Week 2 One liners Flashcards
SINEWS (such as weakness of stiffness):
disharmony of the liver
BLOOD VESSELS (such as hardening of the vessels):
disharmony of the heart
MUSCLES (such as weakness or flaccidity):
spleen xu
SKIN (such as flaccidity):
lung qi xu
BONES (such as brittle bones):
kidney xu
Complexion with spirit
luster
Complexion without spirit
dull, no luster
eyes with spirit
luster, bright
eyes without spirit
dull, clouded
mind with spirit
alert, clear
mind without spirit
dull, depressed
breathing with spirit
even
breathing without spirit
labored
Large, barrel-like chest and epigastrium:
full condition of lungs and/or stomach
Large, overweight thighs:
Spleen Xu
Thin body:
Yin xu
Overweight body:
Yang Xu (and phlegm)
Excess of movement:
yang/full/heat
Lack of movement:
yin/empty/cold
Quick movements, feeling of Heat:
Excess Yang
Slow movements, feeling of Cold:
Yang Xu
Small movements and continuous fidgeting especially of the legs:
Empty heat pattern of Kidney
Tremors, convulsions:
Liver wind (full wind)
Fine tremors:
Liver wind (empty wind)
Paralysis:
Paralysis (internal wind)
Stiffness and rigidity:
Qi stag, blood stasis, internal wind