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Acupuncture Five Elements and Foundations Exam Study > Lifestyle and Food > Flashcards

Lifestyle and Food Flashcards

1
Q

Sour taste goes to the…

A

nerves

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2
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Bitter taste goes to the…

A

bones

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3
Q

Sweet taste goes to the…

A

muscles

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4
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Pungent taste goes to the…

A

surface and scatters qi

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5
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Salty taste goes to the…

A

blood and can dry it out

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6
Q

The organ associated with sour taste is…

A

the liver

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7
Q

The organ associated with a bitter taste is…

A

the heart

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8
Q

The organ associated with sweet taste is…

A

the spleen

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9
Q

The organ associated with pungent taste is…

A

the lungs

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10
Q

The organ associated with salty taste is…

A

the kidneys

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11
Q

Too much sour can upset the liver and should be used sparingly if a person suffers from…

A

chronic pain

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12
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Bitter foods should be avoided in patients with…

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bone diseases

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13
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Sweet foods should be avoided in patients with…

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muscle weakness

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14
Q

Pungent foods should be avoided in patients with…

A

spleen qi deficiency

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15
Q

Salty foods should be avoided in patients with…

A

blood deficiency

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16
Q

Sour taste generates…

A

fluids and yin

17
Q

Sour taste action is…

A

astringing

18
Q

Sour taste side effects include…

A

making phlegm worse

19
Q

Bitter taste actions are…

A

clears heat, sedates, hardens, clears damp heat, subdues rebellious qi

20
Q

Bitter taste side effects include…

A

injures the spleen and yin

21
Q

Sweet taste actions…

A

tonfies, balances and moderates. It is used to tonify deficiency and to stop pain

22
Q

Sweet taste side effects include…

A

creates dampness

23
Q

Pungent actions…

A

it scatters qi and used to expel pathogenic factors

24
Q

Pungent side effects include…

A

injures yin

25
Q

Salty taste actions…

A

flows downward, softens hardness, used for constipation and swelling

26
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Salty taste side effects include…

A

injures fluids

Acupuncture Five Elements and Foundations Exam Study (26 decks)

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