THE VITAL SUBSTANCES Flashcards
is the root of the human body; the stem & leaves would dry up without a root
Qi
Promoting
Warming
Defence
Checking
Nourishing
Qi Hua
QI FUNCTIONS
TYPES OF QI
Yuan Qi
Food Qi
Zong Qi
Ying Qi
Wei Qi
Zang-Fu (Organ) Qi
Rooted in the Kidneys and transported through the body by the San Jiao
YUAN QI
Pre-Heaven Essence
Part of us that is inherited; derived from Pre-Heaven Essence
Yuan Qi can needs to be supplemented and nourished by
food essence
Yuan Qi Can be depleted by:
Excess activity/lack of rest long term
Prolonged illness which requires more qi
Increased ejaculations for ♂
Increased pregnancies for ♀
First stage in the transformation of food into Qi
FOOD QI (GU QI
Food enters the _____ and first ‘rotted and ripened’ and then transformed into food Qi by the _______
enters the stomach, is transformed by the spleen
Food Qi rises to the chest (Lungs) and combines with air to form ____________
Zong Qi (Gathering Qi)
Food Qi also goes to the Heart, where it is transformed to _______
Blood
Formed from the interaction between Food Qi and Air
ZONG QI (Gathering Qi)
Closely related to the function of the Heart and Lungs
Assists the Heart and Lungs to push Qi and Blood to the limbs
Also gathers in the throat and assists in speech
ZONG QI (Gathering Qi)
ZHEN QI is also known as and is which stage of transformation of Qi
‘True’ Qi
Last stage of transformation of Qi
Zong (Gathering) Qi is transformed into True Qi catalyzed by __________
Original Qi
Zhen Qi Assumes two forms:
Ying Qi and Wei Qi
Nutritive Qi; Interior
YING QI
Ying Qi is from food extracted by the
spleen and stomach
ying Qi is a refiend Qi made from
food, air and yuan qi
NOT a food Qi which is unrefined
Defends against external pathogens such as Wind, Heat, Cold and Dampness
WEI QI - defensive Qi
WEI QI protects which surface
the muscular surface
Wei Qi Warms up the _______ organs
Zang-Fu
where is yuan qi rooted and how is it transported through the body
it is rooted in the kidneys and transported through the body by the san jiao (triple burner)
zang organs are yin or yang? which organs do they include
YIN = solid organs
heart, liver, spleen, kidney and lung
the fu organs are yin or yang? which organs do they include?
YANG = hallow organs
- stomach, gall bladder, bladder, intestines
what is the root of the human body
Qi
the blood is formed mainly from
Food Qi
Food Qi from the ______________ rises to the chest where it is acted upon by Yuan Qi
Spleen and Stomach
But blood is not complete (Blood) until it is sent to the ______ where it turns Blood red
heart
“Heart _____ Blood”
Governs
blood functions:
Nourishment & moisture: Movement of the ____ & 4
____
Nourishes:
Foundation of mental activities; houses the mind
Circulates with _____
Determines _________
eyes and 4 limbs
hair, sinews, bones & bowels
Ying Qi
Determines Menstruation
Qi is the _________ of Blood and Blood is the
______ of Qi
Qi is the commander of Blood and Blood is the
mother of Qi
Qi is Yang or yin?
and it moves Blood
Blood is yin or yang? and it gives the body nutritional substance to carry
Blood is yin and it gives the body nutritional substance
to carry
the function of body fluids
Functions to moisten skin, muscles, organs, mucous
membranes and orifices
body fluids are classified as
Jin (Thin) or Ye (Thick)
Jin (thin fluids) circulate with which Qi
defensive
Jin (thin fluids) are controlled by which organ?
the lung
Warm and nourish muscles and moisten skin is the function of
jin (thin fluids)
Clear and watery in nature and Found on mucous membranes and the skin
jin (thin fluids)
Ye (thick fluids) circulate which which Qi
nutritive Qi
Ye (thick fluids) are controlled by which organs
Controlled by the Spleen & Kidney
Lubricates joint cavities, bone marrow and CSF is the function of
Ye (thick fluids)
Turbid and viscous in nature and Found in the bowels, brain, bones and viscera
Ye (thick fluids)
where does fluid metabolism begin
the stomach where fluids are churned and seperated
fluid metabolism: Spleen further separates the fluid and ascends the pure to the _____ and
descends the impure to the _______
lung, Small Intestine
The Small Intestine also functions to separate pure from impure and sends the pure to the __________ and the impure to the __________ or __________
stomach and spleen
Large Intestine or Urinary Bladder
The Lungs send the more refined portion to the ______, and the less refined portion to the _____
to the skin, and the less refined portion to the Kidneys
The Kidneys send a steam up to the ____ to keep them moist
Lungs
the shen is the
mind
the shen is closely related to which organ? and is responsible for many different ______ activities
the heart
mental activity
Functions: Consciousness Thinking, Memory Insight Cognition Sleep, Intelligence Wisdom Ideas Affections Feelings Senses
shen
