TCM Wk 2 - Spleen and Stomach

Question 1

What are the meridians associated with the earth element?

Answer 1

spleen and stomach

Question 2

what is the secretion of the earth element

Answer 2

saliva

Question 3

what are the emotions of earth element?

Answer 3

pensiveness and worry

Question 4

what is the odor of the earth element

Answer 4

fragrant

Question 5

what is the flavor of the earth element

Answer 5

sweet

Question 6

what is the emotional sound of the earth element?

Answer 6

singing

Question 7

what is the illness sound of the earth element?

Answer 7

swallowing

Question 8

what is the sense of the earth element?

Answer 8

taste

Question 9

what is the season of the earth element?

Answer 9

late summer or the last 2 weeks of every season

Question 10

what is the climate of the earth element?

Answer 10

moist and thunderous

Question 11

what is the time associated with the stomach?

Answer 11

7-9 am

Question 12

what is the time associated with the spleen

Answer 12

9-11 am

Question 13

what are the spleen organ functions?

Answer 13

• governs transformation and transportation
• controls the blood
• controls the muscles and the 4 limbs
• opens into the mouth, and manifests in the lips
• controls the ‘raising of Qi’
• house the Yi (intellect)

Question 14

Spleen receives food Qi from the ? and converts it into ?

Answer 14

stomach
food essence

Question 15

what does spleen send to the lungs and to the small intestine

Answer 15

send ‘clear’ fluids to the lungs and ‘turbid’ fluids to the small intestine

Question 16

dysfunction of how spleen governs transformation and transportation can lead to what?

Answer 16

dampness/phlegm accumulation

Question 17

how does spleen control the blood

Answer 17

• keeps blood within the vessels
• “control” also refers to spleens assistance in making blood

Question 18

qi extracted from the food gets sent to where?

Answer 18

to the muscles of the limbs to assist their functioning

Question 19

What is controlled by the spleen and is important in aiding digestion?

Answer 19

saliva

Question 20

changes in the lip color and texture resemble what?

Answer 20

the state of the spleen

Question 21

Dry, red, pale, or swollen lips may be a sign of what?

Answer 21

spleen dysfunction

Question 22

how does spleen control the ‘raising of qi’

Answer 22

sending refined Qi upwards to the lung and heart

Question 23

what does spleen also send upwards? other than Qi

Answer 23

also sends yang fluids upwards to be used by sense organs and be released from nose and mouth

Question 24

what is yi

Answer 24

thinking, studying, focusing, memorizing, concentrating, and generating ideas

Question 25

what negatively affects the Yi

Answer 25

pensiveness or brooding

Question 26

yi is closely connected to ?

Answer 26

shen and zhi

Question 27

what are the stomach organ functions

Answer 27

• controls ‘receiving’
• responsible for “rotting” and “ripening”
• controls transportation of food essences
• control descending of Qi
• origin of fluids

Question 28

dysfunction of stomach controlling ‘receiving’ may lead to what?

Answer 28

poor appetite and/or rebellious Qi

Question 29

explain stomach’s function of being responsible for “rotting” and “ripening”

Answer 29

prepares the food for extraction by breaking it down, which makes it easier for the spleen to transform and transport

Question 30

stomach’s function will have an effect on what?

Answer 30

pulse quality

Question 31

stomach qi can also affect what?

Answer 31

tongue coating

Question 32

stomach’s control descending of Qi sends Qi to where?

Answer 32

sends down to small intestine for further separation

Question 33

dysfunction of stomach descending of Qi may lead to ?

Answer 33

stagnation of Qi in the stomach

Question 34

stomach ensures that fluids which are not used to produce food essences are used to produce what?

Answer 34

body fluids

Question 35

the stomach likes ? and dislikes ?

Answer 35

wet
dry