Vital Substances Flashcards
define Kong qi
- Vast and empty
- Emptiness of the sky
- What we breathe in - air
describe the transporting function of Qi
- Movement of Qi
- The boat is the blood and motor is Qi
- Move them into and out of various body structure:
- Rising
- Falling
- Exciting
- Entering
define Qi rebellion
- Flows in the wrong direction
- Either amount of movement
List the 6 types of Qi
- Defense
- nutrition
- original
- blood
- body fluids
- Essence
describe what wei qi does
- Wei = to defend, to protect
- Coarse from of Qi
- Flows in the outer layers of the body, creases of skin = exterior, outside of channels
- Yang in relation to nutritive Qi
- Root in lower burner - kidneys
Essence, Qi and Mind also represent three different states of condensation of Qi, the Essence being the most subtle and immaterial, Qi being more rarefied, and the Mind being the densest.
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F
What is the activation of metabolism between yin & Yang?
Qi
what is the source of Blood
mostly gu qi ( nutritional Qi ) plus kong qi - air
Blood Heat
- Blood can be hot, mostly Liver-Heat
- Fevers, alcohol, drugs
- Heavy periods
- Skin diseases related
- secondary sexual
Which statement regarding the relationship of Qi and Blood is correct?
- Blood is a very subtle form of Qi.
- Blood is Yang compared with Qi.
- Nutritive Qi circulates with Blood in the blood vessels.
- After massive loss of blood, the person rarely develops signs of Qi deficiency
- Blood deficiency is rarely caused by prolonged sweating.
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describe the blood Essence relationship
- Each mutually affect each other, can transform into one another
- Essence helps form Blood & Blood nourishes and replenishes Essence
When one has a fresh corpse, what remains?
Jing Yin mind gone = pure yin
What are the 4 aspects of Blood-Qi relationship
- Qi generates Blood
- Qi moves Blood
- Qi holds blood
- Blood nourishes Qi - Ying
define Zhen Qi
- True/straight Qi
- Primordial - electrically active - cardiac
- Last stage of transformation of Qi - refinement and transformation of Qi
- Qi that circulates in the channels and nourishes the organs
- Coordinates from gathering Qi (Zong qi)
- Originates in the lungs
what is post heaven?
- Who we want to be
- How we present ourselves to the world, what we create
What does it mean to say that Qi generates blood
air Qi + food Qi =. essentail for the production of blood
What are the 2 forms that Zhen qi takes on? (true Qi)
- Nutritive Qi ( Ying Qi)
- Defense Qi (wei Qi)
describe the transforming function of Qi
- Changes the state of aggregation/dispersion
- Food -> food Qi -> True Qi
- More or less dense
- From food and fluids -> clear (Yang) and turbid (Yin)
Qi is a dense form of Blood and it flows with it all over the body.
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gu qi +kong qi = what?
zong qi first differentiation of Qi
Gathering Qi: Zong Qi
- Nourishes heart and lungs
- Enhances and promotes the lung fnx of controlling qi and respiration, and the heart function of governing Blood and blood vessels
- Controls the speech and the strength of voice
- Affects and promotes blood circulation to extremities
- Coordinate with original qi to regulate breathing and aid the kidneys
- The Sea of Qi
Describe Qi moves blood
Qi is the engine to move the substance of blood
describe Qi holds blood
- Qi holds the blood in the vessels primarily Spleen action
- Qi commander of blood
define Gu Qi
- Clear
- Undifferentiated by-products of digestions
Qi of grains
What are the 4 pathologies of Qi
- Deficiency
- Sinking
- Stagnation
- rebellious
What is ming man?
primordial yang, ancestral, original qi
In terms of the three types of Essence, which statement is true?
- Pre-Heaven Essence is the only kind of essence present in the fetus.
- The Pre-Heaven Essence is closely linked to the Fire of the Gate of Life.
- Post-Heaven Essence is refined and extracted from food and fluids by the Stomach and Spleen after birth.
- Kidney-Essence determines growth, reproduction, development, sexual maturation, conception, pregnancy, menopause and ageing.
- All of the above.
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In terms of the functions of Kidney-Essence, which statement is false?
- It determines growth, reproduction and development.
- It is the basis of Kidney-Qi.
- It is the product of Marrow.
- It is the basis of constitution
- It is the foundation of the ‘Three Treasures’ (Essence, Qi, Mind).
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Each organ has a specific characteristic with regards to the Qi mechanism. Which statement is false?
- The Liver controls the smooth flow of Qi in all directions.
- Lung-Qi descends towards the Kidneys.
- Heart-Qi descends to meet with Kidney-Qi, which ascends.
- The Spleen sends Qi upwards to the Lungs and Heart.
- None of the above.
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how often does wei Qi circulate the body?
50 times per 24 hours
What is the functions of the blood
warming, stores the mind
describe the warming function of Qi
- of Yang Qi - Regular Qi - essential role
- Primary source of yang is kidney yang and minister fire
- When insufficient heat in hands and feet
define nutritive Qi ( Ying Qi)
- Nourishes the internal organs
- Closely linked to blood
- Flows in channels and blood vessels
- Extracted of food and water
define Qi stagnation
- Failure of movement
- Primary source of pain - distention
- Trouble manifesting power
- A feeling of restlessness, constant writhing, eddies, 6 cats in a bag
What are the 3 basic cases of pathology of Blood
- lood deficiency
- Blood Heat
- Blood Stasis
Define Poi
- innate aspiration
- fundamental substrate
- Lingers in the bones Yin - yin
Where is Gu Qi acquired?
Gu qi aquiried at all four levels: clear and turbid
- Stomach
- Sm intestine
- Lg intestine
- Urinary
Original Qi spreads to the internal organs and channels. The places where the Original Qi stays are the Source (Yuan) points.
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T
Condensed Qi gives rise to subtle forms of energy; dispersed Qi gives rise to physical shape.
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Ye
thick fluids
What is the basis of constitutional strength?
Essence
The deepest level of the immune system = deep strength -> integrity
Strong outside - weak inside = deep weakness
Weak outside - strong inside = sick often but holds it off = strong core = deep integrity
What are the two types of Shen jing?
Acquired
Innate
What are the functions of Qi?
- warming
- Protecting
- Raising
- Holding
- Transporting
- Transforming
describe the holding function of Qi
- Keeping things in place
- Containment
- Prevents excess fluid loss, ie urine or sweat
- easy to bruise
Define Ling
- The force of life
- The answer of the rain dance
- Manifests in humans
What are the three treasures
- Mind = Heart
- Qi = Stomach-Spleen
- Essence = Kidneys
Which condition is not caused by pathology affecting the Mind (Shen)?
a) Psychosis.
b) Sleeping badly.
c) Inability to taste.
d) Poor memory.
e) None of the above.
e
What is the basis of kidney Yang Qi?
Essence - a warming quality
Can we change pre-heaven?
no
define Qi deficiency
- Consumption of vitality
- Cause Poor: nutrition, sleep, air
- Output outstripping regeneration
- Prone to deficiency: stomach, spleen, lungs, or kidneys
what are the functions of wei Qi?
- Protect from exterior pathogenic factors
- Warms and moist
What does Essence produce?
marrow
Comes from food going to the kidney and sent for storage as marrow
describe the protecting function of Qi
- Primarily Wei qi - protects from external pathogenic factors
- Secondary - relies on strength of nutritive Qi and kidney essence
define Qi sinking
- Going down when one should be going up
- Cause prolapse of the organs
- Applies to spleen and kidney = cold
Jin
thin fluids
describe the raising function of Qi
- The floating Qi - against gravity
- Spleen raises the clear - keeps thing from falling
- Kidney qi raises the uterus
- When deficient: prolapse,
Is Shen more Ying or Yang
Yang - yang there is none in the fresh corpse
Central Qi ( Zhong Qi):
- Defining the Qi of Stomach and Spleen - post heaven Qi of food
- Spleens function of transportation and transformation
- Spleens function of raising Qi
- Functional middle burner of digestion
Blood deficiency
- Overtax nutrition system
- Cause - spleen-Qi & Stomach-Qi deficiency/excessive
- Blood loss - menstruation
describe blood nourishes Qi
- nourishment - prevents it from floating away
- Blood is the mother of Qi
Blood Stasis
- Failure to move properly and stagnate
- Cook blood into stasis
- Easily bruised
- Always with pain fixed and stabbing ○
- Trauma
- Liver cirrhosis
Define Hun
Genetics & epigenetics
pre-heaven
