Lung

Question 1

The LUNGS govern

Answer 1

Qi & Respiration

Note:

Lungs inhale “pure Qi” & exhale “dirty qi”

Rem qi forms:

qing qi (air) + gu qi (food) + zong qi (gathering qi) + yuan qi (from parents) = ZHEN QI which the lung spreads this qi down to the rest of the body.

Question 2

The LUNGS controls the

Answer 2

Channels & Blood Vessels

• rem:*
• Lung governs qi soooo that means it controls all the other channels*
• Qi is the commander of blood soooo that means Lung influences all the blood vessels*

Question 3

The LUNGS controls ______ & __________ of Qi & Body Fluids

Answer 3

Diffusing & Descending

(Diffusing wei qi & jin ye)
(Descends fluids to KD & UB)

Question 4

The LUNGS regulates the

Answer 4

Water passages

That means it:

• diffuses Jin-ye to moisten skin & regulate pores (sweat)
• diffuses fluids to space btwn skin & muscles couli
• collects water to send down to KD & UB
• if there is disfunction ther is edema

Question 5

Lungs manifest in the

Answer 5

Body hair

so:

• if normal hair is lustrous
• if abnormal diffusing: dry & brittle

Question 6

Lungs hate

Answer 6

Dryness

Question 7

The Lungs open to the

Answer 7

Nose

So:

• if normal there ease of breathing
• if theres deficiency: stuffy nose; loss of smell & sneezing
• if there’s heat: bloody nose (exiptaxis)

Question 8

When LUNGS are normal, the nasal passages are properly moistened:

If

• the d&d is impaired there will be___________
• there is LU heat or phlegm heat there will be______
• if there is LU dryness the nasal passages will be _____

Answer 8

• Nasal discharge or a stuffed nose
• thick yellow nasal mucus
• insuffucient mucus & dryness

Question 9

The Lungs house the ______

Answer 9

PO (corpeal soul)

REm:

• responsibe for feelings (especially grief, sadness, worry)
• Po dies with the body

Question 10

Five Element:

The Lungs smell is:

Answer 10

rotten

Question 11

Five Element:

The Lungs color is:

Answer 11

WHITE

Question 12

Five Element:

The Lungs taste is:

Answer 12

PUNGENT

Question 13

Five Element:

The Lungs sound is:

Answer 13

WEEPING

Question 14

Five Element:

The Lungs SEASON is:

Answer 14

AUTUMN

Question 15

Five Element:

The Lungs DIRECTION is:

Answer 15

WEST

Question 16

Five Element:

The Lungs STAGE is:

Answer 16

HARVEST

Question 17

Five Element:

The Lungs TISSUE is:

Answer 17

THE SKIN

Question 18

Five Element:

The Lungs SENSE ORGAN is:

Answer 18

THE NOSE

Question 19

Five Element:

The Lungs CLIMATE is:

Answer 19

DRYNESS

Question 20

Five Element:

The Lungs ELEMENT is:

Answer 20

METAL

Question 21

The Lungs EMOTION is

Answer 21

GRIEF

(worry, sadness)

Question 22

When there is WORRY the effect on the Lungs

Answer 22

Worry KNOTS THE QI - soooo the patient has shoulder & breast tension

Question 23

When there is GRIEF & SADNESS the effect on the Lungs

Answer 23

Grief and Sadness DEPLETES QI sooooo there is tiredness, fine pulse, a feeble weepy voice