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27 Cards in this Set
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Q. Earliest Known text: Author & Title
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Nei Jing.
TITLE: The Inner Classic of the Yellow Emperor |
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Q. What happened in 1929?
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The practice of acupuncture was outlawed in China. Advent of barefoot doctors
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Q. What happened in 1972?
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President Nixon opened the doors to China. A New York Times journalist James Reston was in China at the time and had an emergency appendectomy with acupuncture used as the anesthetic
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Q. Funtions of Yin?
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Cools the body.
Supplies the nourishment to the meridians including the blood and body fluids. Provides rest: Allows us to recover easily. Otherwise, hyperactivity can result |
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Q. Functions of Yang?
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Warms the body
Responsible for the transformation function of the organs. Moves blood and body fluids. Holds blood and body fluids in their proper place |
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Q. Yin & Yang Opposition?
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Struggle of two fundamental forces in Nature.
Maintains balance |
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Q. Yin & Yang Interdependence?
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Neither can exist without the other.
Yin = substance Yang = activity |
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Q. Yin & Yang Inter-consuming-supporting?
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Yin/Yang are in constant movement.
Energy shifts from consuming to supporting |
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Q. Yin & Yang intertransforming?
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Either can transform into the other
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Q. Yin & Yang Divisibility?
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Yin and Yang can be found within each other
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Q. Yin Deficiency Symptoms?
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Dry mouth
Afternoon low grade fever Flushed Cheeks 5-palm heat Loss of weight Night sweats |
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Q. Yang Deficiency Symptoms?
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Fear of cold
Pale or greyish face Love of warmth Edema |
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Q. Yin characteristics?
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Dark. 6 pm to 6 am. Cold.
Night (12 AM most Yin) Damp. Earth. Matter. Female. Water. Slow. Body-Front, Lower, Inner Contractive, Sinking |
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Q. Yang characteristics?
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Light. 6 am to 6 pm. Hot.
Day (12 noon most Yang) Dry. Heaven. Movement. Male. Fire. Fast - movement/pulse Body-Back, Upper, Outer Expansive, Rising |
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Q. Excess Yin?
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Wet. Cold. Slow.
Wet Tongue. Full, Deep and Slow Pulse. Profuse and Clear Urination. Hands colder than feet. Warm feet with cool face. No thirst. Treat by Dispelling Cold |
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Q. Excess Yang (Heat)?
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Red face..Full red face.
Warm all of the time. Dry. Fast. Tongue = Dry, red, yellow. Pulse = Rapid, Strong. Thirsty for cold drinks, big gulps. Better with movement. Treat by Clearing Heat |
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Q. Deficient Yang?
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Cold
Tongue = Pale, normal to little coat Little thirst..If so, just little sips, warm drinks Need rest Pulse = Slow and weak Better with rest Possible Edema (Ky Yang Xu) Pale / Gray face Treat by Nourishing Yang |
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Q. Deficient Yin?
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Hot / Feverish... mostly in afternoon
5 Palm Heat - feet/palms/chest Night sweats Flushed Cheeks Thirsty - Want small sips Tongue = Red / Peeled coating/no coating Dry Mouth/Throat Treat by Nourishing Yin |
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Q. Solid Organs?
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Produce, Transform, Regulate
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Q. Hollow Organs?
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Garbage Collectors
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Q. The five elements theory did what for medicine?
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It was the transition from attributing disease caused by supernatural forces to disease caused by natural phenomena.
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Q. The five elements and their correlation in the body?
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Water - Kidneys / U.Bladder - Winter
Wood - Liver / Gall Bladder - Spring Fire - Heart / Small Intestine - Summer Earth - Spleen / Stomach - Indian Summer Metal - Lungs/ Large Intestine – Autumn |
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Q. Five qualities of kidney, U bladder?
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1. Water, 2. Black & Blue, 3. Desire, 4. Cold, 5. Salty
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Q. Five qualities of Liver/ Gall Bladder?
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1. Wood, 2. Anger,
3. Hostility, 4. competition, 5. 1Sour |
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Q. Five Qualities of Heart/small intestine?
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1. Fire, 2. Red, 3. Summer,
4. Hot, 5. Sex |
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Q. Five qualities of spleen/ stomach?
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1. Earth, 2. Stable, 3. Sweet, 4. Ambition, 5. Trustfullness
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Q. Five qualties of Lung, Large Intestine?
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1. Metal, 2. Money, 3. SKin, 4. Coughing, 5. Constriction
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