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27 Cards in this Set
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What book is the primary source of yin/yang theory?
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I Ching
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What is another name for the I Ching book?
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Book of Changes
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In the I Ching, is yin represented by a solid line or broken line? What about yang?
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Yin- Broken Line
Yang - Solid Line |
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The Tao Te Ching is based on the teachings of _______ .
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Lao Tzu
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Tao means (in english)
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The Way
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The 5 important books... ?
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I Ching
Tao Te Ching Shang Han Lun Wen-re Lun The Medical Classic of the Yellow Emperor |
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What is discussed in the Shang Han Lun?
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cold induced disorders
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What is discussed in the Wen-re Lun?
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warm diseases
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which directions are yang? which directions are yin?
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yang- east & south
yin- west & north |
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____ is commander of the blood
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QI (yang)
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____ is the mother of Qi.
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Blood (yin)
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What are the four statements of imbalance?
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Yin Excess- excess cold
Yang Excess- excess heat Yin Deficient- deficient heat (empty heat) Yang Deficient- deficient cold (empty cold) |
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functions of yin: (3)
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-cools
-nourishes -provides rest |
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functions of yang: (5)
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-warms
-transforms -protects -moves -holds |
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What is jing? & where is it stored?
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Essence. The kidneys.
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What is shen?
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spirit
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What are the five Shu points in order?
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jing-well, ying-spring, shu-stream, jing-river, he-sea
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draw the Shu Point chart for yin and yang:
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how do you treat excess liver?
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sedate child-fire
sedate mother-liver tonify grandparent-metal tonify grandchild-liver |
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what do you treat in the case of excess? (sedate- ke)
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-sedate child
-sedate mother -tonify grandparent -tonify grandchild |
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how do you tonify (sheng) in the case of deficiency?
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-tonify mother
-tonify child -sedate grandparent -sedate grandchild |
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In the five transporting Shu Points, Yin Meridians start with _____. Yang meridians start with _____.
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Yin starts with Wood.
Yang starts with Metal. |
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Wood Organs
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Zang-(yin)Liver
Fu(yang)-Galbladder |
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Fire Organs
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Zang-(yin)-Heart
Fu-(yang)-Small Intestine |
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Earth Organs
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Zang-(yin)-Spleen
Fu-(yang)-Stomach |
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Metal Organs
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Zang-(yin)-Lungs
Fu-(yang)-=Large Intestine |
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Water Organs
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Zang-(yin)-Kidneys
Fu-(yang)-Urinary Bladder |