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| explain the internal and external evil Qi's? |
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Definition
1. the diseases caused by internal and external evil Qi's have similar symptoms
2. the diseases caused by internal evil Qi's behave as internal, deficient, or deficient combined with excessive patterns, mostly chronic
3. the diseases casued by external evil Qi's behave as external and excessive patterns, mostly acute |
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Term
| Name the 5 internal evil Qi's? |
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Definition
1. internal wind
2. internal cold
3. internal dampness
4. internal dryness
5. internal fire |
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Term
| Internal wind is related to what organ? |
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Definition
| liver, often called liver wind |
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Term
| What are the mechanisms of internal wind? |
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Definition
| either yang excess or Yin deficiency failing in inhibiting Yang |
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Term
| internal wind behaves as ? |
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Definition
1. shakiness
2. dizziness
3. ballism
4. shivering
5. tic |
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Term
| What are the types of internal winds? |
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Definition
| 1. the internal wind converted from Liver Yang 2. the internal wind generated by extreme heat. 4. the internal wind caused by Yin deficiency 5. the internal wind caused by blood deficiency 5. internal wind caused by dryness of blood |
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Term
| what does internal wind converted from liver yang look like? |
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Definition
1. mental depression causes liver Qi stag-- converts to fire flaring upward
2. anger injures Liver causeing Liver Qi rebelling
3. Over laboring exhaust Liver and Kidnet Yin-- deficient Yin fails in inhibiting Yang--Yang ascending our of controlling |
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Term
| how does internal wind converted from Liver Yang behave: |
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Definition
1. tendons of muscle tic
2. limbs shaking or shivering
3. Dizziness
4. stroke |
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Term
| The internal Wind generated by extreme Heat can be seen at the peak phase of febrile diseases. what are the mechanisms? |
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Definition
1. extreme heat is converted into wind
2. the heat invades to Ying or Blood and injures Liver meridian
3. Usually accompanied with high fever or coma |
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Term
| The internal wind caused by Yin deficiency? |
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Definition
1. the Internal wind caused by Yin deficiency can be seen in late stage of febrile disease
2. Mechanism: the febrile disease exhauses Jin Ye and Yin which fails in nourishing tendons and inhibiting yang
3. accompanied with Yin deficiency symptoms: low fever, red tongue w/o coating, thin pulse |
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Term
| What are the characteristics of internal wind caused by blood deficiency: |
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Definition
| 1. can be seen either body fails in generating blood or there is too much bleeding 2. mechanism: deficient liver blood fails in nourishing tendons or collateral meridians. 3. accompanied with numbness and curling limbs |
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Term
| The internal wind caused by dryness of blood: |
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Definition
1. can be seen when blood deficiency accompanied with Jin Ye deficiency
2. chronic diseases cause blood and Jin Ye defiency
3. aging people with deficient Essence and Blood
4. Chronic malnutrition
5. blood stag interfere with blood generation
6. Mechanism: deficient blood and Jin Ye fail in nourishing muscle and skin
7. symptoms: dry skin, itching, peeling or desquamation |
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Term
| what organs does the internal cold invole? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the mechanisms of internal cold? |
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Definition
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Term
| how does internal cold behave? |
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Definition
1. Spleen Yang deficiency
2. Kidney Yang deficiency
3. blood stagnation
4. body fluid metabolism disorders |
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Term
| What is the difference between internal and external cold? |
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Definition
1. internal cold is mainly a deficient disease
2. external cold is mainly excessive and may accompanied with Yang deficiency |
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Term
| What organs does internal dampness involve? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the mechanisms of internal dampness? |
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Definition
1. over eating fat/sweet or cold/raw food injures spleen
2. lacking physical activity causing obesity
3. depression causing Qi stagnation |
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Term
| how does internal dampness behave? |
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Definition
It behaves as abnormal body fluid distribution
It bahaves differently depending on body portion involved:
1. it stagnates meridians
2. it stagnates at upper burner
3. it stagnates at middle burner
4. It stagnate at lower burner |
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Term
| what organs are involved with internal dryness? |
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Definition
| Lung, Stomach, and Large Intestine |
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Term
| What are the mechanisms of internal dryness? body Jin Ye deficiency cause by... |
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Definition
| 1. chronic diseases 2 over sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, bleeding 3. Some heat caused diseases exhaust Yin and Jin Ye |
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Term
| how does internal dryness behave? |
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Definition
1. skin dryness
2. lung dryness
3. stomach dryness
4 LI dryness |
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Term
| What organs are involved with internal fire? |
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Definition
| heart, liver, stomach, and kidney |
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Term
| what are the mechanisms of internal fire? |
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Definition
| 1. yang excessive 2. Yin deficiency 3. Qi or blood stagnation 4. other evil Qi's stagnation |
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Term
| how does internal fire behave? |
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Definition
1. fire flaring upward
2. over active function |
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Term
| name the various internal fires? |
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Definition
1. internal fire caused by excessive yang
2. internal fire converted from other pathogens
3. internal fire converted from five intelligences
4. internal fire caused by Yin deficiency |
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