Oriental Medical Theory I Class 2 Notes

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Jing

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= essence
found in kidney
prenatal 95%
Post-natal- 5%
Genetics

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Jing essence governs?

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growth, reproduction, development
constitution, shows up in your bones, teeth,hair, marrow and brain, when jing is not distributed well there can be deformity
Jing depletes over time

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what are the cycles for men and women?

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women have 7 year cycles
men have 8 year cycles

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Jing vs Qi

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Jing is like a trustfund constantly going down but cannot be replenished
while Qi is like your savings account- money comes in and out all of the time

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What depletes Jing?

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being seriously ill- i.e cancer, drugs, drinking, partying too hard

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Eight principles

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represent the four pairs of polarities that provide a description of the nature and strength of the disease.

Interior, exterior
deficient, excessive
cold, hot
yin, yang

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Interior/Exterior

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relates to the depth of the pathogenic factor, interior is chronic and deep, while exterior is invading from outside acute

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Deficient/Excessive

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relates to the strength of the pathogenic factor to the strength of the body

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Cold/Hot

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relates to the nature of the pathogenic factor

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Yin/Yang

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relates to the overall quality of the pathogenic factor

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Interior

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The pathogenic factor has entered teh interior
a direct attack of the pathogen into the Zang/Fu
A dysfunction of the Zang/Fu or Seven emotions
Most often severe, deep and chronic
Changes in the stool or urine, high fever with no fear of codl, fever without chills, chills without fever
Tongue- change in tongue body
Pulse- Sinking, deep, strong

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Exterior

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The condition is generated by an external pathogenic influence.
Sudden onset, short duration, can progress into the interior headache, rhinorrhea
Chills, fever, sore limbs, runny nose, coughing, sore throat, aversion to cold, wind or heat
Tongue- Thin moss
Pulse- floating

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Possible variations of of Internal with 8 principles

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Internal/ cold
Internal/heat
Internal/Deficiency
Internal/Excess

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Internal/Cold

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chills, cold limbs, absense of thirst, loose stools, clear or profuse urine

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Internal/heat

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high fever, thirst, irritability and restlessness, flushed face, red eyes, constipation, deep, yellow scanty urine
tongue- red body, yellow coat
pusle- rapid, excess

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Internal/deficiency

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feeble breathing, apathy, general lassitude, palpitations, dizziness
Tongue: Pale body, thin, white coat
Pulse: Deep,deficient

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Internal/excess

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Coarse breathing, sonorous voice, irritability, fullness in chest, abdominal distension, constipation
Tongue- rough body, thick coat
Pulse- deep excess

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Variations on Exterior

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Exterior/cold
Exterior/heat
Exterior/deficiency
Exterior/excess

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Exterior/cold

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fever, chills, no sweat

tongue- thin yellow coat
pulse- superficial, rapid

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Exterior/heat

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fever with intolerance to wind, may have sweaing, little thirst
tongue- thin yellow coat
pulse- superfical,rapid

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exterior/deficiency

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sweating, intolerance to wind
tongue- thin, white coat
pulse- superficial slow

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exterior/excess

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no sweat, general aching

tongue- white coat
pulse- superficial forceful

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Deficient/ Excess

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excess and deficiency represent the quantitative aspect of the Qi
deficiency represents a syndrome that manifests itself through a decrease in the client's general resistance
excess represents a syndrome that manifests itself when the excesses are particularly strong
It is normal that an organ will show fullness in its own season

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Deficient

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When the pernicious influence is strong and the function of the body is weak
deficiency of substances(qi,blood, jing, body fluids)
underactivity of the yin and yang aspects of the organs
chronic condition, listlessness, pallor, apathy, feeble breathing, shortness of breath, tinnitus, poor memory, spontaneous sweating, nocturnal emissions, pain relievedby pressure, clear urine, weight loss, diarrhea, incontinence, vomiting, spermatorrhea, asthma
tongue- pale with a thin coat
pulse- deficient

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Excess

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When the strength of the pernicious influence causes accumulation of Qi and blood
body functions become overactive
red face, restlessness, loud (sonorous) voice, hot skin, abdominal pain aggravated by pressure, constipation, fever, irritability, fullness and distention in the chest or abdomen, heavy breathing, painful or difficult urination, acute condition, no perspiration
tongue- thick coat
pulse- strong full

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Cold

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Cold symptoms develop when the boys is attacked by yin excess or the yang activity is weak
cold aggravates fullness of yin and emptiness of yang
cold improves an emptiness in yin and aggravates a fullness of yang
cold aggravates any stagnation either yin or yang

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Symptoms and Signs of Cold

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Pale complexion, lassitude, tendency to curl up, cold in any part of the body, feeling of cold, lack of thirst, desire for hot drinks, severe localized pain, diarrhea, clear urine and the time to urinate takes longer than usual
Tongue: Pale body, white coat
Pulse: slow

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Variations of cold

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excess/cold and deficient/cold

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Excess/cold

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slow movement, ponderous, forceful, aversion to cold, limbs are cold, pain is improved with heat and worse with pressure, clear scanty urine
tongue- pale npdu, with a thick white moist coat
Pulse: slow and strong

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Deficient/cold

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frail, slow movement, weak aversion to cold, pain is improved with heat and pressure, no spirit, copious clear urine
Tongue- pale puffy body with a thin coat
Pulse- slow, weak, thin, frail, minute

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Heat

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The hot symptoms will develop when the body is attacked by a yang excess or when the yin substance is depleted
heat aggravates fullness of yang and aggravates an emptiness of yin
heat improves an emptiness of yang and improves a fullness of yin
heat improves any stagnation either yin or yang

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Symptoms and signs of heat

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flushed face, ever, red eyes, heat can be in any part of the body, thirst for cold drinks, constipation, scanty dark urine, turbid or thick secretions
Tongue: dark red body
Pulse: rapid

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Possible variations of heat

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excess/ heat
deficiency/ heat

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Excess/ heat

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high fever, fast, strong movements, delirium, pressure applied tot he area worsens the condition, desires cold dark scanty urine, constipation
tongue- red body, thick yellow coat
pulse- rapid and full

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Deficient/ heat

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Afternoon fever, weakness, rapid nervous movement, night sweats, warm palms and soles, insomnia, dizziness, and dark urine
Tongue: red body with a little coat
Pulse: thin and rapid

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Yin/ Yang

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most clients exhibit a complex misture of yin and yang signs and symptoms

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Yin

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This pattern is associated with Deficiency, Interior and/or Cold

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Signs and symptoms of Yin

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slow, obsessive, frail, nervous, shortness of breath, shallow respiration, reduced appetite, withdrawn, likes to curl up, think watery secretions and a calculating meticulous personality

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Collapse of yin

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Shortness of Breath, breath is rapid, sticky sweat, flushed face, thirst, likes cold drinks, hot skin, warm hands and feet, dislikes heat and restlessness
Tongue- red and a dry coat
pulse- deficient and rapid

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Collapse of Yang

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feeble breathing, profuse cold sweat, likes hot drinks, cool skin, cold limbs, dislikes cold, listless
Tongue- pale and a moist coat
Pulse- thready deficient fading

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Qi/ Chi/ Ki/ Prana

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basic substance of the universe, everything is the result of the movement of qi

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Yang Qi

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function- sky, stars

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Yin Qi

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material earth

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yang and yin before and after man

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yang and yin had nothing in common but man is a clay- yin body with a yang spirit
Qi = mC squared

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Narrow meaning of Qi

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life force-vital energy
prenatal qi- born with
post natal qi- everything else

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Qi is

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the source of all movement
protects
source of harmonious transformation
retains body structure
warms body
function in body - liver makes liver qi
qi runs the machine

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Types of Qi

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Yuan Qi, Zong Qi, Zhen Qi, Ying Qi, Wei Qi, Zheng Qi, Zong qi, Gu qi, Xie Qi, Zang fu qi

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Yuan qi (original qi)

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prenatal qi, spark of life, resides in the kidneys, motive force of life, close relationship with jing, source points hold yuan qi, lung 9 is a reboot point

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Zong Qi (gathering qi)

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post natal, gathering qi from the spleen and lung formed in the chest, oxygenation of blood, nourishes the heart and the lungs

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Zhen qi (true qi)

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found in the meridians, very refined, controlled by the lungs

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What do the lungs do?

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The lungs move qi

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Ying Qi ( nutritive qi)

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is yin nourishes internal organs

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Wei Qi (defensive Qi)

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yang in nature - it is our immunity ,will turn on fever to kill pathogen, say- surface outer layer of skin, night deep in body
promotes sweating, warms and moistens, nourishes skin and muscles

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Zheng Qi( anti-pathogenic qi/ upright qi)

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good qi, anywhere in the body general immunity

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Zong Qi

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middle burner qi, function of the spleen and stomach, function of digestion

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Gu qi ( food qi)

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bit refined must be transformed

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Xie Qi (Evil Qi)

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pathogenic qi- 6 forms of evil - 6 exogenous, cold, damp comes from teh outside dryness, wind, summer heat, fire

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6 exogenous forms of evil qi

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cold, damp, dryness, wind, summer-heat, fire

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Internal Evils- come from within

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Emotions- Fear, anger, joy, sadness, grief, worry, melancholy, poisons, eating poorly, lack of exercise, insect bite

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Zang Fu Qi

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Qi of the internal organs

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Look at creepy picture u drew of the diff kinds of qi

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it has arrows pointing to where the qi is located

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General Functions of Qi

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1. warms ( wei qi, yin qi)
2. protects (Wei qi, zheng qi)
3. Raising function (zhong qi/spleen qi)
4. holds (wei qi, spleen qi, kidney qi)
5. transforms (spleen qi)
6. Promotes (yuan qi)

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Abnormal Qi

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1. qi deficiency 2. qi stagnation 3. qi rebelling- ie stomach qi going up instead of down
4. sinking qi- prolaps, diarreah, going down

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The Three Treasures

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Qi, Jing (jing essence), Shen

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Jing = Essence

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Found in kidney- prenatal 95%
postnatal- 5 %
genetics- your general makeup, color, height, hormones- jing

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Shen

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spirit, vitality, consciousness, requires healthy qi and jing

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5 shen spirits

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1. Po- corporal soul -lung
2. hun- noncororal soul - liver
3. Yi- intellect mind- spleen
4. zhi- will- kidney
5. Shen- consciousness vitality- heart

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If shen is in excess

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look into the eyes- they will look crazy

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Shen and Jing

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Shen is yang and Jing is yin

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Which type of qi is true qi?

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Zhen qi