TCM Flashcards

(71 cards)

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What are all the two poles in TCM

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Yin and yang

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Original state of the universe

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Qi

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Yin

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Night 
Dark 
Cold 
Negative 
Passive 
Female 
Solid 
Liver 
Heart
Spleen 
Lungs 
Kidney 
North 
Moon
Flat
Earth
Shade 
Darkness
Rest 
Space
Water 
Grows
Substantial 
Below 
Material 
Descending 
Matter
Conservation,storage
Cold 
Quiet
Inhibition 
Water 
Wet 
Substantial 
Slowness
Soft 
Internal structures :viscera,bones,brain,spinal cord
The back of body
The lower part of the body 
Dense yin organs:liver,heart,spleen,lung and kidney 
Greyish
Low and weak 
Preference for heat and aversion to cold 
Deep,unsmooth,slow and weak 
The sour,bitter,salty flavors
Sinking,descending
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Yang

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Day 
Light
Warm 
Positive 
Active 
Male 
Hollow
Gall bladder
Small intestine 
Stomach 
Large intestine 
Urinary bladder
Sun
Light
Brightness
Activity 
Heaven 
Round 
Time 
South 
Rising 
Non-substantial 
Immaterial 
Above 
Generates 
Fire
Energy 
Hot 
Fire
Restless
Non substantial 
Dry
Transformation change
Hard
Rapidity
Excitement
Exterior surface: skin,hair,superficial nerves and blood vessels
The front of body
The upper part of body 
Hollow organs :gallbladder,stomach,SI,LI,bladder 
Sonorous
Preference for cold and aversion to heat 
Floating,slippery,rapid and full 
Acrid
Sweet
Bland flavors
Floating - ascending
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Yang syndrome

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External syndrome,excess syndrome and heat syndrome

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Yin syndrome

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Internal syndrome,deficiency syndrome and cold syndrome

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7
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Drugs of hot,warm nature

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Yang,used to treat cold syndrome

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8
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Drugs of cold,cool nature

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Yin,used to treat heat syndrome

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9
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Heart ? Yin or yang

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Yin

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10
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Still yin or yang

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Yin

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11
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Man,yin or yang

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Yang

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12
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What are the 4 styles of interaction between yin and yang

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Opposition,interdependence,waxing,waning,transformation.

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13
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Upper part of the body yin or yang

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Yang

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14
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Kidney yin or yang

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Yin

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15
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Anatomy and function which is yin and which is yang

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Histology yin and function yang

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16
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What kind of transforming is cloud to rain

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Yang to yin

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17
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One patient contract wind cold manifest aversion to cold ,watering nose,cough

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Predominance of yin

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Aversion to cold,fatigue,tender tongue,weak pulse.

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Decline of yang

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Thirst,red eyes,flushing complexion,red tongue with dry mouth and less coating,thin and rapid pulse

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Relative predominance of yang

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20
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External syndrome yin or yang

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Yang

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21
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Treating cold syndrome with heat herbs,make use of which relationship between yin and yang

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Opposition

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22
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Which style of interaction btw yin and yang

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Opposition

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Flexing,extending,growth,development,free activity

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Wood

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Warmth,heat,ascending,brightness

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Fire

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Reception,cultivation,transformation
Earth
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Change,depuration,astringency
Metal
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Moistening,downward movement,cold,coolness,closure,storage
Water
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What all comes under wood
``` Spring East Wind Germination Green Sour Jue Liver Gall bladder Eye Tendon Anger Tear Taut ```
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What all comes under fire
``` Summer South Heat Growth Red Bitter Zhi Heart Small intestine Tongue Vessel Joy Sweating Bounding ```
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Earth
``` Late summer Centre Dampness Transformation Yellow Sweet Gong Spleen Stomach Mouth Muscle Contemplation Saliva Moderate ```
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Metal
``` Autumn West Dryness Reaping White Pungent Shang Lung Large intestine Nose Shin and hair Grief Snivel Superficial ```
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Water
``` Winter North Cold Storing Black Salty Yu Kidney Urinary bladder Ear Bone Fear Spittle Deep ```
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Interpromotion
Wood-fire-earth-metal-water
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Restraint
Wood-earth-water-fire-metal
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Overstrain
Wood-earth-water-fire-metal
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Reverse strain
Wood-metal-fire-water-earth
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Bluish complexion,preference for sour flavour or sour taste in the mouth,taut pulse
Liver disease
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Reddish complexion ,bitter taste in the mouth,full pulse
Heart disease
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Yellowish complexion,sweet taste in the mouth,slow pulse
Spleen disease
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Whitish complexion,acrid taste in the mouth,floating pulse
Lung disease
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Blackish complexion ,salty taste in the mouth,deep pulse
Kidney disease
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Mother and child relations
``` Water and wood Wood and fire Fire and earth Earth and metal Metal and water ```
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Sun yin or yang
Yang
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Women
Yin
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Back of body
Yin
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What are the five elements
Wood,fire,earth,metal,water
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Which climate corresponds to earth
Late summer
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Which is organ correspondent to metal
Lung
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What are 4 interaction amg 5 elements
Inter promotion Inter restraint Over restraint Reverse restraint
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What are all the 6 Qi
``` Wind Cold Summer heat Dampness Dryness Fire ```
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Cold syndrome
Aversion to cold,cold limbs,cold pain,diarrhea
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Pale complexion,lassitude,cold limbs,profuse,clear urine
Yang deficiency syndrome
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Congealing and sluggish
Qi stagnation
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Restrain the activity of Qi attack the surface
Contractile
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Yang heat syndrome-yang in nature
High fever,dysphoria,thirst,reddish complexion
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Yin in nature
Damage yang and block the circulation of Qi
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Yin in nature -slimy and sluggish
Chest oppression ,unsmooth urination and inhibited sticky dedication ,greasy coating
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Excessive joy
Relaxes the activity of Qi
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Excessive Anger
Qi to move upwards
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Excessive anxiety
Depresses Qi
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Excessive contemplation
Stagnates Qi
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Excessive grief
Exhausts Qi
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Excessive terror drives
Qi to move downwards
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Excessive fear
Disturbs Qi
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Starvation
Insufficiency of Qi
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Overeating
Leads to food stagnation and obesity
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Un clean food
Causes gastrointestinal disorders
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Partiality to cold food
Impair yang Qi in spleen and stomach
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Partiality to hot food
Will accumulate heat in the stomach and intestines
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Overstrain
Consumes Qi and blood
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Lazy cozy consumes
Qi or will give rise to the production of phlegm