Foundations of CM

Yin Yang Opposition

All things have yin & yang aspects

Yin Yang Interdepence

Yin & Yang cannot exist without each other

Yin Yang Mutual-Consuming

Yin & yang are in a constant state of change for preserving the balance; quantitative

Yin Yang Inter-Transformation

Yin & Yang can change into one another; Qualitative

Yin & Yang Infinite Divisibility

Yin & Yang aspect can be further divided into yin & yang

Wood Yin-Yang

ShaoYang

Fire Yin Yang

TaiYang

Metal Yin Yang

ShaoYin

Water Yin Yang

TaiYin

Wood Number

Pre-Heaven - 3

Fire Number

Pre-Heaven - 2

Earth Number

Pre-Heaven - 5

Metal Number

Pre-Heaven - 4

Water Number

Pre-Heaven - 1

Wood Grain

Wheat

Fire Grain

Beans

Earth Grain

Rice

Metal Grain

Hemp

Water Grain

Millet

Wood Animal

Fish

Fire Animal

Birds

Earth Animal

Human

Metal Animal

Mammals

Water Animal

Shell-covered

Wood domestic animal

Sheep

Fire domestic animal

Fowl

Earth domestic animal

Ox

Metal domestic animal

Dog

Water domestic animal

Pig

Wood Planet

Jupiter

Fire Planet

Mars

Earth Planet

Saturn

Metal Planet

Venus

Water Planet

Mercury

Wood Chinese musical note

Jiao

Fire Chinese musical note

Zheng

Earth Chinese musical note

Gong

Metal Chinese musical note

Sheng

Water Chinese musical note

Yu

Wood Western musical note

Mi

Fire Western musical note

So

Earth Western musical note

Do

Metal Western musical note

Re

Water Western musical note

La

Wood Smell

Rancid

Goatish/Fetid

Fire smell

Scorched

Burnt

Earth Smell

Fragrant

Sweet

Metal Smell

Rotten

Rotten fish

Water Smell

Putrid

Rotten Urine

Sour functions

Generates fluids and yin

Astringent and can control perspiration and diarrhea

Goes to the nerves

Sour Side-Effects

Makes phlegm worse

Bitter Functions

Clears heat, sedates, hardens

Clears damp-heat and it subdues rebellious qi

Drains

Goes to the bones

Bitter Side-Effects

Injures SP, yin

Wood taste

Sour

Fire taste

Bitter

Earth Taste

Sweet

Metal Tast

Pungent

Water Taste

Salty

Sweet Functions

Tonifies, balances, moderates

Is used to tonify deficiency and to stop pain

Goes to muscles

Sweet Side-Effects

Creates damp

Pungent Functions

Scatters

Is used to expel pathogenic factors

Scatters Qi

Pungent Side-Effects

Injures yin

Salty Functions

Flows downwards, softens hardness

Is used to treat constipation, swelling

Dry the blood

Salty Side-Effects

Injures fluids

Acupuncture point associated with Zong Qi; Why?

LU 9

Zong qi promotes the LU & HT; treat both with LU 9

LU 9 is commander of Blood

What is another name for Zhen Qi

Meridian Qi

Vital Qi

True Qi

Yuan Qi spreads to the entire body through which channel?

San Jiao

What is Zheng Qi

Righteous/Upright Qi

Wei Qi + Ying Qi + KD Jing

What is the SP’s relationship with the blood?

Main source of Blood; “Controls the blood”

What is the LU’s relationship with Blood?

Pushing Gu Qi to the HT

What is the HT’s relationship with Blood?

Gu Qi is transformed into Blood in the HT

What is the KD’s relationship to the HT?

Makes Blood through Marrow and KD Jing

Hun Shu Point

BL 47

Shen Shu Point

BL 44

Yi Shu Point

BL 49

Po Shu Point

BL 49

Zhi Shu Point

BL 52

What is the San Jiao’s relationship with Yuan Qi?

“Avenue of Yuan Qi”

Carries Yuan Qi throughout the body

What does wind in the skin look like?

Aversion to cold, fever, sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, occipital stiffness, floating pulse

What does wind in the channels look like?

Stiffness, rigidity, sudden muscle contraction

What does wind in the joints look like?

Joint pain that moves from place to place, especially in the upper part of the body (Wind Bi)

What does dampness in the sinews look like?

Heavy limbs, dull ache of the muscles

What does dampness in the joints look like?

Pain, heaviness and swelling of the joints, especialy of the lower part of the body (Damp Bi)

What does cold int he sinews look like?

Stiffness, contraction of muscles, pain, chilliness

What does cold in the joints look like?

Severe joint pain (Cold Bi)

What does anger do to the qi?

Ascend (Directional)

What does fear do to qi?

Descends (Directional)

What does unhealthy joy do to qi?

Slows it down, relaxes (Speed)

What does worry and pensiveness do to qi?

Stagnate/Knot (Speed)

What does Sadness do to qi?

Consume/Dissolve (Quantity)

What does shock do to qi?

Scatter (Quantity)

Tell me about Zong Qi

Qing Qi + Gu Qi

Stored in the chest

LU 9 = treats LU/respiration + HT/blood vessels

Tell me about Yuan Qi

Derived from jing

Nourished by Gu Qi

Roots in KD

Spreads through body by San Jiao

Foundation of yin-yang

Transform qi & blood

Tell me about Zhen Qi

Last stage of qi transformation

AKA Meridian Qi

Breaks off into Wei and Ying Qi

Excess work injures…

SP & LR

Excess lying down injures…

Qi (LU)

Excess sitting injures…

Muscles (SP)

Excess standing injures…

Bones (KD)

Excess exercise injures…

Sinews (LR)

Excess LR dreams are of…

being angry