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)
Function of Gall bladder?
stores bile
what is bile?
condensed liver qi
Heart statements:
Heart governs blood and vessels. Heart stores the spirit. Heart opens to the Tongue.
Organ relationships: Heart and Small Intestine
heart nets the small intestine. interior/exterior relationship
organ relationships: heart and pericardium
pericardium protects the heart
organ relationships: heart and spleen
Heart governs blood and Spleen manages blood.
organ relationships: heart and kidney
heart and kidneys interat. Heart yin/yang descensd to feed the kidney yin/yang
organ relationships: heart and lung
heart governs blood, Lungs govern qi
heart pathologies
vexations, suseptability to fright, palpitation, reduced sleep, profuse dreaming,
Lung Statements:
Lung Governs Qi and respiration. Lung Governs Diffusion and Depurative Downbearing. Lung regulates the waterways. Lung Governs tskin and boy hair. Lung opens to the nose.
organ relationships: lung and large intestinge
lung nets the large intestine with which it stands in an interior/exterior relationship
organ relationships: lung and kidney
lungs govern Qi. Kidney is the root of Qi. (Kidney grasps or roots qi) Lung is the upper source of water and kidney Governs water
organ relationships: lung and spleen
lungs govern the waterways. Spleen governs movement and tranformation of fluids.
organ relationships: lung and liver
lungs govern Qi. Liver governs free coursing of Qi.
lung pathologies
sweat, too much or too little, congestion,
Spleen Statements:
Spleen Governs Movement and transformation of Grain and Water. Spleen Manages the blood. Spleen governs the flesh and spleen governs the 4 limbs. Spleen opens into the mouth and manifests in the lips.
Spleen and Central Qi:
spleen controls the raising of Qi. The central Qi holds organs in place and raises disteilled essence of grain and water.
organ relationships: spleen and stomach
spleen governs movement and transformation. Sotmach governs intake and decomposition of food and water. Spleen and Stomach are the root of acquired qi.
organ relationships: spleen and small intestine
spleen governs movement and transformation and small intestine governs spearation of the clear and turbid
organ relationships: spleen and large intestine
spleen governs movement and transformation and large intestine governs conveyance of waste.
organ relationships: spleen and kidney
kidney yang is the “pilot light” for the spleen’s ability to transform
Liver Statements
Liver governs free coursing (qi, emotions, bile). Liver stores blood. Liver governs sinews and manifests in the nails. Liver opens to the eyes,
Liver Qi condensed into something tangible is called…?
bile
Organ relationships: Liver and Gall Bladder
Liver free coursed the bile. Gall bladder stores the bile. Liver/gall bladder internal/external relationship. Liver governs planning, gall bladder governs decisions
Organ relationships: liver and heart
Liver stores the blood. Heart Governs the blood.
organ relationships: liver and kidney
Liver stores the blood. Kidney stores the essence. Blood and essence are closely related. Liver governs free coursing. Kidney governs storage.
Organ relationships: liver and lung
liver governs upbearing. Lung governs downbearing.
liver pathologies
wind - ticks, parkinsons, tremors, real vertigo, flowery vision (insufficiency of liver to nourish the eye), floaters (blood insufficiency of liver), pale dry tongue (liver blood deficiency)
