Zang and Fu Organs Flashcards
What are the five Yin organs? The sixth?
Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney
Pericardium
What are the five Yang organs? The sixth?
Gallbladder, Small Intestine, Stomach, Large Intestine, Urinary Bladder
(Triple Warmer/Burner; San Jiao)
Name the organ pairings.
Liver - Gallbladder Heart - Small Intestine Spleen - Stomach Lung - Large Intestine Kidney - Urinary Bladder Pericardium - San Jiao
What basic functions are attributed to the Yin organs?
Heart, Liver –> Blood
Lung, Spleen –> Qi
Kidneys –> basis of body; fundamental Yin/Yang
Liver is the _____ aspect of Wood and moves _____ and _____ in all directions.
Yin; up; out
Liver is the _____
General
Liver _____ Blood
It regulates: _____; and _____ _____ in relation to rest/activity
It nourishes and moistens the _____, _____, and _____
Stores
menstruation; Blood volume
Eye, sinews, and nails
Liver governs the _____ flow of _____
This affects the _____ _____ and _____
Smooth; Qi
Emotional state and digestion
Liver governs the _____
sinews
Livers _____ in the nails and opens into the _____
flowers; eyes
Liver houses the _____ _____, which is _____ in nature
It will influence the capacity for _____ and _____ in life
Ethereal Soul; Yang
Planning and direction
The fluid associated with the Liver is _____; the subsets are _____ _____ and _____ _____
tears; basal tears and reflex tears
The emotion associate with the Liver is _____
anger
Heart is the _____ aspect of Fire and is _____ in all directions
Yin; expansive
The Heart is the _____
Emperor
The Heart governs the _____, _____, and _____
It has a major role in transformation of _____ into Blood and in _____ of the Blood
Blood, vessels, and pulse
Food Qi; circulation
The Heart manifests in the _____
complexion
Heart houses the _____
This includes the concepts of _____, _____, _____
spirit
consciousness, awareness, mind
Heart opens into _____, involving clarity of _____, which is reflected in the quality and _____ of the _____
tongue; speech; color; tongue
The fluid associated with Heart is _____
sweat
The emotion associated with the Heart is _____
This emotion stirs up _____ _____, which flows up and over-stimulates the Spirit/mind
joy
Ministerial Fire
Spleen is the Yin aspect of _____. It raises the _____ Qi, which moves _____.
Earth
Clear; upward
The Spleen is like the _____ Official from which the _____ _____ are derived.
Granary; 5 Tastes
The Spleen is the root of _____ _____.
Later Heaven
Spleen is the source of engendering _____. It governs _____ and _____.
Transformation
Transformation and transportation
The Spleen manages the _____
Blood
The Spleen unites the _____ and the _____
Muscles and four limbs
Spleen opens into the _____ and its flower is the _____.
Mouth; lips
Spleen houses _____
Intention; associated with thought
The associated fluid with Spleen is _____. Its associated emotions are _____.
Thin saliva; thought/pensiveness/worry
Lung is the Yin aspect of _____. Lung Qi moves _____ on the _____ side.
Metal; downward on the right side
The Lung is like the _____ _____. It assists the _____ in its functions.
Prime Minister; Heart
The Lung governs _____ and _____. It houses the _____ soul.
Qi and respiration; corporeal soul
Lung governs the ebb and flow in the _____ _____. It also governs _____ and _____ of Qi.
Hundred vessels; dispersing and descending.
Qi can move _____ and _____, _____ and _____.
In, out, up, down
Lung regulates the _____ passages. It is the upper source of _____ in the body.
Water
The Lung governs the skin and _____. It opens into the _____ and its associated fluid is _____ _____.
Body hair
Opens into nose; nasal discharge
Lung’s associated emotion is _____/_____.
Grief/sadness
Kidney is the Yin aspect of _____. Its Qi moves _____.
Water; downward
Kidney is the _____ Official from whence _____ and _____ are derived.
Strong official from whence skill and ingenuity are derived
Kidney is the foundation of the _____ and _____ of the other organs. It is the root of _____ _____.
Yin and Yang
Earlier Heaven
Kidney stores _____, governs _____ and _____, and produces _____
Essence; bones and water; marrow
Kidney governs the _____ of Qi. It opens into the _____ and 2 Yin (_____ and _____).
Grasping of Qi
Opens into ears; (urethra and anus)
Kidney manifests in the _____ of the head. It controls _____ and _____, _____ and _____.
Hair of the head
Opening and closing; strength and skill
Kidney houses _____. Its associated fluid is _____ _____ and its associated emotion is _____.
Willpower
Thick saliva; fear
Pericardium is the Yin aspect of _____ _____ and is called the _____ _____. It is an _____ and from it _____ and _____ derive.
Yin aspect of Ministerial Fire and is called the Heart Protector
Ambassador from which joy and happiness derive
Pericardium has an interior/exterior pairing with the _____ _____ and the _____ of _____.
San Jiao
Gate of Life
Gallbladder is the Yang aspect of _____. It is the _____ _____ Official.
Wood
Center Upright Official
Gallbladder stores and excretes _____. It controls _____ and _____-_____. It governs the _____.
Bile
Judgment and decision-making
Governs the sinews
Small Intestine is the Yang aspect of _____. It is the official in charge of receiving and being filled… _____ of things comes from here.
Fire; transformation
Small intestine receives from the _____ and separates the _____ from the _____.
Stomach; pure/clear from the impure/turbid
Small Intestine is involved in giving _____ to see one’s choices and conscious decision-making.
Clarity
Stomach is the Yang aspect of _____ and is also a _____ Official from whence the _____ _____ are derived. It is referred to as the Great _____ and the Sea of _____ and _____.
Earth
Granary; 5 Tastes
Granary and the Sea of Water and Grain
Stomach controls the acceptance of and the “_____ and _____” of food. It governs the _____ of food essences.
Rotting and ripening; transportation
Stomach governs the _____ of _____ Qi. It governs the _____ and _____ fluids.
Descending of turbid Qi
Jin and ye fluids
Large Intestine Yand aspect of _____ is the Official in charge of _____ and _____ come from here. It receives _____ and _____ from the Small Intestine, _____ fluids and _____ stools.
Metal
Transporting along; transformation comes from here
Food and drink from SI; reabsorbing fluids and excreting stools
The Urinary Bladder is the Yang aspect of _____ and is the _____ Official. Fluids are _____ and Qi _____ comes from here.
Water
District
stored; transformation
Urinary Bladder will _____ and _____ urine, assisted by the San Jiao. It is closely related to the _____ of _____.
store and void
Gate of Life
The San Jiao is the Yang aspect of _____ _____. It is divided into the _____, _____, and _____ Burners.
Ministerial Fire
Upper, Middle, and Lower
The Upper Burner contains the _____ and _____. The Middle Burner contains the _____ and _____. The Lower Burner contains the _____ and _____.
Heart and Lung
Spleen and Stomach
Liver and Kidney
The San Jiao is the official in charge of _____. It has an interior/exterior relationship with the _____ and _____ of _____.
Irrigation
Pericardium; Gate of Life
The Gate of Life (or the _____ _____) is the root of _____ _____ and is the source of _____. It _____ organs and harmonizes _____.
Ming Men
Original Qi
Warms and harmonizes sexual function
