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THE VITAL SUBSTANCES Flashcards

1
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is the root of the human body; the stem & leaves would dry up without a root

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Qi

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Promoting
Warming
Defence
Checking
Nourishing
Qi Hua

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QI FUNCTIONS

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TYPES OF QI

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Yuan Qi
Food Qi
Zong Qi
Ying Qi
Wei Qi
Zang-Fu (Organ) Qi

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Rooted in the Kidneys and transported through the body by the San Jiao

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YUAN QI

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Pre-Heaven Essence

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Part of us that is inherited; derived from Pre-Heaven Essence

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Yuan Qi can needs to be supplemented and nourished by

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food essence

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Yuan Qi Can be depleted by:

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Excess activity/lack of rest long term
Prolonged illness which requires more qi
Increased ejaculations for ♂
Increased pregnancies for ♀

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First stage in the transformation of food into Qi

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FOOD QI (GU QI

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Food enters the _____ and first ‘rotted and ripened’ and then transformed into food Qi by the _______

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enters the stomach, is transformed by the spleen

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Food Qi rises to the chest (Lungs) and combines with air to form ____________

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Zong Qi (Gathering Qi)

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Food Qi also goes to the Heart, where it is transformed to _______

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Blood

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Formed from the interaction between Food Qi and Air

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ZONG QI (Gathering Qi)

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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

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ZONG QI (Gathering Qi)

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ZHEN QI is also known as and is which stage of transformation of Qi

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‘True’ Qi
Last stage of transformation of Qi

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Zong (Gathering) Qi is transformed into True Qi catalyzed by __________

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Original Qi

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16
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Zhen Qi Assumes two forms:

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Ying Qi and Wei Qi

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17
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Nutritive Qi; Interior

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YING QI

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18
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Ying Qi is from food extracted by the

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spleen and stomach

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ying Qi is a refiend Qi made from

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food, air and yuan qi
NOT a food Qi which is unrefined

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Defends against external pathogens such as Wind, Heat, Cold and Dampness

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WEI QI - defensive Qi

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WEI QI protects which surface

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the muscular surface

22
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Wei Qi Warms up the _______ organs

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Zang-Fu

23
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where is yuan qi rooted and how is it transported through the body

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it is rooted in the kidneys and transported through the body by the san jiao (triple burner)

24
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zang organs are yin or yang? which organs do they include

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YIN = solid organs
heart, liver, spleen, kidney and lung

25
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the fu organs are yin or yang? which organs do they include?

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YANG = hallow organs
- stomach, gall bladder, bladder, intestines

26
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what is the root of the human body

A

Qi

27
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the blood is formed mainly from

A

Food Qi

28
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Food Qi from the ______________ rises to the chest where it is acted upon by Yuan Qi

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Spleen and Stomach

29
Q

But blood is not complete (Blood) until it is sent to the ______ where it turns Blood red

A

heart

30
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“Heart _____ Blood”

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Governs

31
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blood functions:
Nourishment & moisture: Movement of the ____ & 4
____
Nourishes:
Foundation of mental activities; houses the mind
Circulates with _____
Determines _________

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eyes and 4 limbs
hair, sinews, bones & bowels
Ying Qi
Determines Menstruation

32
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Qi is the _________ of Blood and Blood is the
______ of Qi

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Qi is the commander of Blood and Blood is the
mother of Qi

33
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Qi is Yang or yin?

A

and it moves Blood

34
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Blood is yin or yang? and it gives the body nutritional substance to carry

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Blood is yin and it gives the body nutritional substance
to carry

35
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the function of body fluids

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Functions to moisten skin, muscles, organs, mucous
membranes and orifices

36
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body fluids are classified as

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Jin (Thin) or Ye (Thick)

37
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Jin (thin fluids) circulate with which Qi

A

defensive

38
Q

Jin (thin fluids) are controlled by which organ?

A

the lung

39
Q

Warm and nourish muscles and moisten skin is the function of

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jin (thin fluids)

40
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Clear and watery in nature and Found on mucous membranes and the skin

A

jin (thin fluids)

41
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Ye (thick fluids) circulate which which Qi

A

nutritive Qi

42
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Ye (thick fluids) are controlled by which organs

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Controlled by the Spleen & Kidney

43
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Lubricates joint cavities, bone marrow and CSF is the function of

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Ye (thick fluids)

44
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Turbid and viscous in nature and Found in the bowels, brain, bones and viscera

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Ye (thick fluids)

45
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where does fluid metabolism begin

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the stomach where fluids are churned and seperated

46
Q

fluid metabolism: Spleen further separates the fluid and ascends the pure to the _____ and
descends the impure to the _______

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lung, Small Intestine

47
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The Small Intestine also functions to separate pure from impure and sends the pure to the __________ and the impure to the __________ or __________

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stomach and spleen

Large Intestine or Urinary Bladder

48
Q

The Lungs send the more refined portion to the ______, and the less refined portion to the _____

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to the skin, and the less refined portion to the Kidneys

49
Q

The Kidneys send a steam up to the ____ to keep them moist

A

Lungs

50
Q

the shen is the

A

mind

51
Q

the shen is closely related to which organ? and is responsible for many different ______ activities

A

the heart
mental activity

52
Q

Functions:
Consciousness
Thinking, Memory
Insight
Cognition
Sleep, Intelligence
Wisdom
Ideas
Affections
Feelings
Senses

A

shen

NMT 100 (11 decks)

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