Fundaments Of Chinese Medicine Zang Organ Interrelationships

Front 1

Relationship between Heart and Lungs

Back 1

Mutually dependent on each other

Front 2

Heart governs and moves ____?

Back 2

Blood

Front 3

Lung governs and moves _____?

Back 3

Qi

Front 4

Lung faces the ____?

Back 4

100 vessels

Front 5

cough, SOB opression in chest. palp. cyanosis of lips, purple tongue

Back 5

Lung qi xu = sluggish movement of xue.

Front 6

blood stasis, palps, cyanosis of lips, purple tongue, cough, panting, oppression in chest

Back 6

Heart Qi Xu = abnormal movement of blood and negatively influences Lung D & D.

Front 7

Relationship between HT and Liv

Back 7

Blood and Essence
Spirit/Affect-Mind

Front 8

Liver _____ Blood

Back 8

Stores and regulates volume

Front 9

lusterless complexion, palps, dizzy head, dizzy eyes, blurry vision, brittle nails, scanty menstruation

Back 9

Ht xue xu
Liv xue xu and vice versa
List sympotms:

Front 10

palps, insomnia,depression, unhappiness, rib-side distention/pain

Back 10

Shen disharmony = Liv qi stagnation.

Front 11

Relationship between the HT and SP

Back 11

Blood relationship

Front 12

SP _____ and ______ blood.

Back 12

makes and manages (contains)

Front 13

Spleen _____ blood in the vessels

Back 13

contains

Front 14

palps, insomnia, excessive dreaming, loss of appetite, loose stools, abdominal distention

Back 14

Ht xue xu = unable to nourish SP

Front 15

hemmorage, decreased appetitie, abdominal distention, pale face, palps, insomnia, excessive dreams

Back 15

Sp qi xu = Ht blood insufficent or blood loss affecting Ht
List symptoms:

Front 16

Relationship between Ht and Kid

Back 16

fire/water
yin/yang
opposite pole
"mutual support of fire and water"

Front 17

Kidneys ______ essence.

Back 17

store

Front 18

Ht dominates ____ and is ____.

Back 18

fire, yang

Front 19

Kid dominates _____ and is ___.

Back 19

water, yin

Front 20

palps, insomnia, excessive dreams, low-pitchess tinnitus, sore lower back/knees, Men: dream emission Female: dreams of intercourse

Back 20

Kid yin xu = ht fire
List symptoms

Front 21

bright white complexion, fear of cold, edema, scanty urine, palps

Back 21

Kid yang xu = water flowing up and intimidating Ht

Front 22

poor memory, tinnitus, insomnia, excessive dreams

Back 22

Ht xue and Kid essence xu

Front 23

Relationship between Lu and Sp

Back 23

Mutual assistance
(formation of zong qi and fluid metabolism)

Front 24

Sp extracts Gu qi and sends it to the ____?

Back 24

Lung

Front 25

Sp relies on Lu _____ to help transport food and fluids.

Back 25

D & D (dispersion and downbearing)

Front 26

Lu qi xu + abnormal resp. =

Back 26

qi loses it origin (source, no food or air qi)

Front 27

Sp qi xu = Lung qi xu =

Back 27

power to engender qi is lost

Front 28

Enduring Lu disease consumes qi =

Back 28

sp qi xu

Front 29

Sp qu xu ---> dampness =

Back 29

phlegm in Lu which hinder D & D

Front 30

Lu qi xu ---> inability to regulate waterways ----> dampness -----> impaired T & T=

Back 30

phlegm

Front 31

Sp is the ____ of phlegm and the Lu is the ______ that holds phlegm

Back 31

origin, receptacle

Front 32

Relationship between the Lu and Liv

Back 32

mutual regulation of Qi dynamic

Front 33

Lung qi _____.
Liv qi ______.
Movement

Back 33

descends, ascends

Front 34

"Wood fire tormenting metal"
headache, red eyes red face, rib-side distention/pain, cough, hemopytsis

Back 34

Liv qi stagnation = fire and excessive upbearing ----> invades lung ---->lu loses D & D

Front 35

Relationship between Lu and Kid

Back 35

respiration, fluids, and Yin

Front 36

Lung and Kid Yin mutually_____?

Back 36

enrich and engender

Front 37

obstructed excretion, cough, qi-panting, scanty urine, edema

Back 37

Obstruction of fluid metabolism

Front 38

qi panting, cough, SOB

Back 38

Kid failing to absorb qi

Front 39

malar flush, "steaming bone taxation heat", dry muted cough, night seats, limp, weak or aching back/muted

Back 39

Dual Lu and Kid yin xu

Front 40

Relationship to Liv and Sp

Back 40

Reciprocal relationship
Qi and Blood

Front 41

Liv qi stagnation---> sp unable to upbear and T & T
List symptoms

Back 41

loose stools

Front 42

steaming of damp heat, depression, rib-sid pain, abdominal distention, diarrhea, jaundice, loss of appetite

Back 42

T & T failure --> depression and steaming of damp-heat---> Liv/GB

Front 43

low appetite, exhaustion, dizziness, blurry vision (floaters), scant, pale menstruation

Back 43

Sp unable to T & T---> Liv xue xu or Sp fails to hold blood --->bleeding

Front 44

Relationship between Liver and Kidney

Back 44

mutual exchange (blood and essence, yin and yang)

Front 45

Liver blood____ and _____ kid essence.

Back 45

nourishes and replenishes (which helps make blood)

Front 46

Heart fire is _______ fire.
Liver fire is _______ fire.

Back 46

Sovereign, ministerial
The yang qi of the entire body

Front 47

dizzy head, dizzy eyes, tinnitus, deafness, soreness and weakness of lumbar/knees

Back 47

Kid essence and Liv xue xu

Front 48

dizzy head, blurry eyes, red facial complexion, red eyes, insomnia, irascibility, seminal emission, night sweats.

Back 48

Liv yin xu ---> Kid yin xu, hyperactive liver yang. Water not moistening wood.

Front 49

chaotic menstrual cycle, menorrhagia, amenorrhea, seminal emissions, failure to ejaculate

Back 49

Liv-Kid essence Xue xu or Liv-Kid yin xu with effulgent fire

Front 50

Relationship between Kid and Sp

Back 50

mutual nourishment

Front 51

Sp is the root of _______ Qi
Kid is the root of _______ Qi

Back 51

post-heaven
pre-heaven

Front 52

cold abdominal pain, soreness & coldness of lower back/knees, cock's crow diarrhea

Back 52

Kid yang xu ----> Sp yang xu

Front 53

puffy swelling of the face, water swelling of the limbs, abdominal distention, soreness/weakness in lower back/knees.

Back 53

Sp and Kid qi xu ---> loss of qi transformation and fluid metabolism