates with Ying Qi
Determines Menstruation
blood deficiency symptoms
Long cycles, Short luteal phase
Scanty menstrual blood, Amenorrhea
Fatigue, anxiety, insomnia, poor memory
Cold hands and feet, abdomen, low back
Floaters in eyes, slow recovery
Pale
blood stasis
Oppression or pain in the chest
Coughing up dark, clotted blood
Purple
Deep, stabbing pain
what needs to be present to have an excess?
pathogen
Characterized by the presence of a pathogenic factor while Upright Qi is relatively intact and actively fighting against the pathogenic factor
