Week 13 Zang Fu LV GB Flashcards

1
Q

GB stores and exretes

A

Bile

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2
Q

GB controls

A

decisiveness
sinews

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3
Q

GB gives individual

A

courage and initiative

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4
Q

GB gives individual capacity to

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turn drive and
vitality into positive and decisive action

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5
Q

GB qi weak

A

depression

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6
Q

GB qi excessive

A

slight mania

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7
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capacity to plan life and to have dreams is conferred by the

A

Ethereal Soul of the LV {Hun}

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8
Q

drive and will-power to want to make something of our lives is
conferred by

A

Will-power {Zhi} of the KD

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9
Q

capacity to discriminate between issues, to analyze issues with
clarity, and to distinguish what is relevant and what is not is
conferred to us by the

A

SI

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10
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capacity to take a decision with resoluteness once all issues have
been analyzed is conferred by the

A

GB

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11
Q

integration and direction is provided by the Mind {Shen} of the

A

HT

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12
Q

waking early in the AM and unable to fall
back asleep again

A

GB xu

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13
Q

Heat from LV due to pent up emotions affects

A

GB

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14
Q

Exterior dampness and heat can lead to

A

GB damp heat

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15
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GB patterns

A
  • Dampness in the GB
  • Damp Heat in the GB
  • GB deficient
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16
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  • Hypochondrial pain, fullness and distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats
  • Jaundice, dull-yellow eyes and skin, dull-yellow sclera
  • Turbid urine, lack of thirst, sticky taste, dull HA, feeling of heaviness in the body,
  • T: thick sticky white coat, either bilateral in two strips or unilateral, P: Slippery-Wiry
A
  • Dampness in the GB:
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17
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  • Hypochondial pain and distention, nausea, vomiting, inability to digest fats
  • Yellow complexion, yellow sclera
  • Scanty and dark yellow urine, fever, bitter taste, irritability, a feeling of heat
  • Dizziness, tinnitus, feeling of heaviness in the body, numbness of the limbs, swelling of the feet
  • Thirst without desire, loose stools or constipation, alternation of hot and cold feelings
  • T: thick sticky yellow coat, either bilateral in two strips or unilateral, P: Slippery-Wiry-Rapid
A
  • Damp Heat in the GB:
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18
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  • Dizziness, blurry vision, floaters
  • Nervousness, timidity, a propensity to be easily
    startled, lack of courage and initiative,
    indecision, sighing
  • Waking up early in the morning, restless dreams
  • T: Pale or normal, P: Weak
A
  • GB deficient:
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19
Q

The liver stores

A

blood

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20
Q

the liver ensures the

A

smooth flow if qi

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21
Q

liver controls

A

sinews

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22
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liver manifests in the

A

nails

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23
Q

liver opens to the

A

eyes

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24
Q

liver controls

A

tears

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25
Q

liver houses the

A

ethereal soul (hun)

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26
Q

liver affected by

A

anger

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27
Q

Liver moistens

A

eyes and sinews

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28
Q

liver regulates

A

menstruation
Blood volume in relation to rest and
activity

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29
Q

regular and normal menses

A

liver blood normal

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30
Q

amenorrhea or scanty periods

A

Liver blood xu

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31
Q

painful periods

A

Liver blood stasis

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32
Q

heavy periods

A

Liver blood heat

33
Q

Smooth flow of LV Qi affects:

A
  • emotional state
  • digestion
  • secretion of bile
34
Q

supple sinews and tendons,
free movement

A

LV Blood normal

35
Q

cramps, numbness, tingling

A

LV Blood xu

36
Q

stiffness of the sinews,
rigidity, pain

A

LV Blood stasis

37
Q

good vision

A

LV Blood normal

38
Q

floaters, blurry vision, myopia, dry gritty eyes

A

LV Blood xu

39
Q

dry, gritty eyes

A

LV Yin xu

40
Q

painful eyeball

A

LV Blood stasis

41
Q

watery eyes

A

LV Yang Rising

42
Q

dry, bloodshot eyes (may also be red, swollen and painful)

A

LV Fire

43
Q

eyeball moving

A

LV Wind

44
Q

chronic eye diseases

A

Decline of KD Essence

45
Q

pain and redness of the eye

A

HT Fire

46
Q

failing eyesight and dryness of the eyes

A

KD Yin xu

47
Q

Liver smell

A

rancid

48
Q

liver color

A

green

49
Q

liver taste

A

sour

50
Q

liver climate

A

wind

51
Q

liver voice

A

shouting

52
Q

the liver is a _______ organ

A

resolute

53
Q

the liver influences

A

rising and growth

54
Q

the liver controls

A

planning

55
Q

the liver is a _____, _____, and _____ organ

A

regulating, balancing, and harmonizing

56
Q

Liver loathes

A

wind

57
Q

Liver can cause

A

convulsions

58
Q

Liver arises from which side?

A

Left side

59
Q

Liver full patterns

A
  • LV Qi Stagnation
  • Stagnant LV Wi turning into Heat
  • Rebellious LV Qi
  • LV Blood Stasis
  • LV Fire Blazing
  • Damp Heat in the LV
  • Stagnation of Cold in the LV channel
60
Q

Liver empty patterns

A
  • LV Blood xu
  • LV Yin xu
61
Q

Liver full/ empty pattern

A
  • LV Yang Rising
  • LV Wind Agitating Within
  • Extreme Heat Generating Wind
  • LV Yang Rising Generating Wind
  • deriving from LV Yin xu
  • deriving from LV and KD Yin xu
  • deriving from LV Blood xu
  • LV Fire Generating Wind
  • LV Blood xu Generating Wind
62
Q
  • feeling of distention in hypochondrium, chest, epigastrium, or abdomen, sighing
  • melancholy, depression, moodiness, fluctuation of mental state, feeling “wound-up”,
    feeling of a lump in the throat
  • irregular periods, distention of breasts before the periods, PMS strain and irritability
  • T: body color may be normal; maybe Red on the sides in severe cases
A

LV Qi Stagnation

63
Q
  • hypochondiral or epigastric distention, slight feeling of oppression in the chest,
  • irritability, melancholoy, depression moodiness, a feeling of a lump in the throat, a
    feeling of heat, red face, thirst, propensity to outbursts of anger, PMS breast
    distention, heavy periods
  • T: Red on the sides
  • P: Wiry, esp. on the Left side and slightly Rapid
A
  • Stagnant LV Qi turning into Heat
64
Q
  • Hypochondrial or epigastric distention, sighing, irritability, breast distention in
    women
  • Hiccup, nausea, vomiting, belching, churning feeling in the ST
  • T: normal, maybe Red sides if severe, P: Wiry, maybe esp. so in both guan
A
  • Rebellious LV Qi
65
Q
  • Hypochondrial pain
  • Abdominal pain, hematemesis, epistaxis, painful periods, irregular periods,
    menstrual blood dark and clotted, infertility, masses in the abdomen, purple nails,
    purple lips, purple or dark complexion, dry skin (if severe), purple petechiae
  • T: Purple, esp. or only on the sides. Severe cases = purple spots on sides
  • P: Wiry or Firm
A

LV Blood Stasis

66
Q
  • Irritability
  • Red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dream disturbed
    sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark-yellow urine
  • Epistaxis, hematemesis, hemoptisis
  • Propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus, dizziness,
    deafness, temporal HA
  • T: Red body, redder on the sides, dry yellow coat
  • P: Full-Wiry-Rapid
A
  • LV Fire Blazing
67
Q
  • Fullness of the hypochondrium, abdomen or hypogastrium
  • Bitter taste, sticky taste, poor appetite, nausea, feeling of heaviness of the body, yellow
    vaginal discharge, vaginal itching, vulvar eczema or sores, mid-cycle bleeding and/or
    pain, pain, redness and swelling of the scrotum, geintal, papular or vesicular skin rashes
    and itching, urinary difficulty, dark urine, dysuria
  • T: Red body, redder sides, sticky yellow coating, P: Slippery-Wiry-Rapid
A

Damp Heat in the LV

68
Q
  • Fullness and distention of the hypogastrium with pain which refers down to the scrotum
    and testes and up to the hypochondrium, strain of the testes or contraction of the scrotum,
    shrinking of the vagina
  • Pain alleviated by warmth, feeling of cold, cold hands and feet, vomiting of clear watery
    fluid or dry vomiting
  • Vertical HA
  • T: Pale and wet with a white coat, P: Deep-Wiry-Slow
A

Stagnation of Cold in the LV channel

69
Q
  • Dizziness, numbness or tingling of the limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in the eyes, diminished night
    vision, scanty menses or amenorrhea, muscular weakness, cramps, withered brittle nails, depression, a
    feeling of aimlessness
  • Dull-pale complexion without lustre, pale lips, dry hair and skin
  • T: Pale body, esp on sides, orangey if severe; thin and slightly dry
  • P: Choppy or Fine
A
  • LV Blood xu
70
Q
  • Dizziness, numbness or tingling of the limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in the eyes, diminished night
    vision, scanty menses or amenorrhea,, muscular weakness, cramps, withered brittle nails, depression, a
    feeling of aimlessness
  • Dry eyes, dull-pale complexion without lustre but with red cheekbones, very dry hair and skin
  • T: normal color without coat, or with rootless coat,
  • P: Floating-Empty
A

LV Yin xu

71
Q
  • Dizziness, numbness or tingling of the limbs, insomnia, blurred vision, floaters in
    the eyes, diminished night vision, scanty menses or amenorrhea,, muscular
    weakness, cramps, withered brittle nails, depression, a feeling of aimlessness
  • Dry eyes, dull-pale complexion without lustre but with red cheekbones, very dry
    hair and skin
  • T: normal color without coat, or with rootless coat,
  • P: Floating-Empty
A

LV Yin Xu

72
Q
  • Malar flush, anxiety, a feeling of heat in the evening, night sweats, five-palm heat,
    thirst with desire for small sips, heavy menstrual bleeding
A

LV Yin xu, Empty Heat

73
Q
  • HA on temples, eyes or lateral side of the head
  • Dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, dry mouth and throat,
    insomnia, irritability, feeling worked-up, propensity to outbursts of anger,
    stuff neck
  • T: varies widely depending on underlying condition
  • LV Blood xu = pale
  • LV Yin xu = slightly red on sides and without coat
  • Rebellious LV Qi = normal or slightly Red on the sides
  • P: Wiry, maybe unilaterally or Wiry-Fine if background of Blood or Yin xu
A
  • LV Yang Rising
74
Q
  • deriving from LV Yin xu
  • Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, HA, HTN, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred
    vision, numbness or tingling of the limbs, poor memory
  • T: normal colored without coat, P: Wiry-Fine
  • deriving from LV and KD Yin xu
  • Tremor, facial tic, severe dizziness, tinnitus, HA, HTN, dry throat, dry eyes, blurred
    vision, numbness or tingling of the limbs, poor memory
  • Backache, scanty urination, night sweats
  • T: normal color without coat, P: Wiry-Fine
  • deriving from LV Blood xu
  • Tremor, dizziness, tinnitus, HA, HTN, dry throat, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of
    the limbs, poor memory, insomnia
  • T: Pale and Thin
  • P: Wiry-Fine
A
  • LV Wind Agitating Within
  • LV Yang Rising Generating Wind
75
Q
  • High temperature, convulsions, rigidity of the neck, opisthotonos, tremor of the
    limbs, coma if severe
  • T: Deep-Red, Stiff, Dry Yellow Coat, P: Wiry-Rapid
A

LV Wind Agitating Within
* Extreme Heat Generating Wind

76
Q
  • Irritability, propensity to outbursts of anger, tinnitus and/or deafness (with sudden
    onset), temporal HA, dizziness, red face and eyes, thirst, bitter taste, dreamdisturbed
    sleep, constipation with dry stools, dark-yellow urine, epistaxis,
    hematemesis, hemoptysis
  • Tremor
  • T: Red with redder sides and dry yellow coat, P: Wiry-Rapid
A

LV Wind Agitating Within
LV Fire Generating Wind

77
Q
  • Fine tremor, facial tic, dizziness, blurred vision, numbness or tingling of the limbs,
    poor memory, insomnia, scanty periods
  • T: Pale and Thin, P: Wiry-Fine
A

LV Wind Agitating Within
LV Blood xu Generating Wind

78
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A