ZangFu Theory, Officials, Yin Organ Relationships, 7 emotions, 6 Climates, Treatment principles

Which organs store without discharging?

Zang Organs

Which organs discharge without storing?

Fu Organs

Organ Function:

Smooth Flow of Qi

Stores Blood

Liver

Organ Function:

Circulates Blood

Houses Mind

Controls Sweat

Heart

Organ Function:

Protects the Heart

PC

Organ Function:

Governs Transformation and Transportation

Controls the Raising of Qi

Controls Blood

Spleen

Organ Function:

Dominates Qi and controls Respiration

Controls Dispersing and Descending

Regulates Water Passages

Lung

Organ Function:

Stores Essence and Governs Birth, Growth, Reproduction, and Development

Governs Water

Controls the Reception of Qi

Kidney

Which organ controls judgement?

GB

Which organ separates fluids?

Small Intestine

Which organ is the origin of fluids?

Stomach

Which organ controls certain emotions?

Urinary Bladder

What are the functions of the Liver?

1. Stores Blood

2. Smoothen Flow of Qi

3. Controls sinews

4. Manifests in the nails

5. Opens into the eyes

6. Controls tears

7. Houses the Ethereal Soul (Hun)

8. Affected by Anger

What is the yin aspect of LV?

Store blood

What is the yang aspect of LV?

Smoothen flow of Qi

Which organ regulates menstruation?

Liver

Which organ moistens eyes and sinews?

Liver

What does the contraction and relaxation of sinews and tendons depend on?

Moisture from LV blood

Eye Issues from LV Blood: blurred vision, floaters, myopia, dry, gritty eyes

LV Blood Deficiency

Eyes Issues from LV Blood: dry, gritty eyes

LV Yin Deficiency

Eye Issues from LV Blood: painful eyeballs

LV Blood Stasis

Eyes Issues from LV Blood: watery eyes

LV Yang Rising

Eyes Issues from LV Blood: dry, bloodshot, eyes (may also be red, swollen, and painful)

LV Fire

Eye Issues from LV Blood: eyeballs moving

LV Wind

LV is not the only organ that affects eyes:

chronic eye disease

Decline of KD Essence

LV is not the only organ that affects eyes:

pain and redness of the eye

HT Fire

LV is not the only organ that affects eyes:

failing eyesight and dryness of the eye

KD Yin Deficiency

Basal Fluids, which lubricate the eyes, are what kind of fluid?

Ye fluid

Reflex Fluids, which occur when a foreign body enters the eyes, are what kind of fluid?

Jin Fluid

Which organ affects emotional state, affects digestion, and affects secretion of Bile?

Liver

How is the Hun in -

LV Blood Normal

LV Blood Weak

LV Blood/Yin Very Weak

LV Blood Normal - Hun is firmly rooted and can help with a sense of direction in life

LV Blood Weak - Hun is not rooted and cannot give us a sense of direction in life

LV Blood/Yin Very Weak - Hun may even leave the body temporarily at night during sleep or just before going to sleep

Dreams of being angry

Liver - excess condition

Dreams of very fragrant mushrooms

Liver - deficiency condition

In spring, dreams of lying under a tree without being able to get up

Liver - deficiency condition

Dreams of forests in the mountains

Liver - deficiency condition

(Remember in deficiency liver conditions you'll see the color green - that's why you may see forests, mushrooms (which happen to be in forests), and spring)

Sayings for the Liver:

LV is the _____ organ.

LV influences ____ and _____.

LV controls _____.

LV is a regulating, ______, and _____ organ.

LV loathes _____.

LV can cause _____.

LV arises from the _____ side.

LV is the resolute organ.

LV influences rising and growth.

LV controls planning.

LV is a regulating, balancing, and balancing organ.

LV loathes wind.

LV can cause convulsions.

LV arises from the left side.

What are the functions of the Heart?

1. Governs Blood

2. Controls the Blood Vessels

3. Manifests in complexion

4. Houses the Mind (Shen)

5. Related to Joy

6. Opens into the tongue

7. Controls sweat

Food-Qi is transformed into Blood in the _________

Heart

________ controls the circulation of Blood

Heart

In TCM, what organs also circulate Blood other than HT?

LU, SP, LV

_______ Blood influences the menstruation indirectly. And through which organ?

Heart/PC

(In differential, PC has menstruation issues unlike HT)

________ INFLUENCES the STATE of the Blood Vessels

1. IF hardening of Blood Vessels (arteriosclerosis) - Dx?

2. IF weak pulse or irregular beat - Dx?

Heart

1. HT Blood Stasis

2. HT Deficiency

HT is reflected on the face so how does it present in these cases:

HT Blood Deficiency

HT Yang Deficiency

HT Blood Stasis

HT Heat

HT Blood Deficiency - dull

HT Yang Deficiency - bright white

HT Blood Stasis - purplish or dark

HT Heat - red

Be careful with case studies. If its a long drawn out with other colors or adjectives do not jump to HT.

Which organ - mental activity (including emotions), consciousness, memory, thinking, sleep

Heart - Shen (mind)

What leads to overstimulation of HT and makes it larger?

Excessive Joy

What causes pulse to become slow and slightly overflowing but empty?

Sudden Joy

________ influences the tongue itself and influences talking and speech

Heart

_________ (HT) and _______ _______ (sweat) have a common origin.

Therefore, if have -

1. HT Qi/Yang Deficiency

2. HT Yin Deficiency

Blood/Body Fluids

Therefore, if have -

1. HT Qi/Yang Deficiency - spontaneous sweating

2. HT Yin Deficiency - night sweating

Dreams of laughing

Excess HT condition

Dreams of mountains, fire, and smoke

Deficiency HT condition

Dreams of fire

Deficiency HT condition

In summer, dreams of volcanic eruptions

Deficiency HT condition

HT Sayings:

HT loathes ______.

HT controls _____.

HT loathes Heat.

HT controls speech.

In the Ying stage of WenBing what does PC heat consist of?

High fever and delirium

As an organ, PC is linked to _____.

As a channel, PC is linked to _____.

As an organ, PC is linked to HT.

As a channel, PC is linked to SJ.

PC channel influences _____ Qi.

Zong

Which PC Dx do you see with -

1. Depression, anxiety

2. Anxiety, insomnia, agitation

3. mental confusion, mental illness

1. PC Blood Deficiency

2. PC Blood-Heat

3. PC Phlegm

______ problems can cause PC pathology.

Relationship

1. Normal Healthy: Minister Fire flares upwards to ____,____,____, and flows downward to _____.

2. Pathological Minister Fire flares upwards to harass _____.

1. LV, GB, PC/KD

2. PC

PC may affect menstruation because it is related to __________ __________.

Uterus Vessel (Bao Mai)

In issues of menstruation, what are the PC Dx?

1. scanty periods or amenorrhea

2. heavy periods

3. painful periods

1. Deficiency

2. PC Fire

3. PC Blood Stasis

What is the function of the Spleen?

1. Governs transformation and Transportation

2. Controls the ascending of Qi

3. Controls blood

4. Controls the muscles and four limbs

5. Opens into the mouth and manifests in the lips

6. Controls saliva

7. Houses the Intellect (Yi)

8. Affected by Pensiveness

SP separates usable from unusable: "pure" to _____, "impure" to _____.

LU/intestine

What does SP control the ascending of?

Qi

_____ ascends Clear Yang and _____ descends Turbid Yin.

SP/ST

What can prolapse in Qi deficiency?

Uterus, ST, KD, UB, Anus

What functions does SP have in that it controls blood?

1. Keep blood in vessels

2. Makes blood

Chewing food prepares SP to T&T:

1. IF no taste, or "flat" or "sticky" taste, no appetite - Dx?

2. IF sweet taste - Dx?

1. Deficiency

2. Heat (BUT will be contradicted later - in test questions it maybe damp-heat or cold-damp but all 3 will not be together so one of these will be the correct answer)

Lips are the indicator of the state of the SP. Dx?

1. rosy and moist

2. pale lips

3. dry lips

1. normal

2. deficiency

3. heat

Which organ controls the thin and clear fluid from the parotid gland? What is this substance?

Spleen/Saliva

Which organ controls the thick and turbid fluid of the maxillary gland and sublingual gland? What is this substance?

Kidney/Spittle

_______ is for clear thinking and _______ term memory

Heart/long term

Know it by heart ;)

________ nourishes the brain and influences ________ term memory

Kidney/short term

Dreams of singing and being very heavy

SP Excess condition

Dreams of being hungry

SP Deficiency condition

In late summer, dreams of building a house

SP Deficiency condition

Dreams of abysses in mountains and of marshes

SP Deficiency condition

(think of marshes as stagnant still water that is turbid - think of damp)

Sayings:

SP governs the _____ _____.

SP _____ fluid for ST.

SP is the root of __________ Qi.

SP is the origin of _____ and _____.

SP raises the _____ _____ upwards.

SP loathes _____.

SP likes _____.

SP governs the four limbs.

SP transforms fluids for the ST.

SP is the root of Post-heaven Qi.

SP is the origin of birth and development. (post-birth so post-heaven)

SP raises the Clear (Yang) upwards.

SP loathes Dampness.

SP likes Dryness.

What are the functions of the Lung?

1. Govern Qi and respiration

2. Control Channels and Blood vessels

3. Control diffusing and descending of Qi and Body Fluids

4. Regulate all physiological activities

5. Regulate water passages

6. Control the skin and the space between skin and muscles

7. Manifest in the body hair

8. Open into nose

9. Control nasal mucus

10. House the Corporeal Soul (Po)

11. Affected by worry, grief, and sadness

LU Governs Qi and Respiration: _____ qi + _____ qi = _____ qi + _____ qi = _____ qi and LU spread this Qi down

Qing Qi (air) + Gu Qi (food) = Zong Qi (gathering qi) + Yuan Qi (parents) = Zhen Qi and LU spread this Qi down.

LU govern Qi ==> control all (acupuncture) channels

Qi is the commander of Blood, therefore, LU influences all blood vessels.

Which point is the influential point of blood vessels?

LU 9

What two things does LU diffuse?

1. Qi - for wei qi

2. Body Fluids - for sweating

What two things does LU descend?

1. Qi - to KD (the inhalation is grasped by the KD and pulled down)

2. Body Fluids - to KD/UB

LU disperse Wei Qi and body fluids over entire body between skin and muscles.

Dx - we are invaded by exterior pathogenic factors (flu)

LU Deficiency condition

LU disperses Jin-Ye to moisten skin and regulate pores (sweat).

1. Dx - spontaneous sweating

2. Dx - no sweating with edema

1. LU Deficiency condition

2. LU Excess condition

Where does Lung send fluids down to?

KD and UB

Dx - chest congestion ==> SOB, cough, urine retention, asthma

LU Deficiency condition

LU hates _____.

Dryness

Dx - dry and scaly skin

LU Deficiency condition

LU diffuse Qi and fluids to the skin and body hair

1. Dx - hair lustrous

2. Dx - brittle and dry hair

1. Normal diffusing

2. Abnormal diffusing

LU open into the nose for respiration (ease of breathing and sense of smell depend on the LU)

1. Dx - stuffy nose, loss of sense of smell and sneezing

2. Dx - bleeding (epistaxis)

1. LU Deficiency

2. LU Heat

The nose is properly moistened by LU's diffusing of Qi and fluids

Dx

1. nasal discharge or a stuffed nose

2. thick yellow nasal mucus

3. nasal mucus is insufficient and the nasal mucosa is too dry

1. LU's D&D action impared

2. LU Heat or Phlegm-Heat

3. LU Dryness

This soul is formed at conception and dies with the body.

PO (Corporeal Soul)

It is the 'physical soul' in charge of all physiological processes

PO is responsible for feelings, sensations, and is affected by which 3 emotions?

1. Worry - knots qi - so you'll see shoulder and breast tension

2. Sadness - depletes qi - tiredness, fine pulse, feeble weepy voice

3. Grief - depletes qi - same as sadness

All 3 will have chest tightness, slight breathlessness

Dreams of weeping

LU Excess

Dreams of worry and fear, or crying and flying

LU Excess

Dreams of white objects or bloody killings.

LU Deficiency

Dreams in Autumn, battles/war

LU Deficiency

Dreams of flying and seeing strange objects made of gold or iron

LU Deficiency

Gold and irons are metals ;)

Sayings:

LU control the _____ _____.

LU loathe _____.

LU govern _____ _____.

LU are delicate _____.

LU control the 100 vessels.

LU loathe cold.

LU govern the voice.

LU are delicate organ.