| Question | Answer |
| What are the 4 pillars of TCM | Acupuncture, Chinese Herbology, Therapeutic Exercise, Manual Therapy |
| Why use herbs with acupuncture | if person is depleted of energy use herbs to get their energy |
| Substances can be | Deficient of Excess |
| why do we induce in TCM | to relieve constipation, have bowel movement |
| Blood Deficiency | shortage of blood due to loss of blood or insufficient production of blood |
| Su Wen | Inner Classic part of Huang Di Nei Jing |
| Yang Excess signs | fever, heat signs, surplus of heat |
| Yin Gender | female, woman |
| what is the name of the Yellow Emperors physician in Huang Di Nei Jing | Qi Bo |
| Body Fluid Pathology | Insufficient of Body Fluids(Fluid Damage) |
| organ associated with worry | SP/HT |
| TCM Eight Principles | Yin-Yang, Interior-Exterior, Cold-Hot, Deficiency-Excess |
| What does Jin Gui Yao Lue consist of | formulas that treat the internal ZangFu conditions |
| Functions of Yang | functional action of Yin, warms the body, protects the body, moves blood and fluids in the body |
| What is the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing | FIRST herbal text mentioning individual herbal of 364 entries |
| Yin Body Position side | supine, front, bottom |
| Functions of Yin | material basis for Yang, cools the body with fluids, nourishes the body with blood, recovers the body after activity |
| Excess substances | congested, blocked |
| Yang gender | male, man |
| Which is the most important of 6 Evils and why | Wind is the vehicle that brings all the other evils to the body |
| What does harmonizing do | balance organs |
| Organ associated with anger | LV |
| TCM vs Western useful with | TCM useful with internal chronic diseases, Western useful with First Aid and Surgery |
| Yang weight | light |
| Heat in the Blood | Hot blood, blood is effected by heat |
| Qi Deficiency | energy has a decline in function |
| Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing translation | Divine Husbandman's Classic of Materia Medica |
| TCM focuses on | the cause of the condition |
| Yin Time | night |
| yang time | day |
| shady side of hill | Yin |
| What does TCM treat well | Chronic Conditions |
| cools the body with fluids | Yin |
| Treating the body from outside to inside | acupuncture |
| Which point does Wind enter in the back | DU 14 |
| Organ associated with Joy | Ht |
| Yin Temperature | cool,cold |
| Insufficient of Body Fluids | Fluid damage, the distribution of body fluids is in shortage due to the decrease of production, absorption, or transportation |
| Why do we consume herbs | to get their energy |
| yang brightness | sunny, outside, brightside |
| Huang | yellow |
| which treatment method is not used in USA | induce vomit |
| Yin Weight | heavy |
| Why do we clear heat in TCM | because Heat will dry up fluids and cause stagnation |
| What is the Huang Di Nei Jing | a conversation between the Yellow Emperor and his physician Qi Bo |
| TCM Vs Western Focus | TCM focus on the Cause of the condition, Western focus on treating the conditions symptoms |
| external exercise | Tai Chi |
| What does acupuncture use | persons energy |
| when do we use eliminate treatment | food or parasite |
| organ associated with overthinking | SP |
| TCM vs Western side effects | TCM does not produce side effects when done correctly, Western drugs tend to produce side effects |
| Yang Deficiency signs | cold signs, inadequate heat |
| Yang Motion | active |
| Internal exercise | Qi Gong |
| why is the treatment induce vomit used in TCM | rid of toxins/poisons |
| What is discussed in the Huang Di Nei Jing | Theory of Yin & Yang, Five Elements, Acupuncture, Diagnosis and Treatment of Disease are discussed. |
| 4 concepts in Acupuncture | use needles, use body's energy, channels to the organ, draining and moving |
| Ling Shu | spiritual pivot part of Huang Di Nei Jing |
| nourishes the body with blood | yin |
| How does sweat prevent a pathogen | stops pathogen from coming into the body, sweat it out |
| 3 vital substances | Qi, Blood, Body Fluids |
| protects the body | yang |
| 3 Blood Pathologies | Blood Deficiency, Blood stagnation, heat in the blood |
| Yang body position side | prone, back, top |
| Who are the Conversations between in the Huang Di Ne Jing | Practitioner and the Yellow Emporer |
| Yin Deficiency signs | hot signs, inadequate coolness |
| sunny side of hill | Yang |
| Huang Di Nei Jing translation | Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic |
| 2 Parts of Huang Di Nei Jing | Su Wen=inner classic and Ling Shu=Spiritual pivot |
| organ associated with sorrow | LU |
| What is the first herbal textbook | Shen NongBen Cao Jing |
| Yin Excess signs | Chills, cold signs, surplus of cold |
| Deficient substances | shortage, decline |
| Acupunture= | inserting the needles in the body |
| 2 caused of pathology | internal or external |
| Blood Stagnation | blood collects and pools in an area of the pathway |
| Shang Hun Lun translation | Discussion of Cold Damage written by Zhang Zhong Jing |
| What does the Wen Bing consist of | formulas that treat the Four Levels of Wind-Heat Invasion |
| organ associated with shock | HT and KD |
| List 7 internal Emotions | Joy, Anger, Worry, Overthinking, Sorrow, Fear, Shock |
| 4 concepts in Herbology | use of plants, minerals and animal parts, adds energy to the body, organ to the channels, strengthening and building |
| 3 Qi Pathologies | Qi Deficiency, Qi Stagnation, Qi Rebellion |
| TCM is useful with | internal chronic diseases |
| Qi Gong/Tai Chi= | exercising the body |
| What are the internal evils | 7 emotions |
| TCM remedies based on | successful clinical experiences in practice |
| TCM side effects | no side effects when does correctly |
| Wen Bing translation | Warm Diseases written by Wu You Ke |
| TCM vs Western remedies | TCM remedies based on successful clinical experiences in practice, Western remedies based from studies with animals *how effective on humans |
| yang season | summer |
| Qi Rebellion | energy moves opposite of its natural direction |
| External causes | 6 Evils |
| Jin Gui Yao Lue translation | Golden Cabinet Essentials |
| Yang temperature | warm, hot |
| why do we use treatment method of warming | Yang deficiency-furnace is off |
| What does the Shang Hun Lun consist of | formulas that treat the Six Stages of Wind-Cold Invasion |
| recovers the body after exercise | yin |
| warms the body | yang |
| What does the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing contain | description, dosage treatment protocol for each herb |
| translate tui na | push pull |
| When do we use tonifying treatment | Deficiency of Qi, Blood, Yang, Yin |
| Qi Stagnation | energy movement travels through the body is difficult and movement is hindered/stopped |
| organ associated with fear | KD |
| Yin Season | winter |
| What is the Fundamental TCM book of Conversations | Huang Di Ne Jing |
| treating the body from inside to outside | herbs |
| What is chinese material medica | medicinal substances that consists of botanical, mineral, and zoological material |
| Definition of Body Fluid | water in the body that lubricates and moistens the organs, muscles, skin, joints, brain, marrow, bones |
| Yin Brightness | Hill, cloud, inside, darkness |
| Tui Na= | massaging the body |
| Herbology= | consuming herbs and the right foods |
| Yin Motion | rest |
| moves blood and fluids in the body | Yang |
