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Yin-Yang Flashcards

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Light

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Yang

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Dark

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Yin

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Sun

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Yang

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Moon

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Yin

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Bright

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Yang

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Shade

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Yin

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Activity

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Yang

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Rest

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Yin

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Heaven

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Yang

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Earth

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Yin

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Round

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Yang

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Square

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Yin

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Time

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Yang

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Space

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Yin

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East

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Yang

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West

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Yin

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South

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Yang

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North

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Yin

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Left

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Yang

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Right

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Yin

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Spring

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Yang within Yin- growth of Yang

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Summer

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Yang within Yang- max. Yang

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Autumn

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Yin within Yang- growth of Yin

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Winter

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Yin within Yin-max. Yin

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Immaterial

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Yang

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Material

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Yin

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Produces energy

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Yang

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Produces form

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Yin

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Generates

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Yang

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Grows

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Yin

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Non-substantial

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Yang

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Substantial

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Yin

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Energy

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Yang

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Matter

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Yin

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Expansion

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Yang

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Contraction

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Yin

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Rising

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Yang

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Descending

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Yin

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Above

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Yang

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Below

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Yin

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Fire

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Yang

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Water

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Yin

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Main points of INTERDEPENDENCE

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  1. although they are opposite cyclical stages or opposite states of density of matter, Yin and yang form a unity and are complementary
  2. Yang contains the seed of Yin and vice versa, this is represented by the small black and white spots
  3. Nothing is totally Yin or Yang
  4. Yang changes in to Yin and vice versa
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Four aspects of Yin and Yang relationship

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  1. Opposition of Yin and Yang
  2. Interdependence of Yin and yang
  3. Mutual consuming of Yin and Yang
  4. Intertransformation of Yin and Yang
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Vegetables

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Yin

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Meat

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Yang

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4 possible states of imbalance of Yin/Yang

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  1. Preponderance of Yin
  2. Preponderance of Yang
  3. Weakness of Yin
  4. Weakness of Yang
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Preponderance of Yin induces…

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a decrease of Yang

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Preponderance of Yang induces…

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a decrease of Yin

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Weakness of Yang…

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apparent Yin excess

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Weakness of Yin…

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apparent Yang excess

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Superior

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Yang

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Inferior

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Yin

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Exterior

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Yang

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Interior

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Yin

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Posterior-lateral surface

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Yang

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Anterior-medial surface

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Yin

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Back

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Yang

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Front

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Yin

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Function

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Yang

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Structure

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Yin

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Head

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Yang

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Body

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Yin

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Skin-muscles

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Yang

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Organs

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Yin

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Above the waist

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Yang

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Below the waist

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YIn

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Yang organs

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Yang

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Yin organs

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Yin

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Qi

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Yang

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Blood-body fluids

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Yin

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Defensive Qi

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Yang

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Nutritive Qi

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Yin

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Protect

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Yang

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Nourish

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Yin

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Dampness

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Yin pathogenic factor

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Wind

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Yang pathogenic factor

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Functions of Yang organs

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transform, digest, excrete

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Functions of Yin organs

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Store pure essences carried out by Yang organs

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QI functions

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warming, protecting, transforming, raising (also all yang functions)

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Blood functions

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nourishing and moistening (also all Yin functions)

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Heat

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Yang

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Cold

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Yin

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Restless

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Yang

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Quiet

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Yin

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Dry

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Yang

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Wet

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Yin

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Hard

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Yang

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Soft

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Yin

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Excitement

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Yang

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Inhibition

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Yin

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Rapidity

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Yang

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Slowness

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Yin

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Transform/change

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Yang

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Conserve/store/sustain

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Yin

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sx. signs appear and change rapidly

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Yang

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sx. signs appear slowly

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Yin

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If Yang is deficient Qi…

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stagnates- fluids are not transformed or excreted and therefore Yin will prevail

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Face that is too pale

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excess Yin

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Face that is too red

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Excess Yang

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All sx. and signs are ultimately due to an imbalance between

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Yin and Yang

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Acute disease

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Yang

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Chronic disease

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Yin

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Rapid onset

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Yang

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Slow onset

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Yin

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Throws off bed clothes

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Yang

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Likes to be covered up

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Yin

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Likes to lie stretch out

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Yang

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Lies to curl up

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Yin

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Hot limbs and body

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Yang

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Cold limbs and body

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Yin

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Likes cold drinks

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Yang

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Likes hot drinks

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Yin

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Loud voice- talks a lot

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Yang

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Weak voice, dislikes talking

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Yin

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Coarse breathing

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Yang

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Shallow-weak breathing

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Yin

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Thirst

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Yang

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no thirst

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Yin

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Scanty-dark urination

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Yang

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Profuse-pale urination

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Yin

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Red tongue with yellow tc

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Yang

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Pale tongue

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Yin

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Full pulse

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Yang

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Empty pulse

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Yin

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Excess Yin

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excess cold consumes the Yang - especially SP Yang, this is full cold

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Excess Yang

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excess heat consumes body fluids and leads to dryness, full heat

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Consumption of Yang

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Body’s yang energy is deficiency- the decrease in yang energy leads to cold, chilliness, and other sx-empty cold

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Empty cold means…

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Decrease of Yang is primary and Yin is only in apparent excess

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Consumption of Yin

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Body’s yin energies are depleted, leads to apparent increase of Yang- empty heat

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Empty heat means

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Decrease of Yin is primary, and Yang is only in apparent excess

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Excess Yin =

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Full cold

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Excess Yang=

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Full heat

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Consumption of Yin =

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Empty heat

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Consumption of Yang=

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Empty cold

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4 basic treatment strategies for TCM

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  1. Tonify Yang
  2. Tonify Yin
  3. Eliminate excess Yang
  4. Eliminate excess Yin

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