Vital Substances

Question 0

What are the 2 sources of vital substances?

Answer 0

Prenatal - inherent from parents at birth

Post natal - acquired from food and air after birth

Question 1

What are the 5 types of vital substances

Answer 1

Jing, Qi, Shen, blood, and body fluids

Question 2

What is Qi?

Answer 2

Basics of everything in the universe. It is both a function and substance.

Question 3

Qi in TCM

Answer 3

Refine substance, state of functional activities of the body
Manifest stimultaneously on the physical and spiritual level
Constant motion
Relationship between human beings and environment
Pervades body and responsible for entire function

Question 4

Which two points are the reservoirs of Qi?

Answer 4

CV17 Shanzhong

CV 6 Qihai

Question 5

What are the 4 types of Qi?

Answer 5

Yuan Qi - primary Qi
Zong Qi - chest Qi
Wei Qi - defensive Qi
Ying Qi - nutritive Qi

Question 6

What are the functions of Qi?

Answer 6

1. Transforming
2. Transporting
3. Holding
4. Raising
5. Protecting
6. Warming

Question 7

Functions of Yuan Qi

Answer 7

Motive force of the activities of Yin-Yang organs
Circulate in the channel
Basis of Kidney Qi
Facilitates the transformation of Qi
Transformation nutrients of food Qi into blood
Consolidate at the source points

Question 8

Function of Zong Qi (chest)

Answer 8

Nourish heart and lungs
Enhance and promote lung function of controlling respiration and spreading Qi
Promote heart function
Influence speech and strength of voice

Question 9

Functions of Ying Qi

Answer 9

Produce blood and circulate with it

Nourish internal organs and the whole body

Question 10

Protects the body from attack of exterior pathogenic factors
Warm, nourishes and , moisten skin and muscles
Helps regulate body temperature through sweating

Answer 10

Wei Qi (yang)

Question 11

What are the three treasures?

Answer 11

Jing, Qi, Shen

Question 12

How is Jing, Qi and Shen related to each organ

Answer 12

Jing (essence) - kidneys
Qi - lungs
Shen - heart

Question 13

Functions of kidney essence

Answer 13

Determines growth, reproduction, development, sexual maturation, conception, pregnancy
Kidney essence is deep cycle is and 7-8 years
Produces marrow
Provides constitutional strength and immunity
An aspect of kidney yin because of fluid nature
Kidney yang is the yang which heats the yin

Question 14

How do Qi move?

Answer 14

Ascending, descending, exiting and entering in