Lecture 1 Flashcards

Question

Gall bladder

Answer 1

Stores and excretes bile Controls judgement

Answer 2

Pale face Weak voice Cold and tired Lack of motivation Tongue pale slightly purple wet/swollen Pulse weak unenthusiastic Chronic illness, poor diet, weak digestion, lack of sleep, worrying Yang deficiency more severe form of Qi deficiency - wiped out, severe diarrhoea Spleen: distension after eating, poor concentration, weight gain Kidney: sore back, cold, copious urine Heart: palpitations, pallor, depression Lung: cough watery sputum daytime sweating poor immunity sob Resolve emotions and lifestyle issues Keep warm Meditate Light exercise to build and move Qi Spleen Qi Warming meals easy to digest Avoid cold foods need more energy Avoid heavy meals to not stagnate Qi Wet cooking Warming herbs spices Naturally sweet veg Kidney Qi Bone broths to nourish and strengthen Salty flavour Black beans kidney beans walnuts chia seeds tofu mushrooms seaweed fish root veg Lung Qi Pungent spicy foods help lungs expel mucus Yoghurt honey fruits moisten Broccoli cauliflower Thyme pine nuts roasted almonds

Answer 3

Aspect of Qi deficiency Weak limbs Haemorrhoids prolapses Tongue pale Pulse weak Chronic disease, over exertion, long standing Spleen affected Food same as Qi def Avoid things that cause downward movement

Answer 4

Distension Moving place to place Depression irritability mood swings sighing. Pulse - wiry Tongue - normal poss red sides Eat moderate portions avoid heavy meals Regulate emotions Waking singing dancing Alcohol and cigarettes make it worse. Acupuncture, Epsom salt baths Qi moving foods: fermented foods, steamed veg, cauliflower broccoli, leeks asparagus Warming / moving herbs and spices

Answer 5

Same as Qi stagnation plus signs of heat eg headaches red face tinnitus anger Tongue red esp on sides, dry yellow/brown coating Pulse wiry rapid Chronic Qi stagnation plus heat from diet/emotions Avoid heating foods Eat cooling foods: bitter greens, fruits Avoid stress and strong exercise

Answer 6

Numbness, blurred vision, floaters, grey pale face, pale tongue, dry skin hair Tongue: pale and thin Pulse: choppy/ thready Poor diet, excess bleeding Heart: palpitations may startle easily Liver: scanty or no period, muscle cramps, brittle nails, infertility Avoid coffee and tea depleting minerals Iron supplement or Ferrum Phos Mg, B12, vitamin C Long term emotional issues can deplete blood Nourish blood: red fruits/veg, avoid raw foods, slow cooked stews, dark leafy greens

Answer 7

Dark complexion, purple lips Tongue: dark, distended purple s/l veins Pulse: wiry or tight Qi deficiency qi stasis, blood def, interior cold, local trauma Liver: painful periods dark clots Stomach: epigastric pain, vomiting, blood in stool Uterus: painful periods, endometriosis, fibroids Blood def- nourish blood Qi stagnation- move Qi Foods that disperse stagnant blood: garlic, leek, chives, warming spices

Answer 8

Hot skin diseases visible blood vessels Tongue red Pulse rapid Diet, blood infections, unresolved emotions Liver heat making blood hot Avoid heating foods Blood cooling foods Avoid stress, unresolved anger Fasting

Answer 9

Dry skin lips mouth nose tongue muscle tears Tongue dry Pulse thin esp in middle position Poor hydration, blood deficiency, dry climate/ heating Lung dryness: dry cough, thirst, hoarse Large intestine: constipation, dry stool Stomach: dry tongue with horizontal cracks, no desire to drink Avoid drying / dehydrating foods Warm wet foods: pear melon grapes honey yoghurt Healthy oils and fats

Answer 10

Swollen tongue Slippery pulse Qi/ Yang deficiency failing to transform fluids Lung Qi def: oedema of upper body and hands Spleen Yang def: oedema of abdomen Kidney yang def: oedema of ankles and legs Avoid dairy, gluten melon tomatoes grapes pears Eat drying foods barley mushrooms, corn, rice

Answer 11

Spleen Qi or spleen yang def failing to transform food Incomplete digestion so fluids come in to dilute. Tongue wet sticky coating Damp heat yellow sticky tongue Pulse slippery Spleen; diarrhoea loose stools candida Bladder: cystitis symptoms Head: fogginess Skin: weeping skin conditions Weight gain, high Chol, heavy limbs Avoid fried foods, processed, alcohol, dairy gluten, sugar Eat drying foods Nourish digestive system Radishes/ginger clear damp/ phlegm from lungs Fennel seed and cinnamon tea

Answer 12

Substantial form of damp Lungs: thick sputum/ sinusitis Under skin: lumps and cysts,gall stones Joints: bone deformities eg RA Tongue: red, swollen, sticky coating Pulse: slippery possibly red

Lecture 1 Flashcards

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