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Functions of Qi
TRANSFORMING - spleen food into gu qi, kidney transforms fluids, BL qi transforms urine, heart qi transforms food qi into blood
TRANSPORTING- spleen qi transports gu qi, lung qi transports fluids to the skin, kidney qi transports qi upwards, liver qi transports qi in all directions, lung qi transports downwards
HOLDING: Spleen qi holds the blood in the vessels and fluids, kidney qi and bladder qi hold urine, lung qi holds sweat
RAISING: spleen qi raises the organs, kidney qi rises upwards
PROTECTING: lung qi protects from exterior pathogenic factors
WARMING: function of yang qi. both spleen yang and kidney esp have the function of warming the body
Describe the characteristics of Jin (fluids)
- clear light and watery
- curculate with wei qi on the exterior (skin and muscles)
- move quickly
- under control of lungs which spreads it to the skin
- upper burner also assists by controlling their transformation and movement towards the skin
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Functions of Jin fluids
- to moisten
- partially nourish skin and muscles
- they are exuded as sweat
- manifest as tears, saliva and mucus
- provide an imp component of the fluid part of blood (thins the blood and prevents it's stasis)
what are the 2 types of fluid
- Jin fluids
- Ye fluids
What are the characteristics of Ye fluids?
- turbid, dense and heavy
- circulate with nutritive qi in the interior
- move slowly
- under control of the spleen and kidney for the transformation
- for their movement and excretion they are under control of the middle and lower jiao
What is the function of Ye fluids?
- moisten joints, spine, brain and marrow
- they lubricate the orifices of the sense organces e.g. ears, eyes, nose and mouth
Kidney Jing
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Differences between essence/ jing and qi
Qi= energy like, everywhere, changes from moment to moment, formed after birth
JING ESSENCE:
- formed from the parents
- mostly resides in the kidneys
- follows cycles of 7-8 years
- fluidlike
- changes slowly and gradually
What are the characteristics of Ye fluids?
- turbid, dense and heavy
- circulate with nutritive qi in the interior
- move slowly
- under control of the spleen and kidney for the transformation
- for their movement and excretion they are under control of the middle and lower jiao
What is the function of Ye fluids?
- moisten joints, spine, brain and marrow
- they lubricate the orifices of the sense organces e.g. ears, eyes, nose and mouth
Kidney Jing
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Differences between essence/ jing and qi
Qi= energy like, everywhere, changes from moment to moment, formed after birth
JING ESSENCE:
- formed from the parents
- mostly resides in the kidneys
- follows cycles of 7-8 years
- fluidlike
- changes slowly and gradually