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History
- Traditional Chinese Medicint (TCM)
- Came with the birth of Confucianism and Taoism
- President Nixon helped it reach western world
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Acupoint and 3 characteristics
- Specific anatomical location on a body
- 1. low electrical resistance
- 2. heightened CHI flow
- 3. tenderness and sensitivity
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Taoism
- built on writing of Lao Tzu in paradox form
- " The One", "The Way", The Absolute"
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Yin
- Shady side hill
- grace
- cool colors
- calm
- conception vessel
- Dense, solid, work all time, transform blood
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Yang
- Sunny side hill
- excitement
- light
- vivid
- governing vessel
- Hollow, work & rest, transforms nutrients
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Yin/Yang
- complementary to one another
- continuous
- no judgement
- yin attract yang; visa versa
- yin repels yin; visa versa
- extreme yin transforms into yang; visa versa
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If you had time to work 1 meridian which one would you work?
Yin, it is the more powerful energy
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CHI
- Energy found in everything
- The interaction of opposing forces, Yin and Yang, creates CHI
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Meridians Channels
fundamental physical pathways through which CHI flows connecting superficial areas of body to internal areas.
- 12 bilateral meridians
- 2 midline meridians
Each Yin or Yang and paired with opposite type
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3 treasures
- Shen- spirit of life, consciousness, heart
- CHI- energy, found in everything
- Jing- essence- creates life, kidney (energecic aspect)
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Jing
- In living things
- born w/ total amount for life
- Die, Jing dies with you
- Can't get more
- good for development 1st years life
- stores kidney
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Shen
- spirit of life
- consciousness
- separates human from non-human
- only humans have shen
- referred to as Mind, stored in Heart
- reasoning, analyzing, self-reflection
- reflected through personality
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CHI
- Energy of life
- exists in all things
- energy on verge of becoming matter, and matter on verge of becoming energy
- Alive or dead, human non-human, all things have CHI
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Functions of meridians
- Transport Chi and Blood
- Regulate Yin & Yang
- Resist pathogens and reflect signs & symptoms
- Transmitting sensation, regulation of deficient & excess condition.
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4 Ways to influence Chi flow
- 1. Changes of season
- 2. Stress
- 3. Physical Activity
- 4. Diet
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Meridian flow time chart, nature, element
1st, 2nd, 3rd
- Lung 3-4am Yin Metal
- Large intestine 5-7 am Yang
- Stomach 7-9am Yang Earth
- Spleen 9-11am Yin
- Heart 11-1pm Yin Fire
- Small Intestine 1-3pm Yang
- Bladder 3-5pm Yang Water
- Kidney 5-7pm Yin
- Pericardium 7-9pm Yin Fire
- Triple Warmer 7-11pm Yang
- Gallbladder 11-1am Yang Wood
- Liver 1-3am Yin
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The body clock has a ____ hour peak time?
2
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circuit pathway
- Chest to Fingers
- Fingers to Face
- Face to Feet
- Feet to Chest
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Tsun measurement chart
1 tsun
1.5 tsun
2 tsun
3 tsun
- width clients thumb
- 1st 2 fingers
- 2 1/2 fingers
- 4 fingers
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8 principles or parameter & 6 divisions
Yin & Yang
- Yin: cold, interior, deficiency
- Yang: heat, exterior, excess
- Health conditions
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Internal 7 emotions
- Anger
- Joy
- Worry
- Sadness
- Grief
- Fight
- Fear
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External climatic factore "6 pernicious influences", indicators of disease
- Wind
- Heat
- Cold
- Dryness
- Dampness
- Summer Heat
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Iatrogenic
caused by treatment or diagnostic procedure
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Nosocomial
hospital-acquired infection
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seven emotions, organ, happening
- Sadness/Grief, lungs, chi weakens
- Worry, spleen,chi "knots
- Joy/Hysteria, heart, slows
- Fear, kidneys, descends
- Fright/Shock, kidneys & heart, scatters
- Anger, liver, rises
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Wind (Yang)
- arise and change quickly
- associated wood
- combines other influences to carry into body
- palsy, seizure, muscle spasm
- celery, strawberry. avoid eggs
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Heat (Yang)
- rises
- dries up fluids
- yellow coating on tongue
- red complexion, nosebleeds, canker sores
- High blood pressure, hemorrhage
- localized heat: inflamed tissues, swellings, rashes
- associated fire element
- Drink more liquids, citrus, bananas, apples
- avoid fats, meats, alcohol, coffee, spices
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Cold (Yin)
- like ice, it doesn't move easily
- immobility, contraction
- attracted to warmth, warming drink
- white complexion, clear urine, thin, watery mucus.
- water element
- avoid raw, cold foods.
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Dampness (Yin)
- earth element
- stagnation and sluggishness, tires easily
- feel heaviness in body
- pain is localized
- edema
- eat lettuce, celery, beans, alfalfa
- avoid dairy, meat, eggs, soy, pineapples, salt
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Dryness (Yang)
- decreses fluids in body
- dry skin, nose, throat, toungue, chapped lips
- metal element
- soy, spinach, barley, sale, apples
- limit bitter foods and herbs
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Summer Heat (Yang)
- fire element
- overexposure to extreme heat
- damage fluid in body as Chi energy.
- high fever profuse sweating, shor breath, coughing, wheezing, rash
- lemon, apples, watermelon, papaya
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How much we eat, psychological state while we eat can affect us
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Overwork/Physical activity
create a balance of Yin (sleep, relaxation and reflection) and Yang (exertion, movement and creativity) for body and mind
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Inappropriate Sexual Activity
- Too much or not enough
- This is based on one's constitution and overall health
- Too much can injure Kidney Jing
- Symptoms: low back problems, aching bones, night sweats, decreased vitality
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Creation Cycle: Sheng
FEM WA WOO
- clockwise
- each phase supports and gives energy to next
- Fire creates Earth
- Earth forms(melts) Metal
- Metal creates water (give minerals)
- Water creates wood(grows)
- Wood creates fire (provide fuel)
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Control Cycle: Ko
- Always skip 1 cycle
- balances creation cycle with inhibition
- Fire melts Metal
- Earth absorbs Water
- Metal cuts Wood
- Water extinguishes Fire
- Wood holds Earth
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Fire
- Red
- Summer
- heat
- Yin organ- heart/pericardium
- Yang organ- triple warmer/small intestine
- joy
- laughing
- bitter
- orifice- genitals
- sense organ- tongue speech
- tissue- blood vessel
- indicator- complexion
- fear- dullness
- archetyps- wizzard
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Earth
- Yellow
- late summer
- dampness
- Yin organ- spleen
- Yang organ- stomach
- worry
- singing
- sweet
- orifice- mouth
- sense organ- mouth/taste
- tissue- muscles
- indicator- lips
- fear- conflict, disconnect
- archetype- peacemaker
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Metal
- White
- autumn
- dryness
- Yin organ- Lung
- Yang organ- Large intestine
- sadness/grief
- weeping
- pungent/spicy
- orifice- nose
- sense organ- nose/smell
- tissue- skin/body hair
- indicator- skin/body hair
- fear- chaos
- archetype- alchemist
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Water
- Blue/Black
- winter
- cold
- Yin organ- Kidney
- Yang organ- Urinary Bladder
- fear/fright
- groaning
- salty
- orifice- ears
- sense organ- ears/hearing
- tissue- bone marrow
- indicator- head hair
- fear- exposure
- archetype- philosopher
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Wood
- Green
- spring
- wind
- Yin organ- Liver
- Yang organ- Gall Bladder
- anger
- shouting
- sour/acrid
- orifice- eyes
- sense organ- eyes/sight
- tissue- sinews
- indicator- nails
- fear- confinement
- archetype- pioneer
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5 archetypes
- Wood-Pioneer* active, implements ideas
- Fire-Wizard* stirs up passion and excitement
- Earth-Peacemaker* nourish, support others
- Metal-Alchemist* keeps thing in order
- Water-Philosopher* thinker, conceiver of ideas
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Ren or Conception vessel
- Mother of all Yin meridians
- Sea of all Yin meridians
- Anterior, upper torso
- Work for general Yin or Yang deficiencyStart perineum, up pubic bone, up anterior midline body, to lower lip.
- fertility, reproductive, menstraul
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Du or Governing vessel
- Father of all Yang meridians
- Sea of all Yang meridians
- start perineum, coccyx, follow spine, over head, down nose to upper lip.
- Meridian not associated with any organ, exercises strong influence on all yang meridians
- work for Excess yin or yang
- Houses Brainfevers, infection, spinal injury, heighten CHI
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