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51 Cards in this Set
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Physiolgical Cycles (2)
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Engendering Cycle
Restraining cycle |
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Pathological Cycles (2)
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Overwhelming cycle
Rebellion cycle |
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Wood engenders...
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fire
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fire engenders
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earth
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earth engenders
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metal
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water engenders
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wood
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Wood restrains
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earth
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Earth restrains
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water
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water restrains
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fire
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fire restrains
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metal
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Metal restrains
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Wood
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Overwhelming Cycle is when______________
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One of the phases is weakened then the phase that normally restrains it, over restrains it.
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Example of Wood Overwhelming Earth...
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Wood normally restrains Earth. If Earth is weakened, then wood overwhelms earth.
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Rebellion Cycle is when___________
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When one of the five phases is disproportionately strong and rebels against the phase that normally restrains it.
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Example of Wood Rebelling against metal...
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Wood is normally restrained by metal. If wood is excessively strong, then it rebels against metal.
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Associations of the WOOD Phase
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Spring
Wind Dawn East Birth Green-Blue LIVER |
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Associations of the FIRE Phase
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Summer
Summerheat Noon South Growth Red HEART |
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Associations of the EARTH Phase
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Long Summer
Dampness Afternoon Center Transformation Yellow SPLEEN |
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Associations of the METAL Phase
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Autumn
Dryness Sunset West Contraction White LUNG |
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Associations of the WATER Phase
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Winter
Cold Midnight North Storage Black KIDNEY |
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If Mother is weak, then this weakens the son phase
Ex: If Kidney-Water is weak, then ___________ will be weakened. If Kidney Essence is weak, then the _________ essence and blood will be weak. This causes ______yang to become hyperactive |
Liver-wood
Liver Liver |
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If the mother phase is hyperactive, then the son phase is hyperactive. If _______ is hyperactive, then heart-fire is hyperactive
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Liver-wood
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If son phase is hperactive, then the mother may also become hyperactive.
Hyperactive heart-fire makes _________ become hyperactive |
Liver-wood
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If the son phase is hyperactive, then the mother may be weakened (son stealing mom's Qi)
If Liver-wood is hyperactive then the ________ will become vacuous. |
kidney-water
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If the son phase is weak, the mother can become weak (stealing mother Qi also)
If heart blood is vacuous, it causes __________to become vacuous |
Liver blood
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Wood-Liver theory in Medicine
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Orderly reaching like plants and trees.
Free coursing Qi and Blood. Growing, space to grow in body. Function of Liver reflects nature of wood. Spring |
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Fire-Heart theory in Medicine
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Function of heart to propell Qi and blood throughout body.
Turns blood red (endows its firey nature) Flaming, warming, movement |
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Earth- Spleen theory in Medicine
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Absorbs Qi.
Concerned with movement and transformation of water and grain essence. |
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Metal-Lung theory in medicine
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Clean Fresh Air
Autumn Frost |
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Water-Kidney theory in medicine
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Storing essence,
Hibernation slowing down, isolation, conserving essence. |
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Viscera and Bowel which was is yin and which is yang and why?
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Visera is yin-hollow organ and Bowel is yang-more movement.
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Wood Visera and Bowel
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Liver and Gallbladder
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Fire Visera and Bowel
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Heart and small intestine, tripple burner and paracardium
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Earth Visera and Bowel
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Spleen and Stomach
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Metal Visera and Bowel
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Lung and Large intestine
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Water Visera and Bowel
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Kidney and Bladder
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Physiological Relationship among the 5 viscera in terms of 5 phases: Wood-Fire
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Liver blood aids the heart, liver free coursing helps heart move.
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Physiological Relationship among the 5 viscera in terms of 5 phases: Fire-Earth
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Heart yang warms spleen yang and helps it to move and transform.
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Physiological Relationship among the 5 viscera in terms of 5 phases: Earth-Metal
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Spleenic movement and transformation of the essence of water and grain enriches the lung. (Lung Qi created in part by water and grain)
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Physiological Relationship among the 5 viscera in terms of 5 phases: Metal-Water
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The lung sends liquid down to nourish and enrich kidney yin. Lung depurative downbearing helps the kidney to absorb Qi.
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Physiological Relationship among the 5 viscera in terms of 5 phases: Water-Wood
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Liver yin derives from Kidney Yin. Kidney essence goes to liver, liver can transform that to ________??
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Defintion of Sinews
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Not only tendons, but also anything stringy muscles etc.
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"The heart unites with the vessels; its luxurience lies in the facial complextion. It is governed by the kidney"
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Water restrains fire. Kidney Yin aids Heart yin and control heat yang.
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"The lung unites with the skin; its luxurience lies in the body hair. It is governed by the heart."
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Fire restrains metal. Heart Fire warms lung and helps propel respiration
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"The liver unites with the sinews; its luxuriences lies in the nails. It is governed by the liver."
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Wood restrains Earth. Liver free coursing and orderly reaching promotes spleenic movement and transportation.
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"The Kidney unties with bone; its luxurience lies in the hair on the head. It is governed by the spleen."
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Earth restrained water. Water and grain essence aborbed by the spleenic movement and transformation enriches stored kidney essence.
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5 phase theory in treatment:
Boosting Fire to Engender Earth |
Warm and Supplement Kidney Yang to treat spleen-kidney vacuity.
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5 phase theory in treatment:
Banking up Earth to Engender Metal |
Supplement spleen to treat spleen-lung vacuity
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5 phase theory in treatment:
Metal and Water Engender each other |
Supplement Kidney Yin to treat Lung-Kidney yin vacuity
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5 phase theory in treatment:
Enriching Water to moisen wood |
Norish kidney yin to subdue liver yang
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5 phase theory in treatment:
Banking up Earth to control Water |
Supplement the spleen to treat spleen-kidney yang vacuity and water swelling.
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