Class 6 Flashcards
Functions of Qi:
(List):
Functions of Qi:
(List): Activity Transformation Transportation Containment Defense Raising Warming
Types of Qi
Right Qi (definition):
Types of Qi
Right Qi (definition): The sum of all healthy qi and other health-promoting substances in the body.
Types of Qi
Evil Qi (definition):
Types of Qi
Evil Qi (definition): Mostly from the weather that can cause disease. Evils can also rise internally.
Types of Qi
Source (or Original) Qi (describe):
Types of Qi
Source (or Original) Qi (describe): transformed from jing essence, associated with kidneys or life gate (ming men).
Types of Qi
Source (or Original) Qi (function):
Types of Qi
Source (or Original) Qi (function):
The basis of all physiological activity, activating the functions of the organs.
Facilitates transformation of qi and blood.
Distributed by the triple burner to the whole body.
Types of Qi
Center Qi; Zhong Qi (describe):
Types of Qi
Center Qi; Zhong Qi (describe): spleen-stomach qi, digestive qi.
Types of Qi
Center Qi; Zhong Qi (function):
Types of Qi
Center Qi; Zhong Qi (function): The spleen function of raising clear qi and the stomach function of descending turbid qi.
The spleen-stomach are considered the middle (central) burner, so their qi is center qi.
Context: ability to digest and make qi, raise qi.
Types of Qi
Grain (or Food) Qi (describe):
Types of Qi
Grain (or Food) Qi (describe): food enters stomach and its qi is extracted from it by the spleen. This qi is not yet usable by the body. It is sent to the chest to help form gathering qi and to the heart to help form blood.
Types of Qi
Great (or Air) Qi (describe):
Types of Qi
Great (or Air) Qi (describe): the qi from air, taken into the lung which helps form gathering qi.
Types of Qi
Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (describe):
Types of Qi
Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (describe): a combination of grain qi and great qi. It gathers in the chest. It is the predecessor of true qi.
Types of Qi
Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (function):
Types of Qi
Gathering (or Ancestral) Qi (function): gathers in the chest and nourishes the heart and lungs.
Helps the lungs gather qi, control respiration, speech, and the strength of the voice.
Helps the heart govern the blood, vessels, pulse, and promote circulation to the extremities.
Types of Qi
True Qi (describe):
Types of Qi
True Qi (describe): gathering qi is transformed by source qi into true qi, which is what most of the body uses in the channels and organs.
Types of Qi
Construction (or Nutritive) Qi (definition):
Types of Qi
Construction (or Nutritive) Qi (definition): Ying-construction, nourishes the organs and the whole body. Is located within the channels and vessels.
It forms blood and flows with the blood. It is yin and refined compared to wei-defense qi.
Types of Qi
Defense (or Protective) Qi (definition):
Types of Qi
Defense (or Protective) Qi (definition):
located outside the channels and vessels. Protects against external evils. It opens and closes the interstices and controls sweating.
It is dispersed to the surface of the whole body by the lungs.
Warms the surface of the body and flow in the skin and flesh with body fluids.
Types of Qi
Channel Qi (definition):
Types of Qi
Channel Qi (definition): qi as it flows in the channels
Types of Qi
Organ Qi (definition):
Types of Qi
Organ Qi (definition): qi as it is used by each organ.
The Movement of Qi
Entering (Sinking):
The Movement of Qi
Entering (Sinking): =>
The Movement of Qi
Exiting (Floating):
The Movement of Qi
Exiting (Floating):
The Movement of Qi
Rising (Ascending):
The Movement of Qi
Rising (Ascending): Upward Movement
The Movement of Qi
Falling (Descending):
The Movement of Qi
Falling (Descending): Downward Movement
Qi Pathology
Qi Deficiency (vacuity) (definition):
Qi Pathology
Qi Deficiency (vacuity) (definition): insufficiency of qi in any organ. The problem is with quantity of qi.
Qi Pathology
Qi Falling (describe):
Qi Pathology
Qi Falling (describe): spleen or center qi falling.
Qi Pathology
Qi Stagnation (describe):
Qi Pathology
Qi Stagnation (describe): decrease in the normal movement of qi due to the obstructive effect of excessive emotions, external injury, evil qi, static blood, or qi deficiency.
Distention, fullness or pain is the result. The problem is with the movement of qi.
Qi Pathology
Qi Constraint (depression or stagnation) (describe):
Qi Pathology
Qi Constraint (depression or stagnation) (describe): binding depression or liver qi due to emotional causes
