{"id":222,"date":"2005-08-10T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2005-08-10T14:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.familyofgoldsteins.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2005-08-10T09:38:00","modified_gmt":"2005-08-10T14:38:00","slug":"notes-from-tcm-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.familyofgoldsteins.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Notes from TCM book…"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chi in the body is referred to as Normal or Upright Chi (zheng-qi) or True Chi (zhen-qi). <\/span><\/p>\n

Normal Chi<\/span> <\/span>
– Chi before it is differentiated into specific forms or is associated with specific functions.<\/span>
– Once formed, it can be divided into many different specific types of Chi which have specific functions. <\/span><\/p>\n

Normal Chi has three sources:<\/span>
– Original Chi (yuan-qi) or Prenatal Chi, which is transmitted by the parents to their children at conception. This Chi is partly responsible for the person’s inherited constitution and is stored in the kidneys. <\/span>
– Grain Chi (gu-qi) which is delivered from the digestion of food.<\/span>
– Natural Air Chi (kong-qi) which is extracted by the lungs from the air that we breathe. <\/span><\/p>\n

Within the body, Normal Chi is responsible for five major functions:<\/span>
– Chi is the source of all movement in the body and accompanies all movement.<\/span>
– Chi protects the body. <\/span>
– Chi is the source of harmonious transformation in the body.<\/span>
– Chi governs retention of the body’s Substances and Organs. <\/span>
– Chi warms the body. <\/span><\/p>\n

In the body, Chi is in constant motion and has 4 primary directions:<\/span>
– Ascending<\/span>
– Descending<\/span>
– Entering<\/span>
– Leaving<\/span><\/p>\n

“Without entering and leaving, there is no development, without ascending and descending, no transformation, absorption, and storing.”<\/span><\/p>\n

There are five major type of Chi in the body:<\/span>
– Organ Chi (zang-fu-zhi-qi)<\/span>
– Every organ is conceived of as having its own Chi, whose activity is characterized by the organ to which it is attached. <\/span>
– Meridian Chi (jing-luo-zhi-qi)<\/span>
– Meridians are the channels or pathways though which Chi flows among the organs and various body parts, adjusting and harmonizing their activity. <\/span>
– Nutritive Chi (ying-qi)<\/span>
– This Chi is most intimately associated with the blood. <\/span>
– It manifests itself with the blood and moves with the blood though the blood vessels. <\/span>
– It is crucial in transforming nutrients derived from food into blood.<\/span>
– Protective Chi (wei-qi)<\/span>
– Responsible for resisting and combating External Pernicious Influences when they invade the body. <\/span>
– Considered the most Yang manifestation of Chi in the body. <\/span>
– It moves within the chest and abdominal cavities and travels between the skin and the muscles. <\/span>
– Regulates the sweat glands and pores, and moistens and protects the skin and hair. <\/span>
– Ancestral Chi or Chi of the Chest (zong-qi)<\/span>
– Gathers in the chest where it forms a “sea of qi”. <\/span>
– Collects in the chest, goes out the throat, connects the heart and vessels, and moves respiration. <\/span>
– It is mainly responsible for aiding and regulating the rhythmic motion of respiration and heartbeat, thus it is intimately connected with the heart and lungs. <\/span><\/p>\n

Disharmonies of Chi<\/span>
– Deficient Chi (qi-xu)<\/span>
– Chi is insufficient to perform any of the five Chi functions. <\/span>
– Deficient Chi can apply to the entire body or to a specific organ in which case, the organ will not be able to harmoniously do its job. <\/span>
– Deficient Chi can also apply to any of the five types of Chi listed above. <\/span>
– Collapsed Chi (qi-xian)<\/span>
– Implies that the Chi is so insufficient that it can no longer hold organs in place. <\/span>
– Stagnant Chi (qi-zhi)<\/span>
– Normal movement of Chi is impaired. Chi does not flow in a smooth and orderly fashion. <\/span>
– Rebellious Chi (qi-ni)<\/span>
– A form of stagnant Chi which implies that Chi flows in the wrong direction. <\/span>
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