Qi, Blood, and Body Fluids (cont'd)

Question 1

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Describe (General):

Answer 1

Usually caused by Spleen Qi deficiency. When Blood becomes deficient, the Heart and Liver are affected.

Question 2

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Liver Blood Deficiency (Symptoms):

Answer 2

Cramps, numbness; dry hair; blurred vision, floaters; Dry or brittle nails; insomnia and excessive dreaming; scanty periods or no periods

Question 3

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Heart Blood Deficiency (Symptoms):

Answer 3

Palpitations; insomnia; mild anxiety; poor memory; dizziness; dull-pale complexion

Question 4

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Spleen Blood Deficiency (Symptoms):

Answer 4

Poor appetite; tiredness; dull-pale complexion; weakness of the limbs; loose stools; thin body; pale lips

Question 5

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Pulse:

Tongue:

Answer 5

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Pulse: Fine or choppy

Tongue: Pale and possibly slightly dry. The tongue will be thin in severe cases

Question 6

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Description (General):

Answer 6

Blood stagnation is where the normal flow of the blood has become obstructed. Stagnant blood can occur in the channels (usually due to trauma), or in the internal Zang Fu Organs, mainly the Liver, Heart, Uterus, Intestines, or Stomach. Heat in the blood also eventually causes blood to stagnate/congeal as does internal cold

Question 7

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Symptoms (General):

Answer 7

Stabbing fixed pain; dark complexion; purple lips and nails; dark blood and clots if there is bleeding

Question 8

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Tongue:

Pulse:

Answer 8

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Tongue: Red purple if there is heat; blue purple if there is cold. Possible purple or red spots

Pulse: Wiry or choppy pulse

Question 9

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Tongue:

Pulse:

Answer 9

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Tongue: Dry, cracks

Pulse: Thready, rapid

Question 10

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Causes (General):

Answer 10

Abnormal function of the organs, not producing Jin Ye, external pathogenic heat, loss of blood, chronic blood deficiency, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive urination and sweating, incorrect treatment, old age, weak and deficient constitution

Question 11

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Symptoms (General):

Answer 11

Dry mouth, throat, lips, nose, eyes, skin, emaciation, irritability, thirst, dry cough, hoarse voice, scanty and dark urination, dry stools

Question 12

Jin Ye Differentiation
Accumulation of Yin Ye

Description (General):

Answer 12

The Lungs, Spleen, and Kidneys are the three organs that are most involved in the transformation and transportation of fluids

Question 13

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Describe (General):

Answer 13

Usually caused by Spleen Qi deficiency. When Blood becomes deficient, the Heart and Liver are affected.

Question 14

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Liver Blood Deficiency (Symptoms):

Answer 14

Cramps, numbness; dry hair; blurred vision, floaters; Dry or brittle nails; insomnia and excessive dreaming; scanty periods or no periods

Question 15

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Heart Blood Deficiency (Symptoms):

Answer 15

Palpitations; insomnia; mild anxiety; poor memory; dizziness; dull-pale complexion

Question 16

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Spleen Blood Deficiency (Symptoms):

Answer 16

Poor appetite; tiredness; dull-pale complexion; weakness of the limbs; loose stools; thin body; pale lips

Question 17

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Pulse:

Tongue:

Answer 17

Blood Differentiation
Blood Deficiency

Pulse: Fine or choppy

Tongue: Pale and possibly slightly dry. The tongue will be thin in severe cases

Question 18

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Description (General):

Answer 18

Blood stagnation is where the normal flow of the blood has become obstructed. Stagnant blood can occur in the channels (usually due to trauma), or in the internal Zang Fu Organs, mainly the Liver, Heart, Uterus, Intestines, or Stomach. Heat in the blood also eventually causes blood to stagnate/congeal as does internal cold

Question 19

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Symptoms (General):

Answer 19

Stabbing fixed pain; dark complexion; purple lips and nails; dark blood and clots if there is bleeding

Question 20

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Tongue:

Pulse:

Answer 20

Blood Differentiation
Blood Stagnation

Tongue: Red purple if there is heat; blue purple if there is cold. Possible purple or red spots

Pulse: Wiry or choppy pulse

Question 21

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Tongue:

Pulse:

Answer 21

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Tongue: Dry, cracks

Pulse: Thready, rapid

Question 22

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Causes (General):

Answer 22

Abnormal function of the organs, not producing Jin Ye, external pathogenic heat, loss of blood, chronic blood deficiency, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive urination and sweating, incorrect treatment, old age, weak and deficient constitution

Question 23

Jin Ye Differentiation
Jin Ye Deficiency

Symptoms (General):

Answer 23

Dry mouth, throat, lips, nose, eyes, skin, emaciation, irritability, thirst, dry cough, hoarse voice, scanty and dark urination, dry stools

Question 24

Jin Ye Differentiation
Accumulation of Yin Ye

Description (General):

Answer 24

The Lungs, Spleen, and Kidneys are the three organs that are most involved in the transformation and transportation of fluids

Question 25

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Main cause:

Answer 25

The main cause for the formation of phlegm is Spleen deficiency.

Question 26

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Kinds:

Answer 26

There are two kinds of phlegm. Substantial and Insubstantial.

Question 27

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Substantial Phlegm (Describe):

Answer 27

Mucus in the lungs

Question 28

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Insubstantial Phlegm (Describe):

Answer 28

1. Under the skin (i.e. lumps, swollen lymph nodes, lipomas) 2. In the channels (i.e. numbness such as in stroke) 3. Misting the heart (i.e. schizophrenia, epilepsy, mania, depression) 4. In the Gallbladder, Kidneys, or Urinary Bladder (stones)

Question 29

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Wind Phlegm (Causes):

Answer 29

Internal Wind Phlegm Liver Wind + Phlegm Wind Stroke

Question 30

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Wind Phlegm (Symptoms):

Answer 30

Gurgling sound in the throat, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, numbness of the limbs (especially unilaterally), hypertonicity of the limbs, deviation of the eyes and mouth, aphasia, deviated tongue, in sever cases paralysis or loss of consciousness, convulsions.

Question 31

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Wind Phlegm Pulse: Tongue:

Answer 31

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Wind Phlegm Pulse: Wiry, Slippery Tongue: Sticky Coating

Question 32

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Heat Phlegm Pulse: Tongue:

Answer 32

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Heat Phlegm Pulse: Slippery, Rapid Tongue: Red, Yellow Greasy Coating

Question 33

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Heat Phlegm (Symptoms):

Answer 33

Fever, cough, thick yellow phlegm, difficult to expectorate, sore throat, chest pain, restlessness, thirst, scanty dark urination, dry stools, nausea, red face, dry mouth.

Question 34

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Heat Phlegm (Causes):

Answer 34

External pathogenic wind or hyperactivity of Yang qi, or damp heat accumulation.

Question 35

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Cold Phlegm (Causes):

Answer 35

External pathogenic cold + phlegm, Yang deficiency with fluid accumulation

Question 36

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Cold Phlegm (Symptoms):

Answer 36

Cold limbs, aversion to cold, preference for warmth, cough with clear, thin white phlegm, bland taste, no thirst, clear and copious urination, loose stools, oppression in the chest, nausea

Question 37

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Cold Phlegm Pulse: Tongue:

Answer 37

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Cold Phlegm Pulse: Deep, Slippery, Slow Tongue: Pale, White Greasy Coating

Question 38

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Damp Phlegm Pulse: Tongue:

Answer 38

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Damp Phlegm Pulse: Slippery Tongue: Swollen, Thick white greasy/sticky coating

Question 39

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Damp Phlegm (Symptoms):

Answer 39

Profuse, sticky white phlegm, easy to expectorate, oppression in the chest and abdomen, nausea, sticky taste in the mouth, no thirst, heaviness, no appetite, loose stool with incomplete feeling.

Question 40

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Damp Phlegm (Causes):

Answer 40

Damp accumulation, impeding the spleen transformation and transportation

Question 41

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Qi Phlegm (Causes):

Answer 41

Non-substantial phlegm associated with emotional problems causing liver qi stagnation

Question 42

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Qi Phlegm (Symptoms):

Answer 42

Feeling of swelling in the throat, difficulty swallowing, oppression in the chest and diaphragm, irritability, moodiness, depression

Question 43

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Qi Phlegm Pulse: Tongue:

Answer 43

Jin Ye Differentiation Phlegm Differentiation - Phlegm According to Nature Qi Phlegm Pulse: Wiry Tongue: Thin white coating, possibly red sides