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Fundamental Substances
General
foundation of physiological functions
zang fu
tissues
meridians
relationships
Qi produces, propels, checks/controls Blood
Qi is Command of Blood / Blood is Mother of Qi
Numbness = blood deficiency / Cold = Qi deficiency
Qi produces, propels, and checks body fluid
Jing Ye part of blood and can supply volume to blood
Blood can supply Jing Ye
Qi
Qi (Movement) Ji
Shen
ascending
Jiang
descending
Chu
moving out
Ru
moving in
functional activitiy
promoting/activation
growth and development
circulation
warming
defense
defends body surface
combats pathogenic factors
checking/containment
regulates
blood
sweating
urination
seminal emission
Qi Activity (Qi Hua)
transformation
essence
qi
blood
fluids
activity of the zang fu
Nourishing
from Nutrient (ying) Qi from transformed food in blood
essential substance
Fluid
all liquids
saliva
gastric juice
intestinal juice
senovial fluids
tears
nasal discharge
sweat
urine
clear and thin
jing
on muscle surface
warming and nourishing muscles
moisten the skin
thick and heavy
ye
stored in joints and orifices
moisten joints
strengthen the brain and marrow
nourish orifices
derived from qi of food essence
distribution
spleen transport
lung dispersion/descending/water regulation
kidney controlling urination and clear/turbid separation
San Jiao pathway of distribution
Blood
created from food essence by
spleen
stomach
unconsumed blood becomes essence in kidneys
non-leaked essence becomes blood in liver
material base of blood is food essence + kidney essence X zang fu activities
heart Qi circulates blood
spleen Qi keeps blood in vessels
liver Qi promotes flow of Qi and so circulation
nourishes and moistens
material foundation of mental activity
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