Qi and Blood

Question 1

○ When only qi dominates

Answer 1

pulse is strong

Question 2

when blood is abundant

Answer 2

pulse is slippery

Question 3

■ Blood pulse slippery

Answer 3

pregnancy; left cun is strong; two heart beats; healthy pregnant women feel warmer; blush in face; after give birth; cold dryness

Question 4

○ When qi tends to be weak

Answer 4

the pulse is faint

Question 5

when blood is weak

Answer 5

pulse unsmooth
■ Not enough yin and water in the river;

Question 6

○ When qi and blood are peaceful

Answer 6

pulse is moderate

Question 7

○ When qi and blood are chaotic

Answer 7

blood is chaotic

Question 8

when qi and blood are in demise

Answer 8

the pulse will expire

Question 9

■ demise

Answer 9

jue yin confirmation; blood deficiency after yang deficiency-> mass of loss of fluids

Question 10

■ Shao yin is faint

Answer 10

mass of loss of fluids; no water to build blood-> blood volume drops-> Jue yin demise

Question 11

■ Tai yin= 3 yin 1 yang

Answer 11

so much yin that we can have vomiting and diarrhea and not die

Question 12

■ Lot of yin at max

Answer 12

only next stage is less yin and more yang-> dries you out a little bit-> less yin->

Question 13

shao yin is a pivot that wants to give more birth to yin-

Answer 13

yang is being depleted; disease of water and below-> lot of water downpouring out thru stools-

Question 14

jue yin you don’t die but now yang is expiring

Answer 14

even with weight of figures the pulse disappears
● Capillary fill rate is so weak that weight of fingers cannot fill the vessel to keep up internal vessel
● Blood and yang are BOTH weak

Question 15

○ When yang forces qi and blood

Answer 15

pulse is rapid
■ Febrile condition-> pulse rapid
■ Heat imposes onto the body-> speeds up because needs to cool self off

Question 16

when yin obstructs qi and blood

Answer 16

the pulse is slow