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1
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what are the three treasures?

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Qi, Shen and Jing

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Jing essence is responsible for…

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growth, development, maturity and aging.

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Different names for essence…

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congenital essence (pre-heaven, pre-natal), acquired essence (post-natal, post-heaven, reproductive essence (kidney essence), essential qi (activated essence)

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acquired essence is made from…

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the essence of food and fluids by the stomach and spleen

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5
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congenital essence is made from…

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it’s acquired from parents

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congenital essence and acquired essence make…

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Jing

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7
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jing is stored…

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in the kidney, also called Kidney essence

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Jing circulates via

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8 extraordinary channels

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Jing Pathologies

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related to growth, development and reproductive capacities: delayed mental ability, poor sexual function, impotence, nocturnal emission, repeated miscarriage, premature greying of the hair

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how do you make qi?

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Gu QI + Da Qi + Essential Qi = Yuan Qi - Qi of grain and water is taken in by the stomach and transformed by the spleen in to Gu Qi, this combines with the Great Qi of the Air taken in by the Lungs and combined with activated essence or Essential Qi these. These three make Original Qi or Yuan Qi

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12
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Yuan Qi becomes

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Ying Construction Qi, Wei Defense Qi, Organ Qi, Channel Qi and Zong Ancestral QI

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Where does Ancestral Qi gather

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In the chest, also called pectoral Qi, drives respiration and heartbeat

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14
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What Qi flows with the vessels?

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Ying Qi

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15
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What Qi flows outside the vessles?

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Wei Qi

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16
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What are the functions of Wei Qi

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Opens and closes the pores, defense Qi, at night, warms and repairs organs

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What are the four movements of Qi?

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Up bearing, Down bearing, inward and outward

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18
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What are the five functions of Qi?

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Activation, Warming, Defense, Transformation and Containment

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19
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blood heat

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maculopaplular eruptions, bright red bleeding, crimson tongue, fever”

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20
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blood stasis symptoms

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dull dark complexion, purple tongue, fixed stabbing pain, choppy pulse

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blood vacuity symptoms

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heart palpitations, lusterless complexion, dry skin/hair, flowery vision, dizzyness, pale tongye, fine pulse

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counterflow qi symptoms

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couch, hiccough, belchin, nasea, vomiting

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qi stagnation symptoms

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distending pain, not localized, gas

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qi fall symptoms

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really bad qi vacuity, empty head, diarrhea

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qi vacuity symptoms

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fatigue, long term illness, dietary issues, physical weakness, lack of strength,

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26
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What is the relationship between blood and Qi?

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Qi is the commander of blood. Blood is the mother of Qi.

27
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How is blood made?

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The essence of Grain and Water is taken in by the stomach and transformed by the spleen into Gu Qi it then flows into the lung channel (which starts in the middle burner), mixes with the Ying Construction QI flowing in the blood and emerges as blood

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Organ relationships: Liver and Blood

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Liver stores blood

29
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Organ relationships: Spleen and Blood

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spleen manages blood

30
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Organ relationships: Heart and Blood

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Heart Governs Blood

31
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When we look at the tongue we see…

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how the blood is nourishing the body and the state of the muscles

32
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Main function of the Jin Ye liquids/humors

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moisten and lubricate

33
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Characteristics of Jin Liquids

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yang, thin, mobile, surface, flesh, mucous membranes, flesh, hair, urine, sweat

34
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Characteristics of Ye Humors

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thick, less mobile, bowels and viscera, brains and bones

35
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How are fluids made?

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the essence of grain and water is taken in by the stomach and transformed by the spleen, the very best is sent up to the lung channel to be mixed with Yin QI and form blood, the rest is sent downward to the small and large intestines where under the governing of the kidney it is transformed further and more separation occurs.

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Organ relationships: Fluids and Lung

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Lung governs diffusion and depuritive downbearing

37
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What is the upper source of water?

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The lung is the upper source of water…like a dehumidifier, it extracts the water from the air

38
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Organ relationships: Fluids and Spleen?

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Spleen moves and transforms.

39
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Organ relationships: Fluids and Kidney?

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Kidney governs water

40
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Organ relationships: Fluids and stomach?

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fluid processing begins in he stomach where the essential qi of the fluids is absorbed

41
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Organ relationships: fluids and small intestine?

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Small intestine governs Humor/Ye. It separates the clear from the turbid.

42
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Organ relationships: Fluids and large intestines?

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Large Intestines govern Liquid/Jin. it conveys waste down

43
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Relationships of Qi and Fluids?

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production of fluids relies on the four movements of Qi and the Qi functions of the organs, especially the Lung, Spleen and Kidney

44
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How does one treat fluids?

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Through treating the Qi.

45
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diuretic

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induces urination

46
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diaphoresis

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induces sweat

47
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purgatives

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induce diarrhea

48
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Qi Hua

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Qi transformation: the triple warmer/burner/San Jiao and fluid metabolism

49
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upper burner is compared to…

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a mist

50
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middle burner is compared to…

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a muddy pool

51
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lower burner is compared to…

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a drainage ditch or sluice

52
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Shen and prognosis

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with shen, even seriours diswases have good prognosis. Without shen, small diseases have pour prognosis.

53
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shen has its abode…

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in the blood

54
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Signs of healthy shen

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bright eyes, luster-full complexion, normal bearing, clear and coherent speech

55
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signs of disturbed shen

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dull eyes, dark dull complexion, abnormal bearing, weak voice, slow, halting speech, incoherent response to questions

56
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symptoms of disturbed shen

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insomnia, active dreaming, vexed, palpitations, anxiety

57
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what are the five shens?

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Shen, Hun, Po, yi , Zhi

58
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what is the shen associated with the Liver?

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Hun - ethereal soul - purpose, destine, most spirit, active at night.

59
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What is the shen associated with the Lung?

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Po - corporeal soul - instinctual - outward dynamic

60
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What is the shen associated with the spleen?

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Yi - thinking soul - ability to concentrate, intentions, thinking

61
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What is the shen associated with the kidney?

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Zhi - willpower, achievement potential

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