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18 Cards in this Set
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Wood. - Green Season: Spring Direction: East Climate: Wind ZANG: Liver system (Gan) Body Tissue: Gall Bladder (Dan) |
Wood. Sense Organ: Tendons Sense: Eyes Emotion: Anger Temperament: Depression Taste: Sour Sound: Shouting |
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Wood. Orifice: Eyes Spiritual: Soul - Hun Expands: Nails East - Liver - Gallbladder - Tendons - Eyes |
Fire. - Red Season: Summer Direction: South Climate: Heat ZANG: Heart / Pericardium Body Tissue: Small Intestine / San Jiao |
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Fire.
Sense Organ: Blood Sense: Tongue Emotion: Joy & Shock Temperament: Up and Down Taste: Bitter Sound: Laughing (Hysteria) |
Fire. Orifice: Tongue Spiritual: Divine Spirit (Shen) Expands: Complexion South - HT / PC - SI / SJ - Blood - Tongue |
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Earth. - Yellow Season: Late Summer Direction: Center (Zhong) Climate: Dampness ZANG: Spleen (Pi) Body Tissue: Stomach (wei) |
Earth. Sense Organ: Flesh Sense: Mouth Emotion: Reminiscence / Worry Temperament: Obsession Taste: Sweet Sound: Singing |
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Earth. Orifice: Mouth and Lips Spiritual: Intellect (Yi) Expands: Lips Center - Spleen - Stomach - Flesh - Mouth - Dampness - Sweet |
Metal. - White Season: Autumn Direction: West Climate: Dryness ZANG: Lung (Fei) Body Tissue: Large Intestine |
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Metal. Sense Organ: Skin Sense: Nose Emotion: Grief / sadness Temperament: Anguish / Distress Taste: Pungent Sound: Crying |
Metal. Orifice: Nose Spiritual: Instinct (Po) Expands: Body Hair West - Lung - LI - skin - Nose - Dryness - Pungent |
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Water. Blue/Black Season: Winter Direction: North Climate: Cold ZANG: Kidney (shen) Body Tissue: Bladder |
Water. Sense Organ: Bones Sense: Ears Emotions: Fear Temperament: Fearful Taste: Salty Sound: Groaning |
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Water. Orifice: Lower orifices & Ears Spiritual: Will (Zhi) Expands: Scalp Hair North - Kidney - Bladder - Bones - Ears - Cold - Salty |
Fire - bitter Heart (Yin) Small Intestine (Yang) |
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Earth - sweet Spleen (Yin) Stomach (Yang) |
Metal - pungent Lung (Yin) Large Intestine (Yang) |
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Water - Salty Kidney (Yin) Bladder (Yang) |
Wood - Sour Liver (Yin) Gall Bladder (Yang) |
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Six Evils - Wind - Cold - Damp - Heat - Summer Heat - Dryness |
Wind. (Associated with Liver, Wood, Spring, Yang evil) Wind is involved with movement and activity, and brings other evil Qi in with it. It is the most important evil as it is the cause of the "100 diseases" |
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Cold. (Associated with Kidney, Winter, Water element, Yin evil) - Impairs ability to maintain body temp - Weakens and slows life activities - Feeling of cold - Symptoms better with warmth - causes Qi and Blood to contract and congeal which creates stagnation, pain, stiffness - Easily effects the low back and knees, joints - Easily effects the Stomach, Intestines, Liver - Thin, watery, pale, cold discharges urine, stools, blood etc. |
Damp. (Associated with spleen, late summer, Earth element, Yin evil) Dampness is heavy, tenacious, difficult to treat, and lasts a long time. It tends to move downwards in the body. - greasy hair and face - greasy skin: acne, pus, oozing wound - mucous or discharge anywhere in body - bad body odor, bad breath, smelly perspiration |
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Heat. (Associated with the Heart, summertime, Fire element, Yang Evil) Damages Yin - Heat rises: diseases most common on face, eyes, and nose - Causes redness: the more red, the more heat - Easily produces wind: when heat affects the Liver - Speeds things up: agitation, restlessness - Easily affects the skin: red, itchy, painful rashes |
Summer Heat. (Associated with the Heart, Fire Element, Summer, Yang Evil) - high fever - restlessness - thirst with strong desire to drink - blurred vision - headache - constipation + scant yellow urine |
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Dryness. (Associated with the Lung, Autumn, Metal Element, Yang evil) Exterior in origin Easily damages body fluids: -Dry skin -Dry hair -Dry eyes -Dry lips -Dry throat or low grade sore throat -Dry stools -Scant urine -Thirst Easily damages lungs: -Could be from dry climate or smoking -Dry cough and dry phlegm (thick, sticky, hard to expel) |
Six Extraordinary Organs - Marrow - Brain - Bone - Uterus - Vessels - Gall Bladder |
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Marrow. - controlled and produced by the Kidneys - nourishes the Brain and Spinal Cord through the Jing |
Brain (Sea or Marrow) -Controlled by the Kidney: Controls intelligence, memory, and the five senses |
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Bone.
-Controlled by the Kidney, and any bone problem is treated through Kidneys - Stores bone marrow |
Uterus. - Controlled by the Kidney, especially the Jing - Controls reproduction and menstruation -Needs a rich supply of Qi, Blood, and essence for good function - Related to the Liver, especially Liver Blood |
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Vessels. - Controlled by the Heart: Heart controls movement of Blood through the Vessels |
Gall Bladder. - Extraordinary because the GB does not receive food and water like other Fu organs and does not communicate with the exterior - Stores Bile: A pure refined substance |
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Qi: Yuan Qi - Original Qi Gu Qi - Food / nourishing Qi Zong Qi - Gathering Qi (in the lungs) Zhen Qi - True Qi: - Wei Qi (defensive) & Ying Qi (nutritive) Zhong Qi - Central Qi Zheng Qi - Upright Qi |
Over Exertion Excessive lifting weakens Kidneys and lower back. Excessive standing weakens the Kidneys. 'Five Taxations': -Excessive use of the eyes injures the Blood (the Heart) -Excessive lying down injures Qi (the Lungs) Excessive sitting injures the muscles (the Spleen) -Excessive standing injures the bones (the Kidneys) -Excessive exercise injures the sinews (the Liver) |
