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Foundations I
Yin Yang, Time Day/Season
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Yin and Yang | Foundational theory of all Chinese medicine |
| 12 pm | Upmost Yang |
| 6am to 12pm | Yang within Yang |
| 12pm to 6pm | Yin within Yang |
| 6pm to 12 am | Yin within Yin |
| 12 am | Upmost Yin |
| 12 am to 6am | Yang Within Yin |
| 6am to 12pm Organ and Season? | Ht and Summer |
| 6pm to 12 am Organ and Season? | Kd and Winter |
| 12 am to 6am Organ and Season | Liver and Spring |
| 12pm to 6pm, Organ and Season? | Autumn and Lung |
| 6 am thought as... | Death of night, Birth of day |
| 6pm thought as... | Death of day, birth of night |
| Opposition | All things have a Yin and Yang aspect |
| Interdependence | Yin and Yang cannot exist s. other Yin remains inside to act as a guard for Yang, and Yang stays outside to act as a servant for Yin |
| Yin organs depend on Yang organs to produce Qi & Blood while the Yang organs depend on... | Yin organs for nourishment deriving from Blood and Essence |
| Mutual Consumption | Yin and Yang are in a constant state of change for preserving the balance |
| Hot is...Yin/Yang? | Yang |
| Sweat is...Yin/Yang | Yin |
| Very cold...Yin/Yang | Yin |
| Trembling is... | Yang |
| Intertransformation | Yin and Yang can change into one another |
| Excessive work-Yang s. rest induces... | Extreme Xu-Yin of body energies |
| Excessive jogging-Yang induces a... | Slow pulse-Yin |
| Excessive consumption of aiko creates a pleasant euphoria-Yang which is quickly followed by a... | Hang-over-Yin |
| Exterior cold can invade the body and after time... | can easily change into Heat-Yang |
| Excess Heat Yang can damage the body fluids and lead to... | Deficiency of fluids-Yin |
| Deficiency of Sp-Yang which is Yin can lead to... | Shi of Dampness which is Yang |
| Infinite Divisibility | Yin and Yang aspect can be further divided into Yin and Yang |