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Zheng (Right) Qi
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-total integrity of the body (spirit) in its ability to resist Xie (evil)
-moral & martial undertones -NOT identical to modern Western "Immunity" (not quite germs, another dimension to get illness) -->If Right is STRONG=Evil cant Penetrate -->The strong body resists disease (not identical to allopathy) |
ZHENG remains strong:
[1.]-Qi needs to circulate (all about movement [2.]-"Shen" (spirit) needs to peaceful/at rest -if can't be peaceful/rest=body will not be strong; eventually will burn self out [3.] Yin/Yang need to be balanced |
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Xie (Evil) Qi
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-active disease-causing forces (mostly extremes of weather)
-moral & martial undertones -similar to modern immune concept of "not-self" -->If Right is WEAK=Evil Penetrates |
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5 Principles of Yin & Yang
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[1.]-COMPLEMENTARY OPPOSITES & the Fundamental Poles of all "Whole" Phenomena
[2.]-SUBDIVIDE INFINITELY -form inseparable holism (no pure yin/yang-all are mixtures) [3.]-ROOTED IN ONE ANOTHER -owe their very existence to each other since they cant exist separately *Yin creates Yang=Yang creates Yin *QI transforms Food to create Blood=Blood nourishes the Internal Organs that transform Food [4.]-COUNTERBALANCE each other -Decrease of Yin=Increase of Yang -Decrease of Yang=Increase of Yin -Increase of Yin=Decrease of Yang -Increase of Yang=Increase of Yin [5.]-TRANSFORM into each other -When yin reaches a certain extreme, it transforms into yang & vice versa |
-Antinodes=points of inter-transformation of yin & yang on a stationary wave
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5 PHASES
-Wood- |
DIRECTION: East
ZANG-ORGAN: Liver FU-ORGAN: Gall-Bladder MOTION: Ascending SEASON: Spring/Sunrise MYTHICAL BEAST: Bluish Dragon COLOR: Blue TISSUE: "Sinews" (jin) EXTERIOR: Nails SENSE ORGAN: Eyes "SENSE": Vision BODY FLUID: Tears PORTAL: Eye Socket EMOTION: Anger EXTERNAL EVIL: Wind (internal) |
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5 PHASES
-Metal- |
DIRECTION: West
ZANG-ORGAN: Lung FU-ORGAN: Lg. Intestine MOTION: Descending SEASON: Fall/Sunset MYTHICAL BEAST: White Tiger COLOR: White TISSUE: Skin EXTERIOR: Body Hair SENSE ORGAN: Nose "SENSE": Smell BODY FLUID: Mucus PORTAL: Nostrils EMOTION: Sorrow EXTERNAL EVIL: Dry |
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5 PHASES
-Fire- |
DIRECTION: South
ZANG-ORGAN: Heart (sovereign fire)/ Triple Burner (Minister Fire) FU-ORGAN: Sm. Intestine (Soverign Fire)/Pericardium (Minister Fire) MOTION: Upward SEASON: Summer MYTHICAL BEAST: Vermillion Bird COLOR: Red TISSUE: Vessels (mai) EXTERIOR: Complexion SENSE ORGAN: Tongue "SENSE": Speech BODY FLUID: Sweat PORTAL: Ear EMOTION: Joy EXTERNAL EVIL: Heat |
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5 PHASES
-Water- |
DIRECTION: North
ZANG-ORGAN: Kidney FU-ORGAN: Urinary Bladder MOTION: Downward SEASON: Winter MYTHICAL BEAST: Black Tortoise/Dark Warrior COLOR: Black TISSUE: Teeth & Bones EXTERIOR: Head Hair SENSE ORGAN: Ears "SENSE": Hearing BODY FLUID: "Spittle" (tuo) PORTAL: ANus & Urethra EMOTION: Fear EXTERNAL EVIL: Cold |
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5 PHASES
-Earth- |
DIRECTION: Middle/Center
ZANG-ORGAN: Spleen FU-ORGAN: Stomach MOTION: Centeral Pivot of Motion SEASON: Late (mid) Summer MYTHICAL BEAST: - COLOR: Yellow TISSUE: Flesh EXTERIOR: Lips SENSE ORGAN: Mouth "SENSE": Taste BODY FLUID: "Drool" (xian) PORTAL: Mouth EMOTION: Preoccupation EXTERNAL EVIL: Damp |
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Sheng Cycle
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-Engendering Cycle (generation cycle)=promotes growth;growth is continuous (never stops)
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-->WOOD
-->FIRE -->EARTH -->METAL -->WATER |
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Ke Cycle
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-Restraining Cycle=inhibits growth;growth is being restrained
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-->WOOD
-->EARTH -->WATER -->FIRE -->METAL |
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5 SUBSTANCES
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1. QI
2. BLOOD 3. FLUIDS 4. ESSENCE (jing) 5. SPIRIT |
-They are all forms of "Substantial Liquid Matter"
-They are what they do. Substance pathologies are pathologies of "Function", NOT matter -They represent different aspects of Zheng QI (right) -sufficient=health -insufficient="deficiency" (xu); deficiency of a substance=deficiency of its function |
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5 FUNCTIONS OF QI
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1. Activation/Movement
2. Warmth 3. Defense 4. Transformation 5. Containment "AWDeTraC" |
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"Activation" Function of Qi:
DEFICIENCY SIGNS |
FUNCTION:
-walking/moving about -speaking/talking -heartbeat (organ movement) -breathing (organ movement) |
DEFICIENT QI: (not enough energy for activity/movement)
-fatigue -weak voice -skipped beats -shortness of breath (sob) |
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"Activation" Function of Qi:
STAGNATION SIGNS |
MOTION AFFECTED IN... (Blocked-no pain if qi moves freely)
-chest -abdomen -stomach -liver (makes qi move smoothly) |
STAGNANT QI...("Excess"-pain;non-motion of qi)
-chest pain -abdominal pain -nausea, vomit -depression |
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"Warming" Function of Qi:
DEFICIENCY SIGNS |
FUNCTION:
-warms body |
DEFICIENT QI:
cold hands & feet |
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"Defense" Function of Qi:
DEFICIENCY SIGNS |
FUNCTION:
-defends body from external evils (when have plenty of qi, can defend it) |
DEFICIENT QI:
-external evils easily invade: -frequent cold, flu's (resp. symptoms-wind gets in) |
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"Transformation" Function of Qi:
DEFICIENCY SIGNS |
FUNCTION:
-transforms ingested food & water (occurs mainly in spleen & stomach) |
DEFICIENT QI:
-poor indegestion -loose stools or diarrhea -"water swelling" (edema); ascites |
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"Containment" Function of Qi:
DEFICIENCY SIGNS |
FUNCTION:
-urine -stool -sweat -semen -blood -organs |
DEFICIENT QI:
-incontinence -severe prolonged diarrhea -"spontaneous sweat" -spermatorrhea -hemorrage -prolapse of the rectum/uterus |
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"Containment" Function of Qi:
DEFICIENCY SIGNS |
FUNCTION:
-urine -stool -sweat -semen -blood -organs |
DEFICIENT QI:
-incontinence -severe prolonged diarrhea -"spontaneous sweat" -spermatorrhea -hemorrage -prolapse of the rectum/uterus |
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FUNCTIONS OF BLOOD
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[1.]-NOURISHES
[2.]-CIRCULATES-movement of qi [3.]-(MOISTENS)-deep level of moisturing |
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Blood Deficiency Signs
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FUNCTION:
-nourishes body mass -nourishes skin -nourishes uterus/mensus -resists movement of qi |
DEFICIENT BLOOD: (cant nourish body)
-emaciation -pale, lusterless complexion -weak, light, late menses; ammenorrhea -dizziness, tremors |
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Movement Functions of Blood
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IF BLOOD IS STATIC: (excess)
-bruises -hard, fixed masses -fixed stabbing pain -passing of clots in menstrual blood ***PAIN (sharp/fixed/constant) ***FIXED MASSES (possibly tumors) |
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FUNCTIONS OF FLUIDS (Jin Ye)
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[1.]-"JIN" LIQUID= light, superficial, visible fluids
-sweat/saliva [2.]-"YA" HUMOR= deeper, heavier, invisible fluids -hidden in organs |
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Damage to Jin-Liquids
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Dry symptoms due to Damage to Liquids
-thirst -dry mouth dry tongue **usually by fever causing |
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FUNCTIONS OF FORMER HEAVEN ESSENCE (Xian Tian Zhi Jing) or KIDNEY ESSENCE
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[1.]-GROWTH, DEV., MATURATION
[2.]-FERTILITY |
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Essence Deficiency Signs
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TIME AFFECTED:
-childhood -adult life -later life |
DEFICIENT ESSENCE:
-physically/mentally retarted growth & development -infertility -premature aging; senility; dementia |
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FUNCTIONS OF SPIRIT (Shen)
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[1.]-MAINTAINING CONSCIOUSNESS
[2.]-THINKING, FEELING, REMEMBERING -Consciousness (shen) -Spirit is centered in the Heart, NOT Brain!!!!!! -A Healthy Spirit should be: (1.) Peaceful (2.) Alert-conscious fire needs to be alert |
-Spirit depends on QI for Vitality
-Qi Deficiency=withdrawl/clouded spirit (stupor) -Spirit depends on BLOOD to nourish its home, the "Heart" -Blood Deficiency=vexation, insomnia; lack of blood to nourish the heart -Spirit & Essence=Core of the body's constitution ("Essential Spirit"-jing-shen) -Spirit is the most YANG of all the substances -hidden in the most yin of the body |
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Spirit Non-Peacefullness (bu an) Signs
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IF SPIRIT IS DISTURBED: (cant rest peacefully)
-vexation (restlessness/figity) -insomnia -mania (extreme behavior) |
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Spirit Looses it's Liveliness
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IF SPIRIT IS DISTURBED:
-withdrawal -clouding (stupor) |
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FORMATION OF "ORIGINAL QI" (Yuan Qi)
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[1.]-Essence Qi: "Jing Qi"
-Kidney -Parents [2.]-Food & Water Qi: "Gu Qi" -Spleen (St) -Food [3.]-Great Qi (Air); "Da Qi" -Lung -Air Jing+Gu+Da=Original Qi (Yuan) |
-Original Qi is the precursor for all other forms of Qi in the body
-All other QI forms are differentiations of Original Qi |
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Other forms of QI....(made from original qi)
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ORGAN QI (Zang Fu Zhi Qi)
-deep in body, in the organs -responsible for functional activity of organs -"Sp/Liv/Lu/Ht/Ki. Qi" |
CHANNEL QI (Jing Luo Zhi Qi)
-travels closer to the surface of the body, in the channels -2 types: 1.Defense Qi (Wei Qi) 2.Construction Qi (Ying Qi) |
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WEI QI vs. YING QI
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WEI QI:(defense)
-yang -surface (mostly) -defend form external ecils -fiery, fierce, independant -manages pores; pores kept shut as much as possible (closes pores) -warms the skin |
YING QI:(construction)
-yin -interior (mostly) -nourishes the body -obedient (flows w/in channels) |
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Origin or Wei Qi & Ying Qi
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-Both created from Essence of Grain & Water (jing qi)
-Both created by Spleen |
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Wei Qi
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-Created in SPLEEN-->then sent to LUNG where its "Diffused" to the surface of the body
-repels external evils on surface -Most defensive, combatice aspect of Zheng (right) Qi |
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WEI QI FUNCTION/DYSFUNCTION
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FUNCTION:
-closes sweat ducts; keeps sweat from leaking out of body -defends body from exterior evile |
DYSFUNCTION:
-pores relax/open; spontaneous sweat occurs -external evils; esp wind evil-which penetrate surface easily |
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Ancestral Qi (Zong Qi)
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-"Gathering Qi"
-controls respiration (& by extension) heartbeat -causes qi & blood to circulate throughout body |
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True Qi (Zhen Qi)-"original"
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right qi
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BLOOD FORMATION
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-formed by spleen from refined essence extracted form food & liquid by the stomach
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-Food/Liquid-->Stomach-->Spleen-->Blood-->Lung (circulated thoughout body)
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FLUID FORMATION
(jin-liquid & ye-humor-clear fluids) |
CLEAR FLUIDS (Qing):
-moisten the body -clear, light, buoyant -found in all body tissues -actively circulate throughout body -->Stomach (digests) -->partially "transformed" digestate moves down to SI -->bulk of clear fluids extracted from SI -->digestate moves to LI where some of remaining clear fluids are extracted **more evident in mouth/sweat |
TURBID FLUIDS (Zhuo):
-waste product -thick, heavy, turbid -mostly isolated w/in bowels -tend to move downward to be expelled (poop/pee) -->Digestate from stomach moves down to SI to LI where it is expelled by body |
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FORMATION OF ESSENCE
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FORMER HEAVEN ESSENCE:
(Xian Tian Zhi Jing) -"Inherited Essence"; "Kidney Essence"; "Essential Qi" -From Parents -Inherited from birth -difficult to supplement -grows you "up" -------------------------------------------- NOTES: -Qi helps to transform Essence of Latter Heaven in the Spleen -Blood & Essence work together |
LATTER HEAVEN ESSENCE:
(Huo Tian Zhi Jing) -"Acquired Essence", "Essence of Grain & Water" -From Food -acquired throughout lifetime -easier to supplement -grows you "out" |
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TRIPLE BURNER
**need fire |
[1.]-specific areas of organ activity on the trunk
[2.]-"waterways"; transformational pathways of bodily pathways [3.]-a system of disease pattern identification |
[1.]-UPPER BURNER ("Mist")
-Ht/Lu -Lu diffuse the wei qi & body fluid to the surface [2.]-MIDDLE BURNER ("Foam") -St/Sp -strains the waste & distills the fluids - [3.]-LOWER BURNER ("Sluice") -LI/SI/UB/Ki/Kiv; -"Ming Men Hou" (kidney yang) -drainage canal/pipe -clear fluid is extracted from SI/LI & percolates into UB |
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ZANG/FU ORGANS
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ZANG: (Liv, Ht, Lu, Ki, Pc)
-Yin -"Solid" -more internal (except lungs) -store.transform vital substances -normally contain clear fluids -tend toward deficiency (except liver=excess) |
FU: (GB, SI, TW, St, Li, UB)
-Yang -"Hollow" -more external -decompose food & convey waste -normally contains truebid fluid (except GB) -tend toward excess |
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HEART (Ht) FUNCTIONS
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-Spirit (Shen)
-Heartbeat & Pulses -Speech |
[1.] Governs the Spirit
[2.] Emotions [3.] Governs Blood & Vessels (mai) [4.] Opens into the Tongue [5.] Ht Orifices [6.] Yin & Yang in Ht Function |
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LUNG (Lu) FUNCTIONS
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-1˚=Respiration
-2˚=Inhalation/Exhalation |
[1.] Diffuses/Downbears “Qi”
[2.] Diffuses/Downbears “Fluids” [3.] Governs Qi of whole body [4.] Controls the Throat & Voice [5.] Dry organ that needs moisture [6.] Receptacle that stores Phlegm |