Vital substances cale Flashcards
jing/essence
KI
Qi
lung
blood
liver
body fluids
sp
shen
ht
3 treasures
Shen, Qi, Jing
Shen
Ht, heaven, yintang, brow chakra, flame
Qi
SP/St, human, ren17, heart charkra, wick
Jing
Kd, earth, ren4, sacral chakra, candle
Women 7 year cycle;14
menses arrives, ren channel flows, chong is flourishing,
women 21
kidney essence peaks, wisdom teeth come out, essence peaks,
women 28
tendons & bones strong, hair grows longest and body is strong and flourishing,
Men 16
Sperm arrives, kidney energy more abundant, yin/yang harmonized and can concieve
men 24
ki energy peaks, tendons, bones strong, wisdom teeth appear and growth at peak
men 32
tendons/bones strongest and muscles are full and strong
Qing qi
air qi, inhaled by lungs
Gu qi
food qi, produced by sp/st
zong qi
pectoral qi, air qi+food qi, stored in chest, promotes lungs fxn of respiration lu9, promotes hearts fxn of dominating the blood vessels
Yuan qi
primary qi; original qi; derived from congenital essence, supplemented and nourished by food essence, take root in ki, spreads to entire body via san jiao, SJ4
Zhen qi
vital qi; true qi; the last stage of transformation qi, meridian qi
Wei qi
defensive qi, protective qi, circulates outside vessels, protects surface, controls opening and closing pores, moisten skin & hair, readjust the body temperature by warming zang-fu organs
Wei qi circulation
50 times in 24 hours, 25 times day;Tai yang> Shaoyang> yang ming;25 times at night Kd> Ht > Lu> Lv> Sp
Ying qi
Nutrient qi, nutritive qi, circulates in vessels, produce blood and circulates with it, provides further nourishment of blood( ying blood)