unit 3 jing, blood and body fluids 2012.pptVIP

Unit 3 Jing, Blood and Body Fluids outline Warm—up Introduction Terminology Notes Text analysis exercises Warm-up questions 1. What is qi? 2. In what ways is blood fluid so important to our body functions? Give examples if you can. 3. Is there any relationship between blood and body fluid? 4. What are the similarities and differences between jin and ye? 5. Why is it so important to understand the relationship between qi, blood and body fluids? 6. In what way do you find that the relationship between qi and body fluids is similar to that between qi and blood? 7. Briefly state the relationship between food and blood. terminology Essence (jing): the fundamental substance that builds up the physical structure and maintains body function; reproductive essence stored in the kidney Spirit (shen): spiritual activities Mind (shen): mental activities, referring to mentality, consciousness, thinking and feeling Vitality (shen): manifestations of vital functioning 精神 essence-spirit : state of mind or mood, reflection of the strength of essence, also called spirit or mind 魂 ethereal soul: the moral and spiritual part of the human being 魄 corporeal soul: the animating part of one’s mind 意 Ideation：act or power of thinking and forming ideas 志 Will：mental power by which a person can direct his thoughts and actions 先天之气 innate qi ： the qi that exists from birth and is stored in the kidney, also the same as prenatal qi 后天之气 acquired qi ：the qi that is acquired after birth and is formed from the food in combination with the fresh air inhaled in the lung, also the same as post-natal qi 正气 healthy qi ：a collective designation for all normal functions of the human body and the abilities to maintain health, including the abilities of self-regulation, adaptation to the environment, resistance against pathogens and self-recovery from illness, the same as normal/ genuine qi 真气 genuine qi：the combination of the innate qi and the acquired qi, serving as