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64 Cards in this Set
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five seasons:
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spring
summer autumn winter none (transitioning) |
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five directions
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east
south centre west north |
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five colours
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green
red yellow white black |
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five tastes
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sour
bitter sweet pungent salty |
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five climates
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wind
heat dampness dryness cold |
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five numbers
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8,7,5,9,6
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five stages of development
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birth
growth transformation harvest storage |
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five planets
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jupiter
mars saturn venus mercury |
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five stages of yin-yang
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lesser yang
utmost yang centre lesser yin utmost yin |
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five animals
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fish
birds human mammals shell-covered |
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five domestic animals
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sheep
fowl ox dog pig |
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five grains
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wheat
beans rice hemp millet |
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five yin organs
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liver
heart spleen lungs kidneys |
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five yang organs
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gall bladder
small intestine stomach large intestine bladder |
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yang organ meridians go (up/down) on body?
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down, from heaven toward the earth
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yin organ meridians go (up/down) on body?
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up, from earth toward heaven
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five sense organs
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eyes
tongue mouth nose ears |
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five tissues
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sinews (tendons)
vessels muscles (flesh) skin bones |
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five emotions
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anger
joy pensiveness (brooding) sadness fear |
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five sounds
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shouting
laughing singing crying groaning |
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WOOD
season? direction? color? climate? |
spring
east green wind |
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FIRE
season? direction? color? climate? |
summer
south red heat |
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EARTH
season? direction? color? climate? |
no season
centre yellow dampness |
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METAL
season? direction? color? climate? |
autumn
west white dryness |
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WATER
season? direction? color? climate? |
winter
north black (or dark blue) cold |
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WOOD
taste: yin organ: tissues: emotion: sound: |
sour
liver sinews (tendons) anger shouting |
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FIRE
taste: yin organ: tissues: emotion: sound: |
bitter
heart vessels joy laughing |
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EARTH
taste: yin organ: tissues: emotion: sound: |
sweet
spleen muscles (flesh) pensiveness singing |
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METAL
taste: yin organ: tissues: emotion: sound: |
pungent
lungs skin sadness crying |
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WATER
taste: yin organ: tissues: emotion: sound: |
salty
kidneys bones fear groaning |
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WOOD
stage of development: yin-yang stage: yang organs: sense organs: |
birth
lesser yang gall bladder eyes |
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FIRE
stage of development: yin-yang stage: yang organs: sense organs: |
growth
utmost yang small intestine tongue |
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EARTH
stage of development: yin-yang stage: yang organs: sense organ: |
transformation
centre stomach mouth |
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METAL
stage of development: yin-yang stage: yang organs: sense organ: |
harvest
lesser yin large intestine nose |
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WATER
stage of development: yin-yang stage: yang organs: sense organ: |
storage
utmost yin bladder ears |
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11 pm - 1 am:
1 am- 3 am: |
gall bladder (YANG)
liver (YIN) |
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3 am - 5 am:
5 am - 7 am: |
lungs (YIN)
large intestine (YANG) |
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7 am - 9 am:
9 am - 11 am: |
stomach (YANG)
spleen (YIN) |
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11 am - 1 pm:
1 pm - 3 pm: |
heart (YIN)
small intestine (YANG) |
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3 pm - 5 pm:
5 pm - 7 pm: |
bladder (YANG)
kidney (YIN) |
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7 pm - 9 pm:
9 pm - 11 pm: |
pericardium (YIN)
triple heater (YANG) |
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skin scraping technique =
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Gua-Sha
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control cycle, starting with wood:
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wood...earth...water...fire...metal
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creation cycle, starting with wood:
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wood...fire...earth...metal...water
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Which organ shares these fx?
manifests in complexion houses the Mind |
Heart, and it:
governs blood controls blood vessels opens into the tongue controls sweat |
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Which organ shares these fx?
ensures smooth flow of Qi manifests in the nails houses the Ethereal soul |
Liver, and it
stores blood controls the sinews opens into the eyes |
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Which organ shares these fx?
control dispersing and descending regulate Water passages house the Corporeal Soul |
Lung, and it
governs Qi and respiration controls channels and blood vessels opens into the nose control hair and skin |
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Which organ shares these fx?
governs transformation and transportation controls the Blood controls the "raising Qi" houses Thought |
Spleen, and it
controls the muscles and four limbs opens into the mouth manifests on the lips |
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Which organ shares these fx?
store Essence control the reception of Qi manifest in the hair house Will Power |
Kidneys, and they
govern birth, growth, reproduction and development produce Marrow, fill up the brain and control bones govern Water open into the ears control the two lower orifices |
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organ whose functions are more or less identical with those of the Heart:
governs blood houses the Mind |
Pericardium (or Heart Protector)
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Internal organ that governs Blood=
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Heart
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Internal organ that stores Blood=
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Liver
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Internal organ that governs Qi and influences Body Fluids
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Lungs
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Internal organ that governs Food-Qi, holds Blood and influences Body Fluids
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Spleen
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Internal organ that stores Essence and influences Body Fluids
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Kidneys
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"Shen" =
(housed in the...) |
Mind (Heart)
[2nd meaning indicates the whole sphere of emotional, mental, and spiritual aspects of a human being. Associated with all organs, esp Yin organs] |
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"Hun" =
(housed in the...) |
Ethereal Soul (Liver)
[enters body shortly after birth, similar to Greek "spirit"] |
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"Po" =
(housed in the...) |
Corporeal Soul (Lungs)
[gives us capacity of sensation and physical senses] |
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"Zhi" =
(housed in the...) |
Will Power (Kidneys)
[purposeful and focused, fulfilling one's destiny] |
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"Yi"=
(housed in the...) |
Thought (Spleen)
[capacity for applied thinking, studying, memorizing, concentration] |
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Zang = (Yin/Yang) Organ System (includes internal organs and meridians)
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Yin
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Fu = (Yin/Yang) Organ System (includes internal organs and meridians)
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Yang
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Zang organs:
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liver, heart, pericardium, spleen, lungs, kidney
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Fu organs:
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gall bladder, small intestine, triple heater, stomach, large intestine, bladder.
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