# Vital Substances

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Category:	Acupuncture
Created by:	Mari Kubota on 2009-02-16

Question	Answer
vital subs of KD	jing
vital subs of LU	qi
vital subs of LV	blood
vital subs of SP	body fluids
vital subs of HT	shen
3 treasures	shen, qi, jing
5 vital substances	jing, qi, blood, body fluids, shen
shen is:	vitality behind jing and qi
qi is:	ability to activate and move
jing is:	source of life
organ of 3 treasure shen	HT
organ of 3 treasure qi	SP/S
organ of 3 treasure jing	KD
in 3 levels shen is	heaven
in 3 levels qi is	human
in 3 levels jing is	earth
shen point	yintang
qi point	RN17
jing point	RN4
shen chakra	brow chakra
qi chakra	heart chakra
jing chakra	sacral chakra
shen image	flame
qi image	wick
jing image	candle
pre-heaven essence's root is:	KD
post-heaven essence's root is:	SP/S
post-heaven essence is stored in:	KD
5 functions of essence	1.growth, reproduction, development, 2.basis of KD-Qi, 3.producer of marrow, 4.basis of constitutional strength, 5.basis for the "3 treasures" (essence, qi, mind)
flow of essence from neijing: age 14 fem's	the dew of heaven (menstruation) arrives, the REN channel begins to flow, the CHONG channel is flourishing, the periods come regularly and they can conceive
flow of essence from neijing: age 16 male's	their KD energy is even more abundant, the dew of heaven (sperm) arrives, the Essence is luxuriant and flowing, yin and yang are harmonized and they can produce a child
flow of essence from neijing: age 7 fem's	K energy becomes abundant, her baby teeth are replaced by permanent ones and the hair grows
flow of essence from neijing: age 8 male's	the boy's K energy is abundant, his hair and teeth grow
flow of essence from neijing: age 21 fem's	K essence peaks, the wisdom teeth come out and growth is at its utmost
flow of essence from neijing: age 24 male's	the K energy peaks, tendons and bones are strong, the wisdom teeth appear and growth is at its peak
flow of essence from neijing: age 28 fem's	tendons and bones become strong, the hair grows longest and the body is strong and flourishing
flow of essence from neijing: age 32 male's	tendons and bones are at their strongest, and the muscles are full and strong
flow of essence from neijing: age 35 fem's	the YANG-MING channels begin to weaken, the complexion starts to wither and the hair begins to fall
flow of essence from neijing: age 40 male's	the K is weakened, the hair begins to fall out and the teeth become loose
flow of essence from neijing: age 42 fem's	the three YANG channels are weak, the face darkens and the hair begins to turn grey
flow of essence from neijing: age 48 male's	YANG Qi is exhausted, the face becomes darker and the hair turns grey
flow of essence from neijing: age 49 fem's	the REN ch is empty, the CHONG channel depleted, the dew of Heaven dries up, the Earth Passage (uterus) is not open, so weakness and infertility set in
flow of essence from neijing: age 56 male's	the Liv energy is weakened, the tendons cannot move, the dew of Heaven is dried up, the K becomes weak and the body begins to grow old
flow of essence from neijing: age 64 male's	hair and teeth are gone
qing qi aka	air qi (through nose)
gu qi aka	food/grain qi (sustains us-mouth)
zong qi aka	pectoral/gathering qi
yuan qi aka	primary/original qi/ (prenatal/congenital)
zhen qi aka	vital/true qi/meridian qi
wei qi aka	defensive qi (outside vessels-gui zhi-harmonize ying and wei)
ying qi aka	nutrient/nutritive qi (inside- bai shao)
zangfu qi aka	organ qi
zhong qi aka	middle/central qi
zheng qi aka	upright/righteous qi
qing qi functions	air qi, inhaled by the lungs
gu qi functions	food qi, produced by the S/St
zong qi functions	air qi + food qi, stored in the chest, promote the L's function of controlling respiration, promote H's function of dominating the blood and vessels
yuan qi functions	derived from congenital essence, supplemented and nourished by Food Essence, Take root in the K, spreads to the entire body via the SJ (stays and exits @ yuan source points-can access there)
zhen qi functions	the last stage of transformation of Qi, meridian Qi (most refined in body-moreso than Gu/Zong Qi)
wei qi functions	circulate outside the vessels, protect the surface, defend the body against pathogens, control opening and closing of the pores, moisten the skin, readjust body temperature, and warm up the Zang-fu organs (when sleep goes into the body)
circulation of wei qi	25 times during the day (taiyang->shaoyang->yangming), 25 times during the night (K->H->L->Liv->SP(controlling cycle)), (50 times in 24 hours) (Taiyang=B 1-wake up rub eyes (S, SI, B, Yang/YinQiao cross)
ying qi functions	circulate in the vessels, produce blood and to circulate with it, providing further nourishment of blood (Ying-blood)
zangfu qi functions	every organ is conceived of as having its own Qi, its activity is characterized by the Organ which is attacked
zhong qi functions	the True Qi of SP/S, the SP's function of transportation and transformation, the SP's function of raising Qi (upbearing of clear yang) (Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang)
zheng qi functions	defensive qi + nutritive qi + K essence, defensive of the body from invasion by external pathogens, contrasted to pathogenic factor (xie qi) IMMUNITY (not wei qi)
functions of qi	1. promoting, 2. warming (li zhong wan), 3. defensive (yu ping feng san), 4. checking (si shen wan), 5. activities of Qi, 6. nourishing (qing hao bei jie tang) (CAM) 1.transporting, 2.warming, 3.protecting, 4.holding, 5.transforming, 6.rising
zong qi pts/formulas/etc	L 9(influential pt of blood vessels/yuan source), sheng mai san, (connection with the H)-hard to run marathon
zheng qi is a combination of	wei qi + ying qi + K essence, and it fights xie/evil qi
ming men is between ___ & ___, and leads to ___-->___-->___	K yin & K yang, internal organs-->12 channels-->Yuan Source points
L qi moves	downward
Liv qi moves	upward and in all directions
S qi moves	downward
SP qi moves	upward
H qi moves	downward (qi/fire)
K qi moves	upward primarily (Water Ascends to meet H fire=LIFE, if goes in opposite direction--> separation=close to death), QI descends to grasp L qi
L qi exiting from	space between skin&muscles (cou li)
L qi entering into	space between skin&muscles (cou li)
Liv qi entering	into sinews
Liv qi exiting	from sinews
S qi exiting	from muscles
SP qi entering	into muscles
H qi entering	into blood vessels
H qi exiting	from blood vessels
K qi exiting	from bones
K qi entering	from bones
5 taxations L	lying down
5 taxations Liv	exercize
5 taxations SP	sitting
5 taxations H	eyes
5 taxations K	standing
SP/S (axis, root, and outer wheel)	SP(up), S(down) =central axis
H (axis, root, and outer wheel)	root (down)
L (axis, root, and outer wheel)	outer wheel (down on Right)(Emperor faces south Sun rises in the East (LEFT) sets in the West(RIGHT) (also L is Right Pulse)
Liv (axis, root, and outer wheel)	outer wheel (up on Left) (Emperor faces south Sun rises in the East (LEFT) sets in the West(RIGHT) (also Liv is Left Pulse/Left side of tongue)
K (axis, root and outer wheel)	root (up)
2 material sources of Blood	SP (post-heaven)/ K (pre-heaven)
SP (Source of Blood)	main source of Blood
L (governs Qi) (Source of Blood)	pushing Food/Gu-Qi to the H
H (governs Blood) (Source of Blood)	food/gu-qi is transformed into Blood in the H
K (Source of Blood)	making blood through Marrow and K essence
5 functions of Blood	1. nourishes the body, 2. circulates with nutritive/ying qi, 3. moistens the body, 4. houses the mind, 5. determines menstruation
H__ blood	governs
SP__blood	makes
Liv__blood	stores
H governs blood	responsible for Blood circulation
SP makes blood	ensures that blood remains in the blood vessels
Liv stores blood	nourishes sinews, moistens eyes, regulates uterus
relationship between Qi and Blood	qi is the commander of blood (generate/move/hold blood), blood is the mother of qi
relationship between blood and body fluids	blood nourishes body fluids, body fluids replenish/ thin blood
relationship between qi and body fluids	qi transform/transport/hold body fluids, body fluids nourish qi
relationship between blood (Liv) and essence (K)	blood (Liv) nourish/replenish essence, essence (K) transform into blood (THEY HAVE THE SAME SOURCE (many tonifying herbs go to both Liv and K)
upper burner aka	mist
middle burner aka	maceration chamber
lower burner aka	drainage ditch
L (UJ) (formation and distribution of Body Fluids)	receives pure from SP/S --> sends pure to skin and muscle (diffusing), sends impure (descending) to K
SP/S (MJ) (formation and distribution of Body Fluids)	SP receives pure from SI (SP is the 1st organ to separate pure/impure, and governs Transformation and Transportation of fluids) ...S is the origin of fluids... the 2 together? send the impure down to the SI, and send the pure up to the L
SI (LJ) (formation and distribution of Body Fluids)	receives impure from SP/S, filters it (also filters emotions-->judgements)--->sends pure to B and impure to LI
LI (LJ) (formation and distribution of Body Fluids)	receives impure from the SI--_>pure is reabsorbed, and impure is defacted out as feces.
K (LJ) (formation and distribution of Body Fluids)	(dominates water metabolism) receives impure from L, -->sends impure to B and pure back up as "steam to moisten the L"
B (LJ) (formation and distribution of Body Fluids)	receives impure from K and pure from SI, -->sends pure up to skin and muscles and impure out as urine
upper burner CAM name?	fog
middle burner CAM name?	froth
lower burner CAM name?	drainage ditch
upper burner FCM name?	Mist
middle burner FCM name?	Maceration chamber
lower burner FCM name?l	Drainage Ditch
L relationship with body fluids	diffuses body fluids
SP relationship with body fluids	transform, transport body fluids
K relationship with body fluids	transform, separate, excrete body fluids
SJ relationship with body fluids	transform, transport, excrete body fluids
S relationship with body fluids	origin of body fluids
B relationship with body fluids	excrete body fluids
jin is (yin/yang)	yang (jin/ye)
ye is (yin/yang)	yin (jin/ye)
jin character?	clear, light and thin-watery (jin/ye)
ye character?	more turbid, heavy and dense (jin/ye)
jin circulate?	with defensive qi on the exterior (jin/ye)
ye circulate?	with nutritive qi in the interior (jin/ye)
jin move?	quickly (jin/ye)
ye move?	relatively slowly (jin/ye)
jin under the control of?	L (upper burner) (jin/ye)
ye under the control of?	SP & K middle/lower burner) (jin/ye)
jin function?	1.moisten and partially nourish skin and muscles, 2.manifest as sweat, tears, saliva and mucus, 3.become a component of the fluid part of blood (jin/ye)
ye function?	1.moisten the joints, spine, brain and bone marrow, 2.lubricate the orifices of the sense organs (eyes, ears, nose and mouth). (synovial fluid-clicking sound of shoulders)
characteristics of spirit/shen	-physical appearance and color is bright, -spirit of eyes shows alertness and is shiny, -mind is clear, clear speech, normal behavior, -respiration is even and smooth, -appetite is good and bowel movements are normal
shen disturbance	-patient is thin, emaciated, -face is dull, color of organs is exposed, -mind is not clear, confused, body movement is erratic, -speech is incoherent, -respiration is uneven, shallow, SOB, -internal organs are exhausted, -prog=poor, px on downward trail
false shen	-sudden revival before death due to floating up of yang qi, -yin and yang seperates-indicates end of life, -from chronic disease where essence is exhausted, -very high fever will exhaust Yin
hun aka	ehtereal soul aka
shen aka	mind aka
yi aka	intellect aka
po aka	corporeal soul aka
zhi aka	will power aka
hun organ	Liv (spirit)
shen organ	H (spirit)
yi organ	SP (spirit)
po organ	L (spirit)
zhi organ	K (spirit)
hun responsible for	sleep, plans, projects, life aims, 'coming and going of shen' (spirit)
shen responsible for	consciousness, thinking, affections, memory, sleep (spirit)
yi responsible for	thinking, memory, concentration (spirit)
po responsible for	feelings, sensations (spirit)
zhi responsible for	will-power, drive, determination (spirit)
hun back shu	b 47 (door of the ethereal soul) (spirit) (47-29=18)
shen back shu	b 44 (mind hall) (spirit)
yi back shu	b 49 (thought shelter) (spirit)
po back shu	b 42 (door of the corporeal soul) (spirit)
zhi back shu	b 52 (will power room)
b47 function	(hun) has a profound influence on a person's capacity of planning their life by rooting and steadying the Ethereal Soul. (when die/sleep-soul->travel where no time/space)
b 44 function	(shen) mostly used for emotional and psychological problems related to the H, i.e. anxiety, insomnia and depression
b 49 function	(yi) tonifies the mental aspect of the SP, i.e. memory, concentration and capacity for study
b 42 function	(po) has a very soothing effect on the spirit and it nourishes Qi when this is dispersed by a prolonged period of sadness or grief
b 52 function	strengthens will power and determination which are the mental-spiritual phenomena pertaining to the K
hun and __ have a relationship where___ controls and integrates to hun	shen (relationship with___) where ___ gives movement, ideas, inspirations, intuition, creativity to shen
if ___ over-controls ___=depression	shen, hun (Liv xu)
if ___ fails to control ___=mania	shen, hun (Liv shi)