TCM 3 Flashcards
what is the eight principles?
exterior and interior, heat and cold, excess and deficiency, yin and yang
Explain exterior
- comprises the skin, muscles and channels space between skin and muscles where wei qi and sweat are located and first invaded by external pathogenic factors
- aversion to cold, ‘fever’ aching body, stiff neck and a floating pulse
explain interior
- may have arisen from an exterior pathogenic factor, but once the disease penetrates into the interior, it is defined as interior
empty vs full heat is dependent on what?
excess of yang or deficient
empty vs full cold is dependent on what?
excess or deficient on yin
what is excess?
characterized by the presence of a pathogenic factor while upright qi is relatively intact and actively fighting against the pathogenic factor
what is deficiency?
characterized by emptiness of the upright qi and the absence of a pathogenic factor
causes of disease
external factors: pathogens that attack the body
internal factors: stress and emotional problems, organ impairment
what are the 6 pathogenic factors
- wind
- cold
- heat
- dampness
- dryness
- summer heat
wind is what in nature?
yang
what is affected first from external wind?
lungs
what is affected from internal wind?
liver
what happens when wind invades the muscles and channels?
stiffness, rigidity, contraction of the muscles with sudden onset
what happens when wind invades the joints?
pain that moves from joint to joint, especially the upper part of the body
DDX: Wind Cold
- aversion to cold/wind
- chills and sneezing
- cough white discharge
- runny nose with white discharge
- body stiffness and aches
- pulses: maybe floating, but often no change from normal
- tongue: no change from normal
