week 1 & 2 Flashcards
what is ZHEN QI
True Qi (or also Yuan Qi)
ZONG QI
ancestral qi / chest qi / gathering qi
ZHENG QI
upright qi
ZHONG QI
middle (SP & ST) qi
which qi is the product of that which is received from Heaven combined with grain Qi, and which makes body full, according to Hwangdi Neijing?
Zhen or Ture Qi
which qi gathers in the “sea of qi”? and pervades the respiratory track?
zong qi
which qi controls breathing and penetrates the Heart and vessels?
zong qi
which qi drives the Heart and regulates the pulses?
zong qi
the health of Zong qi is reflected in the strength of _____ and in the ____?
breathing & voice
the warmth and movement of the limbs are depended largely upon which qi?
zong qi
which qi is fierce, bold, and uninhibited, and is unable to be contained by the vessels?
wei qi
which qi warms the organs in the chest and abdomen, and in the exterior flows through the skin and flesh?
wei qi
which qi regulates opening and closing of interstices and keeps the skin lustrous and healthy?
wei qi
which qi protects fleshy exterior and is 1st line of defense against invading evils?
wei qi
which qi forms blood, flows in the vessels with the blood, and help nourish the entire body?
ying qi
which qi is this statement describing “The Middle Burner takes in qi, extracts its essence, and turns it into the red substance that is blood.”?
ying qi
YING QI
construction qi / nutritive qi
which qi upbears the pure and downbears the turbid, and the failure of damage of this function can lead to prolapse?
zhong qi
which qi is the term usually used only in discussing the body’s response to pathogens (evil qi / xie qi)?
zheng qi
qi vacuity usually refers to the vacuity of which qi?
zhen / yuan qi