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Vital Substances
TCM Review for NCCAOM
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |