Vital Substances Flashcards
Qi
LUNG!!!
BLood
LIVER!
BODY FLUID
SPLEEN
Shen
Heart
How many vital subs
5
What are vital subs
Jing Qi Blood Body fluid Shen
Notes on vital substances
Pay attention to wording VITAL SUBSTANCES Non intuitive associations Qi-LU BLood-LV body fluid- SP!!!
3 treasures are
Shen qi and jing
Shen attributes as 3 treasures
Vitality behind jing and qi, heart, heaven, yin yang, light
Qi 3 treasures
Ability to activate and move
Sp/st !!! (Note different from Vital subs that has lu=qi)
Human
Ren 17 flame
Jing 3 treasures
Source of life KD Earth Ren 4 Candle
Jing attributes
Pre heaven root is KD from parents
Minimum fire stores or heaven jing
Post heaven essence
Root is so st stored in KD
Ming men and 8 extras
Chong : ren 1, to heart
Nourishes ALL Jung
Pre heaven nourished by and point
Ren
Ren 4
Post heaven essence nourished by, pt
Du
Du 4
Functions of essence
Growth reproduction and development Basis of kidney qi Produces marrow Basis of constitutional strength Basis for 3 treasure (essence, qi , Shen/mind)
Important female cycle notes
7 years
21 KD essence peaks wisdoms teeth, utmost growth
28 tendons and bones string, hair longest, body
Make cycle notes
8 years
24 KD essence peaks
32 tendons and muscles string growth at highest
Functions of qi
- Promoting, transporting
2: warming - Defensive, protecting,
- Checking, holding
- Activities of qi, transforming
- Nourishing, rising
Zong qi
Chest, pectoral, gathering
Air + food qi
Controls respiration
Or kids heart dominating blood and vessels LU 9
YUAN qi
Primary, original qi Derived from congenital essence Supplemented by gu qi Root in KD Spreads through the body via the San jiao
Wei qi
Defensive qi, exterior
Controls pores
Moistens the skin and hair
Readjust body temperature and warm up zang fu!
Circulation 50 times in 24 hours
25 during day…Taiyang…shaoyang…yang Ming
25 during night….KD, HT, LU LV SP
Ying qi
Nurtrient
Circulate in vessels
Produce blood and circulate with it
Nourish blood
Zhong qi
Middle or central qi
True qi of sp and st
Zheng qi
Upright or righteous qi
Defensive qi + nutritive qi+ essence
Defends the body from invasion by external pathogens
Contrasted to pathogenic factor xie qi
Movements of qi
Lu: down (from space between skin and muscles)
LV: all directions (from sinews) (horizontally is pathology)
St: down (from muscles)
Sp: up (into muscles)
HT: down, blood vessels
KD: water goes up to Lu, qi goes down from bones into bones and opens lower orifice
Source of blood
Sp st- post heaven
KD essence -pre
Food qi to lU to heart mix w KD essence makes blood
Main source of blood
Spleen
Food qi is transformed into blood in the
Heart
KD helps make blood through
Marrow and essence
Functions of blood
Nourishes the body Circulates with ying qi Moisten the body Houses the mind Determines menstruation
Blood and the organs
Governs
Makes
Stores
Heart governs the b,old and circulates it
Sp makes the blood and holds in the vessels
Like stores the blood and nourishes sinews, moistens eyes, regulates uterus
The commander of blood
Mother of qi
Qi is the commander of blood
Blood is the mother of qi
Jing
Kidney
