Zang Fu

Question 1

The Theory of the 12 officials - Heart

Answer 1

Monarch who excels through insight and understanding

Question 2

The Theory of the 12 officials - Pericardium

Answer 2

official ambassador and protector of the heart

Question 3

The Theory of the 12 officials - Lung

Answer 3

Prime Minister on whom rhythmic order depends

Question 4

The theory of the 12 officials - spleen

Answer 4

Official in charge of distribution

Question 5

The theory of the 12 officials - liver

Answer 5

Military Leader, general who exvels in strategic planning

Question 6

The theory of the 12 officials - Kidney

Answer 6

officials who do energetic work

Question 7

The theory of the 12 officials - Small Intestine

Answer 7

officials who are trusted with riches and cerate change of physical substance

Question 8

The theaory of the 12 officials - triple warmer

Answer 8

official who constructs waterways

Question 9

The theaory of the 12 officials - large Intestine

Answer 9

The dust bin collector

Question 10

the theaory of the 12 officials - stomach

Answer 10

official of rotting and ripening

Question 11

the theory of the 12 officials - gall bladder

Answer 11

official who excels through decisions and judgement

Question 12

the theory of the 12 officials - urinary bladder

Answer 12

official which stores the overflow ans fluid secretions which serve to regulate vaporization

Question 13

Zang organs are:

Answer 13

Heart (pericardium), Lung, Spleen, Liver, Kidney

Question 14

Fu organs are:

Answer 14

Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Stomach, Gall Bladder (and extraordinary), Urinary Blader, Triple Burner

Question 15

What Makes Zang organ Zang?

Answer 15

Viscera: Interior, Solid, Yin, Store and do not discharge “are full bvut cannot be filled”

Question 16

What makes a Fu organ Fu?

Answer 16

Bowels: exxterior, hollow, Yang, transmit and empty and do not store “are fulled but are not full”

Question 17

6 extraordinary (curious) organs:

Answer 17

Brain, Bone, Marrow, Uterus, Blood Vessels, Gall Bladder (and Fu)

Question 18

what makes the extraordinary organs curious?

Answer 18

They are yang in form (hollow) and yin in function (store)

Question 19

Function of Gall bladder?

Answer 19

stores bile

Question 20

what is bile?

Answer 20

condensed liver qi

Question 21

Heart statements:

Answer 21

Heart governs blood and vessels. Heart stores the spirit. Heart opens to the Tongue.

Question 22

Organ relationships: Heart and Small Intestine

Answer 22

heart nets the small intestine. interior/exterior relationship

Question 23

organ relationships: heart and pericardium

Answer 23

pericardium protects the heart

Question 24

organ relationships: heart and spleen

Answer 24

Heart governs blood and Spleen manages blood.

Question 25

organ relationships: heart and kidney

Answer 25

heart and kidneys interat. Heart yin/yang descensd to feed the kidney yin/yang

Question 26

organ relationships: heart and lung

Answer 26

heart governs blood, Lungs govern qi

Question 27

heart pathologies

Answer 27

vexations, suseptability to fright, palpitation, reduced sleep, profuse dreaming,

Question 28

Lung Statements:

Answer 28

Lung Governs Qi and respiration. Lung Governs Diffusion and Depurative Downbearing. Lung regulates the waterways. Lung Governs tskin and boy hair. Lung opens to the nose.

Question 29

organ relationships: lung and large intestinge

Answer 29

lung nets the large intestine with which it stands in an interior/exterior relationship

Question 30

organ relationships: lung and kidney

Answer 30

lungs govern Qi. Kidney is the root of Qi. (Kidney grasps or roots qi) Lung is the upper source of water and kidney Governs water

Question 31

organ relationships: lung and spleen

Answer 31

lungs govern the waterways. Spleen governs movement and tranformation of fluids.

Question 32

organ relationships: lung and liver

Answer 32

lungs govern Qi. Liver governs free coursing of Qi.

Question 33

lung pathologies

Answer 33

sweat, too much or too little, congestion,

Question 34

Spleen Statements:

Answer 34

Spleen Governs Movement and transformation of Grain and Water. Spleen Manages the blood. Spleen governs the flesh and spleen governs the 4 limbs. Spleen opens into the mouth and manifests in the lips.

Question 35

Spleen and Central Qi:

Answer 35

spleen controls the raising of Qi. The central Qi holds organs in place and raises disteilled essence of grain and water.

Question 36

organ relationships: spleen and stomach

Answer 36

spleen governs movement and transformation. Sotmach governs intake and decomposition of food and water. Spleen and Stomach are the root of acquired qi.

Question 37

organ relationships: spleen and small intestine

Answer 37

spleen governs movement and transformation and small intestine governs spearation of the clear and turbid

Question 38

organ relationships: spleen and large intestine

Answer 38

spleen governs movement and transformation and large intestine governs conveyance of waste.

Question 39

organ relationships: spleen and kidney

Answer 39

kidney yang is the "pilot light" for the spleen's ability to transform

Question 40

Liver Statements

Answer 40

Liver governs free coursing (qi, emotions, bile). Liver stores blood. Liver governs sinews and manifests in the nails. Liver opens to the eyes,

Question 41

Liver Qi condensed into something tangible is called...?

Answer 41

bile

Question 42

Organ relationships: Liver and Gall Bladder

Answer 42

Liver free coursed the bile. Gall bladder stores the bile. Liver/gall bladder internal/external relationship. Liver governs planning, gall bladder governs decisions

Question 43

Organ relationships: liver and heart

Answer 43

Liver stores the blood. Heart Governs the blood.

Question 44

organ relationships: liver and kidney

Answer 44

Liver stores the blood. Kidney stores the essence. Blood and essence are closely related. Liver governs free coursing. Kidney governs storage.

Question 45

Organ relationships: liver and lung

Answer 45

liver governs upbearing. Lung governs downbearing.

Question 46

liver pathologies

Answer 46

wind - ticks, parkinsons, tremors, real vertigo, flowery vision (insufficiency of liver to nourish the eye), floaters (blood insufficiency of liver), pale dry tongue (liver blood deficiency)