Qi Flow and Channel Pathologies Flashcards

A set of 25 vocabulary flashcards based on lecture notes covering TCM channel pathways, pathologies, and Qi flow.

Aphasia

Luo-Connecting channel pathology associated with the Heart Luo.

Warts

Luo-Connecting channel pathology associated with the Small Intestine Luo.

Nasal discharge

Luo-Connecting channel pathology associated with the Urinary Bladder (UB) Luo.

Heaviness of the head

Luo pathology associated with the Du Luo.

Abdominal pain and itching

Luo pathologies associated with the Ren Luo.

Urinary retention and low backache

Luo pathologies associated with the Kidney Luo.

Pericardium

The channel that follows the Kidney channel in the circulation of Qi.

Liver

The channel that follows the Gallbladder channel in the circulation of Qi.

Urinary Bladder

The Yang channel that does NOT pass through the supraclavicular fossa.

Kidney

The channel that connects with every Yin organ except the Spleen.

Du channel termination

Terminates at the junction of the upper lip and gum.

Ren channel termination

Terminates below the eye at $ST-1$.

Small Intestine divergent channel

The divergent channel that enters the axillary fossa.

Urinary Bladder divergent channel

The divergent channel that enters the popliteal fossa.

Kidney divergent channel

The divergent channel that enters the Kidney and the root of the tongue.

Kidney sinew channel

The sinew channel that binds at the heel.

Urinary Bladder sinew channel

The sinew channel that binds at the buttock/cheekbone.

Opisthotonos

A pathology associated with the Du channel.

Leukorrhea and infertility

Pathologies associated with the Ren channel.

Cardiac pain and palpitations

Clinical pathologies associated with the Heart channel.

Third internal branch of the Small Intestine

The internal branch that descends to $ST-39$.

Second internal branch of the Heart

The internal branch that ascends to the 'eye system'.

Second internal branch of the Kidney

The internal branch that travels through the Liver and Lung to the root of the tongue.

Ren internal branch

The branch that travels around the mouth to $Du-28$ and the eye.

12 Primary Channels Qi Flow

Hand Taiyin (LU) → Hand Yangming (LI) → Foot Yangming (ST) → Foot Taiyin (SP) → Hand Shaoyin (HT) → Hand Taiyang (SI) → Foot Taiyang (UB) → Foot Shaoyin (KI) → Hand Jueyin (PC) → Hand Shaoyang (SJ) → Foot Shaoyang (GB) → Foot Jueyin (LV) → Hand Taiyin (LU)