Lung Flashcards
What are the Lung 3 major functions?
1) governing the Qi;
2) governing diffusion and descent;
3) regulating the waterways.
What is the Lung in charge of?
It is in charge of Breathing-qi. The Lungs is the chief organ for the exchange of air, between interior and exterior of the body.
How the Lung spreads the Qi all over the body?
It does by ways of Heart channels, thus warming the viscera, bowels and tissues.
Thus maintaining normal physiological activities.
How diffusion means?
Diffusion means that the Lung has activity of discharging the air to be exhaled, disseminating Defensive-qi, food Essence and Body fluids throughout the body, and so nourish the body.
What descent means?
It means inhaling fresh air, clearing the airways and sending down Qi of the Lungs to disseminate Water and Body fluids.
What is associated with diffusion and descent ?
It’s associated with diffusion and descent of Water.
What is including in function of regulating the waterways?
Sweat, respiration and excretion.
Sweating and urination are major ways Water is released from the body.
What is done through the dispersing function of Lung-qi?
Body fluids absorbed from food and water go to the whole body to moisten and nourish.
What is done by descending action of Lung-qi?
Body fluids go down to the Kidneys.
What is turn into urin?
Turbid and useless part of the fluids are turn into urin which goes to urinary bladder and discharge from the body.
