Week 1

Question 1

the operating system of East Asian medicine, principles applied in all [good] treatments. Principle of treatment is a general rule guiding selection of methods of treatment. Example: Treat the root.

Answer 1

principles of treatment

Question 2

principles used in specific treatments, but not all treatments, such as clear heat. But in English we often call these ‘treatment principles’ too.

Answer 2

method of treatment

Question 3

For example, if a patient has contracted external wind-cold, the treatment principle is to release the exterior, dispel wind, and disperse coldness.

Answer 3

– The function of Máhuáng Tāng is to release the exterior, dispel wind, and disperse coldness.

Question 4

Methods of Treatment (Minor Treatment Principles)

Answer 4

very specific

Question 5

major principles of treatment

Answer 5

general
ie. regulate yin and yang, support the right

Question 6

Treatment based on pattern identification:

Answer 6

basing treatment on the pattern, not the disease.

Question 7

Treatment based on disease identification

Answer 7

basing treatment on the disease, and from there going to the pattern.

Question 8

Excess is treated by draining: when evils exist, and right qì isn’t too weak, remove or transform the evil.

Answer 8

Excess is treated by draining: when evils exist, and right qì isn’t too weak, remove or transform the evil.

Question 9

Deficiency is treated by supplementing: supplement qì, blood, yīn, yáng, fluids, organs, etc. when right qì is weak and evils are not strong.

Answer 9

Deficiency is treated by supplementing: supplement qì, blood, yīn, yáng, fluids, organs, etc. when right qì is weak and evils are not strong.

Question 10

Dispel the evil: Any method of treating used to eliminate evils.

Answer 10

-6 evils- heat, cold, damp, wind, summer heat

Question 11

Support the right: Strengthening the
body’s right qì so it can fight against the evils.
– Supporting the right and dispelling the evil can be used together, but you must determine which one to emphasize.

Answer 11

Support the right: Strengthening the
body’s right qì so it can fight against the evils.
– Supporting the right and dispelling the evil can be used together, but you must determine which one to emphasize.

Question 12

Attack: Offensive therapy to forcefully make something leave the body. This includes sweating, vomiting, and inducing a bowel movement. The patient must be strong enough to withstand attack. (Sometimes attack is used to mean any kind of draining.)

Question 13

Attack followed by supplementation:Destroy the evil first, then supplement when the evil is gone. This is for a strong evil, but right qì can withstand the attack.

Question 14

Supplementation followed by attack:Right qi is too weak to withstand an attack, so the patient must be strengthened before the evil can be attacked.

Question 15

Simultaneous supplement and attack:
can be used when both the evil and right are strong, or if evil is
strong but the patient cannot withstand attacking treatment
alone.

Question 16

Dispel wind=

Answer 16

exterior contracted wind
-for wind cold: release the exterior, and dispel wind, (and clear heat or dispel cold)

Question 17

Calm/ Extinguish wind=

Answer 17

interior wind
-extinguish think about using a fire extinguisher inside the house

Question 18

tonify= qi and yang
nourish= yin and blood

Answer 18

tonify= qi and yang
nourish= yin and blood