Vital Substances

Question 1

Vital substance related to the kidney…

Answer 1

Jing

Question 2

Vital substance related to the lung…

Answer 2

Qi

Question 3

Vital substance related to the liver…

Answer 3

Blood

Question 4

Vital substance related to the spleen…

Answer 4

Body fluids

Question 5

Vital substance related to the heart…

Answer 5

Shen

Question 6

What are the three treasures

Answer 6

Shen, Qi, Jing

Question 7

What are the 5 vital substances

Answer 7

Jing, Qi, Blood, Body Fluids and Shen

Question 8

Pre and post heavenly jing are stored in the…

Answer 8

kidney

Question 9

Pre heavenly jing comes from…

Answer 9

our parents

Question 10

Post heavenly essence comes from…

Answer 10

food, air and drink

Question 11

The five functions of essence are…

Answer 11

1. Growth, reproduction and development
2. Basis of kidney qi
3. Producer of marrow
4. Basis of constitutional stregnth
5. Basis for the three treasures (jing, qi and shen)

Question 12

Air qi pinyin name

Answer 12

qing qi

Question 13

grain qi pinyin name

Answer 13

gu qi (produced by the spleen and stomach)

Question 14

gathering qi pinyin name

Answer 14

zong qi (stored in the chest)

Question 15

original qi pinyin name

Answer 15

yuan qi (takes root in kidney, spreads through entire body via triple burner)

Question 16

true qi pinyin name

Answer 16

zhen qi (meridian qi)

Question 17

defensive qi pinyin name

Answer 17

wei qi (circulates outside the vessels, controlled by lung)

Question 18

nutritive qi pinyin name

Answer 18

ying qi (circulates in the vessels, provides nourishment for the blood)

Question 19

organ qi pinyin name

Answer 19

zangfu qi

Question 20

central/middle qi pinyin name

Answer 20

zhong qi (true qi of the sp/st)

Question 21

upright qi pinyin name

Answer 21

zheng qi (defensive qi + nutritive qi + kd essence)

Question 22

5 Functions of Yuan Qi (Original Qi)

Answer 22

1. Motive force. Arouses and moves the functional activities of the internal organs.
2. Basis of Kidney-Qi. It lies at the gate of vitality.
3. Facilitates the transformation of qi. Agent of change that transforms Gathering Qi into True Qi.
4. Facilitates the transformation of blood. Changes Gu Qi (Food Qi) into blood.
5. Comes out at the source points.

Question 23

The _________ takes the food qi (gu qi) and flares it upward to the _________. There it is mixed with _______ and becomes gathering qi (zhong qi).

Answer 23

The SPLEEN takes the food qi (gu qi) and flares it upward to the LUNGS. There it is mixed with AIR and becomes gathering qi (zhong qi).

Question 24

Functions of Wei qi (4).

Answer 24

1. Protects the body from external invasion.
2. Warms, moistens, and partially nourishes skin and muscles.
3. Adjusts the opening and closing of pores (regulates sweat).
4. Regulates body temperature.

Question 25

Acupuncture Points for the Three Treasures

Answer 25

Jing: RN4
Qi: RN 17
Shen: Yin Yang

Question 26

At which acupuncture point is Ming Men Fire located?

Answer 26

DU4

Question 27

At which point on the conception vessel is the Kidney essence stored?

Answer 27

CV4
Can tonify both kidney yin and yang (with moxa)