zang fu theory cale Flashcards
zang organs
yin organs
Liver
controls sinews, manifest nails
heart
circulates blood, houses mind, controls sweat & blood vessels,
Pc
protects the heart
spleen
raises qi, controls blood by keeping in vessels,
lung
regulates water passages, controls skin, manifest body hair
Kidney
governs water, controls reception of qi,
Fu
yang organs, gb, si, sj, st, li, ub
San Jiao
official of irrigation, avenue of original qi, carries yuan qi throughout body, Sj4
Stomach
controls descending of qi, is the origin of fluids,
UB
controls certain emotions through Shu pts
Liver
regulates blood volume in relation to rest and activity, when moving blood goes channels, when resting stored in lv, moistens eyes and sinews, regulates menses
Liver eye pts
Si6, Lv3, Gb37, Gb20,
Yang fxn of LV
affects emotional state, xiao yao san, affects digestion- Si Ni San, affects secretion of bile- long dan xie gan tang
liver tears
controls tears, basal tears lubricate the eye(xu case), reflex tears occur when debri in eye( shi case)
Liver Dreams
Excess dreams of being angry, Xu= dreams of fragrant mushrooms, dreams of forests in mountaings
Heart governs
food qi tx into blood in ht, controls circulation of blood, in TCM LU, Sp, Lv also circulate blood-Lu9
Ht houses mind
houses shen, mental activities, emotions, consciousness,
Ht opens
Tongue, offshoot of ht, Ht5, ht luo
Ht controls
Sweat, Ht6,
Pc as organ
Ying state of Wenbing, Pc heat( high fvr & delirium
Pc as a channel
relates to SJ, yin yang pair,
Pc mind & spirit
Pc houses mind ( with Ht),
Pc blood xu
depression & anxiety
Pc blood heat
anxiety, insomnia, agitation
Pc Phlegm
mental confusion, mental illness
relationship problems can cause pc pathology
Pc and uterus
Pc may affect menses as it is related to uterus vessel ( bao mai),
Pc blood xu menses
scanty and amenorrhea