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Week 2: Channels and Collaterals Flashcards

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Yin

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Inherent/ pure potential
Pure, Potent, Receiver, Ground
Water

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Yang

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Activating, draws out potential.
Instructions for growth and activation
Fire, Sun

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5 Phase Cycle

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Bringing together fire and water in a productive way that promotes growth

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Water

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Seed - pure potential
Winter, blue, groan, putrid, salty, cold
North

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Wood

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Upward Growth - stalk or trunk
Spring, Green, East, Upward, rancid, sour

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Fire

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Expansive growth - leaves and flowers
Red, scorched, south

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Earth

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Transformation, maturation, reproduction, fruit

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Metal

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Collecting and concentrating of energies
letting go
downward movement, leaves and fruit. seed fall, retreating

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5 Phases of Human Life

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Water- conception, birth
Wood- Childhood, growing tall
Fire- Puberty, young adulthood, growing out
Earth- Mature, reproduce, adulthood
Metal- Diminish size, reflect, share wisdom
Water- Death/ rebirth

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The Meridians

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Highways to distribute heaven and earth energy
Distribution network
Feeding
Internal and External Branches

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Meridians (Superficial to deep)

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Cutaneous Regions
Minute Collaterals
Sinew/Muscle Channels
Lou-Connecting Channels
Primary Channels
Divergent Channels
Extraordinary Channels
Deep Pathways of Primary & Divergent Channels

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12 Regular Meridians

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Lung - Large Intestine
Stomach - Spleen
Heart - Small Intestine
Bladder - Kidneys
Pericardium - San Jiao
Gallbladder- Liver

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Two Extraordinary Meridians

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Conception Vessel “Ren Mai” Front
Governing Vessel - “Du Mai” - Back

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Yin Organ Composition

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Solid

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Yang Organ Composition

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Hollow

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Yang Organs (Fu)

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Small Intestine, San Jiao, Large Intestine, Gallbladder, Bladder

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Yin Organs (Zang)

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Heart, Liver, Lung, Spleen, Kidney

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Yin Channels Direction and Meaning

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Move from Earth to Heaven
Connect in Chest
Inner knowing, wisdom stored in heart, beyond logic

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Yang Channels Direction and Meaning

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Always from Heaven to Earth
Connect in head
Connection to external world
lives processed through correct use of senses and mind
draws out wisdom and potential from seed of yin

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Heavenly Qi

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Seasons and colors - Li
Circadian Clock and Rhythms of Heavens

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Peak ( and Low) Stomach time

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Peak: 7am - 9am
Low: 7pm-9pm

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Peak ( and Low) Large intestine time

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Peak: 5-7am
Low: 5-7pm

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Peak ( and Low) Spleen time

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Peak: 9-11am
Low: 9-11pm

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Peak ( and Low) Heart time:

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Peak: 11am-1pm
Low: 11pm-1am

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Peak ( and Low) Small Intestine time
Peak: 1-3pm Low: 1-3am
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Peak ( and Low) Bladder time
Peak: 3-5pm Low: 3-5am
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Peak ( and Low) Kidney time
Peak: 5-7pm Low: 5-7am
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Peak ( and Low) Pericardium time
Peak: 7-9pm Low: 7-9am
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Peak ( and Low) San Jiao time
Peak: 9-11pm Low: 9-11am
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Peak ( and Low) Gallbladder time
Peak: 11pm-1am Low: 11am-1pm
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Peak ( and Low) Liver time
Peak: 1-3am Low: 1-3pm
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Peak ( and Low) Lung time
Peak: 3-5am Low: 3-5pm
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Dao of Health
Balance and evolution leads to health Imbalance and stagnation leads to disease Pain, discomfort, pathology happen physically, emotionally, spiritually
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Imbalance movement, level of healing
From highest energy to lowest energy (material)
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Jing
Meridian - longitudinal pathway
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Luo Direction
Collateral - horizontal pathway
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Jing Luo
pathways that longitudinally and transversely cover our body to carry qi and blood much like a net
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Western view of meridian and collaterals
blood vessels and nervous system
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Meridians and Collaterals purpose
channels are the pathways carry qi and blood everywhere nourish bodies and maintain normal function
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Function of the Meridians: Physiological
transporting qi and blood - regulating yin and yang
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Function of the Meridians: Pathological
resisting pathogens and reflecting signs/symptoms
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Function of the Meridians: Therapeutic
transmitting needling sensations regulating deficiency or excess conditions
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Taiyang
Greater Yang Back of the head (occipital)
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Yangming
Bright Yang Facial region (frontal)
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Shaoyang
Lesser Yang Lateral aspect of forehead (temporal)
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Taiyin
Greater Yin
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Shaoyin
Lesser Yin
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Juryin
Terminal Yin
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Hand Taiyin Organ
Lung Channel
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Hand Yangming Organ
Large Intestine
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Hand Jueyin Organ
Pericardium
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Hand Shaoyang Organ
San Jiao
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Hand Taiyang Organ
Small Intestine
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Foot Taiyin Organ
Spleen
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Foot Yangming Organ
Stomach
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Foot Jueyin Organ
Liver Channel
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Foot Shaoyang Organ
Gallbladder
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Foot Shaoyin Organ
Kidney
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Foot Taiyang Organ
Bladder
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Ren Mai
Conception Vessel CV
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Du Mai
Governing Vessel GV
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Lung Channel Location
6 cun chest (front)
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Ren Channel Location
Middle line (front)
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Kidney Channel Location
0.5 cun lateral on abdomen and 2 cun on chest (front)
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Stomach Channel Location
2 cun lateral on abdomen and 4 cun on chest (front)
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Spleen Channel Location
4 cun lateral on abdomen (front)
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Lung Channel Location
6 cun on chest (front)
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Gallbladder Channel Location
Hypochondriac area, zig zag (front)
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Liver Channel Location
Genital Area (front)
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Du Channel Location
Middle Line on Back
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Bladder Channel Location
Back 1.5 cun and 3 cun lateral
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Du
Top of the head (vertex)
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4 kinds of channels
Primary Luo-Collateral Divergent Sinew-Muscle
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Primary Channel Function
Main Channels Balancing - qi and blood Nourishing - body Defending - evil qi
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Cyclical flow of qi
Lung to Large Intestine to Stomach to Spleen to Heart to Small Intestine to Urinary Bladder to Kidney to Pericardium to San Jiao to Gallbladder to Liver to Lung LU LI ST SP H SI B K P SJGB LI LU
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Cyclical flow of qi hand and foot
Hand Taiyin to Hand Yangming to Foot Yangming to Foot Taiyin Hand Shaoyin to Hand Taiyang to Foot Taiyang to Foot Shaoyin Hand Jueyin to Hand Shaoyang to Foot Shaoyang to Foot Jueyin
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Direction of 3 hand yin channels
Chest to Hand
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Direction of 3 hand yang channels
hand to head
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Direction of 3 foot yang channels
head to foot
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Direction of 3 foot yin channels
foot to abdomen
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12 Divergent Channels Concept
Branches separate from the 12 primary Increase connection between paired organs
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12 Divergent Channels Characteristics
Runs deeper in the body Strengthens connections with paired organs NO POINTS Paired divergent channels run parallel to each other
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12 Divergent Channels Distribution
Diverge- from primary channels Enter- body cavities Emerge - from the neck Join - paired yang primary channels at the head
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Luo - Connecting Channels Concept
Net; go transversely, collaterally
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Luo-Connecting Channels Function
To connect the Paired Channels and help qi flow
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Luo- Connecting Channels Distribution
Go superficially over the body Start from Luo point and connect to paired channels go to 4 limbs, head, abdomen, costal area
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Luo-Channel Characteristics
Each Luo-Channel has: One Luo-Connecting point Luo points have their own pathology 15 Luo Connecting points (12 primary, du, ren, and SP 21 Great Luo)
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Muscle/ Sinew Channels Concept
Channels that go along muscles, tendons, bones, to nourish them
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Muscle/ Sinew Channels Characteristics:
Channel is not a line Area associated with muscles and tendons NO POINTS Sinew Channel bind (knot) at joints
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Muscles/ Sinew Channels Distribution
All move in same directions, from toe/finger to body trunk/head 3 hand yin connect to diaphragm 3 hand yang connect with corner of forehead 3 foot yin connect to external genital area 3 foot yang connect with eyes
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Cutaneous region characteristics
Provide theoretical foundation for the idea of invasion by exogenous pathogenic factors through kind to deep layer of jingluo system
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Pathology of cutaneous region
Abnormal skin sensation skin lesion, discoloration Green: pain Red: heat White: deficiency, cold
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8 extraordinary channel function
Own pathways and function No relation to inner zang-fu not interior/ exterior related share points with other channels (not du and ren)
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8 extraordinary channels
Help strengthen association among meridians Ren- CZ Du - GV Chong - penetrating Dai - belt Yin Wei - yin linking Yang Wei- Yang linking Yin Qiao- yin heel Yang Qiao - yang heel
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Extraordinary channels (Superficial to deep)
Cutaneous region Minute Collaterals Sinew/Muscle Channels Lou-connecting Primary Channel Divergent Channel Extraordinary Channel Deep Pathways of primary and Divergent Channels
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Hand Taiyin Location
Lung: Anterior portion of inside of the arm
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Hand Yangming Location
Large Intestine: Anterior portion of outer side arm
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Hand Juryin Location
Pericardium: Middle Portion of inside arm
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Hand Shaoyang location
San Jiao: Middle Portion of outside arm
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Hand Taiyang location
Small Intestine: Posterior portion of outside arm
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Foot Taiyin Location
Spleen: Anterior portion of inside of leg
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Foot Yangming LOCATION
Stomach: Anterior portion of outer side leg
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Foot Jueyin Location
Liver: Middle portion of inside leg
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Foot Shaoyang Location
Gallbladder: Middle portion of outside leg
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Foot Shaoyin Location
Kidney: Posterior portion of inside of leg
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Foot Taiyang Location
Bladder: Posterior portion of outside of leg

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