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Vital Substances
TCM Review for NCCAOM
Question | Answer |
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Kidney Vital Substance | Jing (Essence) |
Lung Vital Substance | Qi |
Liver Vital Substance | Blood |
Spleen Vital Substance | Body Fluids |
Heart Vital Substance | Shen (Spirit) |
3 Treasures | Shen, Qi, Jing Material basis for blood but blood is NOT one of the 3 treasures |
Jing & Shen = | Control vitality, drive, and consciousness |
Shen | Heaven |
Qi | Human |
Jing | Earth |
Sea of Yin | Pre-Heaven Essence RN4 |
Sea of Yang | Post-Heaven Essence DU4 |
Sea of Blood | Chong |
Chong & Ren | Provide blood, qi, & essence for the uterus |
5 Functions of Essence | Growth, reproduction and development Basis of Kidney-Qi Producer of Marrow Basis of constitutional strength Basis for the "3 Treasures" (Essence, Qi, Mind) |
Ren Tonifies | Yin and Pre-heaven Essence |
Du Tonifies | Yang and Post-heaven Essence |
Chong | Tonifies Ren and Du |