Yin Yang

Question 1

Four Aspects

Answer 1

– Opposition
– Interdependence
– Mutual Consumption
– Intertransformation

Question 2

Opposition

Answer 2

YIN YANG
WATER FIRE
COLD HEAT
PALE RED
QUIET RESTLESS
WET DRY
SOFT HARD
SLOW RAPID
INHIBIT EXCITE
CONSERVE/STORE TRANSFORM/CHANGE

Question 3

Interdependence

Answer 3

One cannot exist without the other.
* for example:
Structure = Yin aspect
Function = Yang aspect

Question 4

feeling of heat, thirst, dark urine
– external pathogenic factor
– internally generated Heat
– Heat derived from the transformation of other
pathogenic factors

Answer 4

Excess of Yang

Question 5

feeling of cold, desiring warmth, cold limbs, pale urine . . .
– d/t dietary factors, excessive physical work, overwork
– mainly affects KD, SP, HT, LU & ST

Answer 5

Deficiency of Yang

Question 6

feeling cold, cold limbs, pain, pale urine . . .
– external pathogenic factor
* external Cold invading channels and joints
* external Cold invading the interior directly (ST, Intestines or Uterus only)
– internally generated Dampness or Phlegm
* mostly affects LU, ST, Intestines & Uterus

Answer 6

Excess of Yin