Vital Substances

Question 1

Qi

Answer 1

LUNG!!!

Question 2

BLood

Answer 2

LIVER!

Question 3

BODY FLUID

Answer 3

SPLEEN

Question 4

Shen

Answer 4

Heart

Question 5

How many vital subs

Answer 5

5

Question 6

What are vital subs

Answer 6

Jing 
Qi 
Blood
Body fluid
Shen

Question 7

Notes on vital substances

Answer 7

Pay attention to wording VITAL SUBSTANCES
Non intuitive associations 
Qi-LU
BLood-LV
body fluid- SP!!!

Question 8

3 treasures are

Answer 8

Shen qi and jing

Question 9

Shen attributes as 3 treasures

Answer 9

Vitality behind jing and qi, heart, heaven, yin yang, light

Question 10

Qi 3 treasures

Answer 10

Ability to activate and move
Sp/st !!! (Note different from Vital subs that has lu=qi)
Human
Ren 17 flame

Question 11

Jing 3 treasures

Answer 11

Source of life
KD
Earth 
Ren 4 
Candle

Question 12

Jing attributes

Answer 12

Pre heaven root is KD from parents

Minimum fire stores or heaven jing

Question 13

Post heaven essence

Answer 13

Root is so st stored in KD

Question 14

Ming men and 8 extras

Answer 14

Chong : ren 1, to heart

Nourishes ALL Jung

Question 15

Pre heaven nourished by and point

Answer 15

Ren

Ren 4

Question 16

Post heaven essence nourished by, pt

Answer 16

Du

Du 4

Question 17

Functions of essence

Answer 17

Growth reproduction and development
Basis of kidney qi 
Produces marrow
Basis of constitutional strength 
Basis for 3 treasure (essence, qi , Shen/mind)

Question 18

Important female cycle notes

Answer 18

7 years
21 KD essence peaks wisdoms teeth, utmost growth
28 tendons and bones string, hair longest, body

Question 19

Make cycle notes

Answer 19

8 years
24 KD essence peaks
32 tendons and muscles string growth at highest

Question 20

Functions of qi

Answer 20

1. Promoting, transporting
   2: warming
2. Defensive, protecting,
3. Checking, holding
4. Activities of qi, transforming
5. Nourishing, rising

Question 21

Zong qi

Answer 21

Chest, pectoral, gathering
Air + food qi
Controls respiration
Or kids heart dominating blood and vessels LU 9

Question 22

YUAN qi

Answer 22

Primary, original qi
Derived from congenital essence 
Supplemented by gu qi 
Root in KD 
Spreads through the body via the San jiao

Question 23

Wei qi

Answer 23

Defensive qi, exterior
Controls pores
Moistens the skin and hair
Readjust body temperature and warm up zang fu!
Circulation 50 times in 24 hours
25 during day…Taiyang…shaoyang…yang Ming
25 during night….KD, HT, LU LV SP

Question 24

Ying qi

Answer 24

Nurtrient
Circulate in vessels
Produce blood and circulate with it
Nourish blood

Question 25

Zhong qi

Answer 25

Middle or central qi | True qi of sp and st

Question 26

Zheng qi

Answer 26

Upright or righteous qi Defensive qi + nutritive qi+ essence Defends the body from invasion by external pathogens Contrasted to pathogenic factor xie qi

Question 27

Movements of qi

Answer 27

Lu: down (from space between skin and muscles) LV: all directions (from sinews) (horizontally is pathology) St: down (from muscles) Sp: up (into muscles) HT: down, blood vessels KD: water goes up to Lu, qi goes down from bones into bones and opens lower orifice

Question 28

Source of blood

Answer 28

Sp st- post heaven KD essence -pre Food qi to lU to heart mix w KD essence makes blood

Question 29

Main source of blood

Answer 29

Spleen

Question 30

Food qi is transformed into blood in the

Answer 30

Heart

Question 31

KD helps make blood through

Answer 31

Marrow and essence

Question 32

Functions of blood

Answer 32

``` Nourishes the body Circulates with ying qi Moisten the body Houses the mind Determines menstruation ```

Question 33

Blood and the organs Governs Makes Stores

Answer 33

Heart governs the b,old and circulates it Sp makes the blood and holds in the vessels Like stores the blood and nourishes sinews, moistens eyes, regulates uterus

Question 34

The commander of blood | Mother of qi

Answer 34

Qi is the commander of blood | Blood is the mother of qi

Question 35

Jing

Answer 35

Kidney