Theories of TCM Flashcards
What does TCM attribute to all aspects of life?
Yin and Yang
Treatments of yin and yang illnesses are classified as?
Tonifying or draining the yin or yang
What are the 4 vital substances of the body?
Qi
Blood (xue)
Body Fluids (jin ye)
Essence (jing)
Qi is? (2)
The energy of all things
Yin or Yang
Qi has the characteristics of? (5)
Lifting Holding Warming Activating Defending
When qi enters the body ____ is formed, when qi leaves the body life ____.
Life
Ends
What is xue?
Blood
What is jin ye?
Body fluids
What is jing?
Essence
Blood, jing ye, and jing are? (4)
Nourishing
Moistening
Regenerating
Grounding
Blood is the product of?
Qi
What does blood do? (2)
It nourishes the body
Carries nutrients and qi to the other parts of the body
Jin ye (body fluids) are the?
Moistening forces
Jin ye includes? (6)
Saliva Sweat Tears Mucous Digestive enzymes Synovial fluid
What is the most yin substance of the body?
Jing
Jing is responsible for? (4)
Growth
Development
Maintenance
Metabolism
What is the opposing yang aspect of jing?
Shen
What is our shen? (3)
Brightness
Personality
Interface
The perpetuation of life is based on acquiring and regenerating? (4)
Qi
Blood
Jing ye
Jing
Meridians are pathways that?
Shunt qi, blood, body fluids, essence and shen
Meridians are?
The integration of functions for specific purpose
Meridians are used? (2)
Diagnostically
Therapeutically
How many regular meridians are there?
12
How many extraordinary meridians are there?
8
What do the 8 extraordinary meridians assist with?
The transfer and storage of essential substances for the body
There are how many yin organs?
6
There are how many yang organs?
6
What are the yin and yang organs responsible for?
The storage and transportation of essence
What are the 6 yin organs?
Heart Pericardium Spleen Lung Kidney Liver
What are the 6 yang organs?
Small intestine Triple burner Stomach Large intestine Urinary bladder Gall bladder
The yang organs are assistants to the?
Yin organs
