Week 11 Zang Fu SI Ht KD Flashcards
The heart governs
Blood
The heart controls
- the blood vessels
- sweat
The heart manifests in the
complexion
The heart houses the
mind/shen
The heart is related to which emotion
Joy
The heart opens into the
tongue
Heart smell
scorched
Heart color
ren
Heart taste
Bitter
Heart climate
Heat
Heart sound
Laughing
The heart houses the
Mind
Mind is closely related to
sleep
easy to fall asleep and
sound sleeping
strong Heart (esp HT Blood)
inability to fall asleep, disturbed sleep, excessive dreaming
weak Heart (esp HT Blood) = “Mind has no residence”
All dreams are related to the
Heart
Ht excess dreams
dreams of laughter
.
Weak Ht dreams
dreams of fires, smoke and mountains
HT dreams in the summer
volcanic eruptions
“If exterior pathogenic factors attack the Heart, they
penetrate the _______instead.”
Pericardium
Joy ______ heart qi
slows down
Sadness ______ heart qi
depletes
Grief__________ heart qi
depletes it
Anger ________- heart qi
rises
Worry_________ heart qi
Knots it
Feels for Ht pathology
- mental emotional ssxs
- depression, anxiety, insomnia
- palpitations
- pathology of the Mind reflected
in the spirit of the eyes
Heart Empty Patterns
EMPTY PATTERNS
* HT Qi xu
* HT Yang xu
* HT Yang collapse
* HT Blood xu
* HT Yin xu
- palpitations (in the daytime and with exertion)
- SOB with exertion, slight depression, spontaneous sweats, tiredness, pale face
- T: pale or normal, P: empty
- HT Qi Xu
- palpitations (in the daytime and with exertion),
- SOB with exertion, slight depression, spontaneous sweats, tiredness
- bright pale face, coldness, cold hands, slightly stuffy discomfort in the HT region
- T: pale, sl wet, P: deep-weak; knotted if severe
- HT Yang Xu
- palpitations, SOB, weak shallow breaths, profuse sweating, grey-white complexion, cold
limbs, coma if severe - cyanotic lips
- T: very pale or bluish purple, short, P: hidden-minute-knotted
- HT Yang Collapse
- palpitations (at night time, even with rest and with slight anxiety)
- easily startled, poor memory, dizziness, pale lips, dull pale complexion
- dream disturbed sleep, insomnia (hard time falling but they sleep well)
- T: pale, thin, sl. dry P: choppy or fine
- HT Blood Xu
- palpitations
- easily startled, poor memory, anxiety, fidgety, mental restlessness, uneasiness
- dream disturbed sleep, insomnia (hard time falling and they wake a lot)
- dry mouth and throat, night sweats
- T: no coat, deep midline crack reaching the tip, P: floating, empty
- HT Yin Xu
Heart Full Patterns
FULL PATTERNS:
* HT Fire Blazing
* Phlegm Fire Harassing the HT
* Phlegm Misting the Mind
* HT Qi stagnation
* HT Vessel Obstructed
- palpitations, thirst, bitter taste after a bad nights sleep, red face, insomnia, dream disturbed
sleep, mental restlessness, feeling agitated, feeling of heat - red rimmed tongue and mouth ulcers
- hematuria or dark urine
- T: red, tip redder and swollen w red points, Yellow coat, possible midline crack reaching the tip,
P: full, rapid, overflowing, esp in L. cun, possibly Hasty
- HT Fire Blazing
- palpitations, thirst, bitter taste, red face, insomnia, dream disturbed sleep
- mental restlessness, agitation, mental confusion, tendency to hit or scold, rash behavior,
uncontrollable laughter or crying, shouting or muttering, mania and depression or dullness, - chest oppression, incoherent speech, rattling in the throat, expectoration of phlegm
- T: red, swollen, yellow dry sticky coat, deep heart crack; tip may be redder w swollen red points,
P: full, rapid, slippery OR rapid, overflowing, slippery OR rapid, full, wiry
- Phlegm Fire Harassing the HT
- mental confusion, mental depression, unconsciousness, lethargic stupor, incoherent speech,
slurring of the speech, aphasia - vomiting of phlegm, rattling sound in the throat, very dull eyes, emotional liability
- T: swollen w a thick sticky coat, and a midline crack reaching the tip, P: slippery
- Phlegm Misting the Mind
- palpitations, sighing
- feeling of distention or oppression of the chest, depression, slight lump in the throat, slight SOB
- poor appetite, slight nausea, cold limbs, slight purple lips, pale complexion
- T: sl. pale purple on the sides in the chest area, P: empty but very slightly overflowing in the HT
- HT Qi stagnation