Zang Fu Flashcards
The Theory of the 12 officials - Heart
Monarch who excels through insight and understanding
The Theory of the 12 officials - Pericardium
official ambassador and protector of the heart
The Theory of the 12 officials - Lung
Prime Minister on whom rhythmic order depends
The theory of the 12 officials - spleen
Official in charge of distribution
The theory of the 12 officials - liver
Military Leader, general who exvels in strategic planning
The theory of the 12 officials - Kidney
officials who do energetic work
The theory of the 12 officials - Small Intestine
officials who are trusted with riches and cerate change of physical substance
The theaory of the 12 officials - triple warmer
official who constructs waterways
The theaory of the 12 officials - large Intestine
The dust bin collector
the theaory of the 12 officials - stomach
official of rotting and ripening
the theory of the 12 officials - gall bladder
official who excels through decisions and judgement
the theory of the 12 officials - urinary bladder
official which stores the overflow ans fluid secretions which serve to regulate vaporization
Zang organs are:
Heart (pericardium), Lung, Spleen, Liver, Kidney
Fu organs are:
Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Stomach, Gall Bladder (and extraordinary), Urinary Blader, Triple Burner
What Makes Zang organ Zang?
Viscera: Interior, Solid, Yin, Store and do not discharge “are full bvut cannot be filled”
What makes a Fu organ Fu?
Bowels: exxterior, hollow, Yang, transmit and empty and do not store “are fulled but are not full”
6 extraordinary (curious) organs:
Brain, Bone, Marrow, Uterus, Blood Vessels, Gall Bladder (and Fu)
what makes the extraordinary organs curious?
They are yang in form (hollow) and yin in function (store)