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Yin And Yang Flashcards

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Clinical signs of Yang Excess (excess heat)

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  • acute onset
  • short course
  • younger age
  • no general weakness
  • hyperactive
  • high fever
  • red or purple tongue
  • strong and fast pulse
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How to treat Yang Excess (excess heat)

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  • Clear heat
  • Sedate Yang

GV-14, LI-4, LI-11
Coptis Huang Lían

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Clinical signs of Yin Deficiency (false heat/deficient heat)

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  • chronic onset
  • long course
  • older age
  • general weakness
  • thirsty
  • lower degree of fever
  • restless or anxiety
  • prefers cool
  • red and dry tongue
  • thready and fast pulse
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How to treat Yin Deficiency (false heat/deficiency heat)

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  • nourish Yin
  • clear heat

KID-3, KID-6, SP-6
Rhemannia Shu Di Huang

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Clinical signs of Yin excess (excess cold)

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  • acute onset
  • short course
  • younger age
  • no general weakness
  • pain
  • swelling or edema
  • loose stool
  • pale or purple tongue
  • strong and slow pulse
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How to treat Yin Excess (excess cold)

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Clear cold

Moxibustion at GV-4, GV-3
Dry ginger Gang Jian

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Clinical signs of Yang Deficiency (false cold/deficiency cold)

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  • chronic onset
  • long course
  • older age
  • coldness at extremities
  • edema
  • loose stool
  • urinary incontinence
  • chronic back pain/weakeness
  • weakness of rear limbs
  • infertility
  • pale tongue
  • weak and deep pulse
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How to treat Yang Deficiency (false cold/deficiency cold)

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Warm and tonify Yang

Moxibustion at GV-4, Bai-hui
Morinda Ba Ji Tian

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Examples of Yang

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Day, Sun, Hot, Movement, Dorsal, Anterior, Birth, Exterior, Sympathetic NS, Fu organs, Qi, Male

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Examples of Yin

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Night, Moon, Cold, Stillness, Ventral, Posterior, Death, Exterior, Parasympathetic NS, Zang Organs, Blood, Female

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Preventative therapy principle for Yang constitution

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Provide cooling environments and foods
- shade, AC, northern climate, fans
- buckwheat, barley, wheat bran

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Preventative therapy principle for Yin constitution

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Provide warning environments and foods

  • sunbathing, heater, blanket, southern climate
  • oats, ginger, garlic, onion
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Yang constitution

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Active, young, outgoing

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Yin constitution

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Quiet, old, shy

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Which belongs to Yang?
A. Fire
B. Water

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A. Fire

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Which belongs to Yang?
A. 10 am
B. 10 pm

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A. 10 am

17
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Which belongs to Yang?
A. Mare
B. Stallion

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B. Stallion

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Which belongs to Yang?
A. Winter
B. Summer

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B. Summer

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Which belongs to Yang?
A. East
B. West

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A. East

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Which belongs to Yin?
A. Running
B. Sitting

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B. Sitting

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Which belongs to Yin?
A. Fast
B. Slow

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B. Slow

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Which belongs to Yin?
A. Head
B. Tail

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B. Tail

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Which belongs to Yin?
A. Interior
B. Exterior

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A. Interior

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Which belongs to Yin?
A. Front leg
B. Back leg

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B. Back leg

25
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False cold occurs when…

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Yang is too low and Yin is normal

26
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False Heat occurs when…

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Yin is too low and Yang is normal

27
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Excess Heat occurs when…

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Yang is too high and Yin is normal

28
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Excess cold occurs when…

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Yin is too high and Yang is normal

29
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If the Yin-Yang equilibrium is destroyed by excess heat, what is the proper treatment principle to restore balance?

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Clear excess heat

30
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If Yin is deficient what is the treatment principle?

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Tonify Yin

31
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An outgoing, high energy and hyperactive 2yo TB colt has what kind of constitution?

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Yang constitution

32
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A quiet, reserved, withdrawn 13yo border collie is more of what constitution?

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Yin Constitution

33
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Jumper: 10mo MN DSH is an indoor outdoor cat. He enjoys running, climbing, and jumping. He’s a good hunter, likes attention, and walks with his human guardian. His whole body feels hot and he has a tendency to have UTIs. He drinks a lot but does not have any endocrine disorders.

What is Jumpers TCVM pattern?
What are the best types of food for Jumpers?

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Yang excess/excess heat
Cooling foods

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A 1yo MN DSH presents with an acute onset of nasal discharge and congestion. His ears and back are hot. T: 104 F with a red tongue and fast and strong pulses.

What is the cat’s TCVM disease pattern?

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Yang excess/excess heat

35
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Spot 15yo FS DSH is quiet and gentle; she presents with chronic hind limb weakness. Her ears and back feel cold on palpation. She has a pale, purple, and wet tongue. Her pulses are weak

What is Spot’s constitution/personality?
What is Spot’s TCVM pattern?
What types of foods are good for Spot?

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  • Yin constitution
  • Yang deficiency/deficiency cold
  • Hot foods
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Marcie 10yo FS Lab presents with chronic pruritus since 5yo. Pred belped in first 3 years but signs have worsened in past 2y. Itchiness is worse in spring, summer, and might. Skin is mostly itchy around face, neck and trunk. She has alopecia and a skin rash. Her eyes are red, tongue is red and dry, gums are tacky. Pulses are thready and fast.

What is Marcie’s TCVM pattern?
What types of foods are good for Marcie?

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  • Hin deficiency/deficiency heat
  • cooling foods

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