TCM Wk 9 - Kidney and UB Flashcards
What are the meridians for the water element?
Kidney and Urinary Bladder
what is the secretion of the water element
Urine
what is the emotion of the water element
fear
what is the odor of the water element
putrid
what is the flavor of the water element
salty
what are the emotional sounds of the water element
groaning or complaining
what is the illness sound of the water element
yawning
what is the sense of the water element
hearing
what is the season of the water element
winter
what is the climate of the water element
cold and wet
what is the time for kidney
5-7 pm
what is the time for urinary bladder
3-5 pm
What are the kidney functions
- Stores essence and govern birth, growth, reproduction and development
- Produce marrow and control bones
- Govern water
- Control the reception of Qi
- Opens into the ears
- Manifests in the hair
- Control spittle
- Control the two lower orifices
- House the Zhi (Will Power)
- Control the Gate of Life (Ming Men)
What is considered the “Root of Life”
Kidney
what allows for conception and growth and maturation
essence (jing)
Decrease in essence leads to a decline in ?
function and health
Kidneys function is highest from ?
birth right up until puberty
Kidney essence is a combination of ?
pre-heaven and post-heaven
pre-heaven essence comes from?
the egg and sperm
post-heaven essence comes from?
food
the kidneys produce the marrow from ?
essence
what is the material basis of bones, the spinal cord and the brain?
Marrow
What is considered a surplus of bone and reflect Kidney status?
teeth
The kidneys act as a ? to regulate the flow of body fluids in the lower burner to maintain a balance of Kidney Yin and Yang
Gate
The kidneys provides UB with ? to ?
Qi
to store and transform urine
The kidneys provides ? for separating clear from turbid in the SI and LI
Yang
The kidneys works along with the ? of the lung to bring ?
descending function
clean air Qi downward
the dysfunction of bringing clean air Qi downward may lead to ?
rebelling Qi which can cause lung congestion issue like chronic asthma
proper hearing requires ?
adequate kidney essence
issues with hearing in the elderly are the result of ?
declining kidney function
Hair requires ? for growth
kidney essence
What is the thick fluid in the mouth from the back of the throat and root of the tongue called?
spittle
the kidneys ensure proper functioning of the ?
anus, urethra, and spermatic duct (in men)
Kidney houses the ?
Zhi (Will power)
what is Zhi?
determination, enthusiasm, initiative, and steadfastness
lack of will power can lead to ?
depression and discouragement
Zhi also can be translated to ?
memory
What burns between the Kidneys and is the source for all physiological Fire in the body?
the Gate of Life (“Ming men”)
what is the root of Original (Yuan) Qi?
the Gate of Life (“Ming men”)
Kidney stores ? and ? of the body
primary yin and Primary yang
Kidney Yin is the ?
fundamental substance for birth, growth, and reproduction
Kidney Yang is the ?
motive force of all physiological processes
UB removes ? by ?
Water
Qi transformation
UB stores and excretes?
urine
UB works with ? to transform fluid from the SI into urine
Kidney Yang
What aides in urination by adding Qi
descending lung Qi
What aids the UB in keeping the water passages in the lower body moving freely?
triple warmer
