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| Which meridian is formed at birth? |
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| Ren Mai- Conception Vessel |
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| Which meridian is formed in infancy? |
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| Du Mai- Governing Vessel is formed in infancy. |
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| Age 0-7 Nei JIng Statement |
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| ‘The first stage of life is ruled by a weak Latter-Heaven Root.’ |
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| Spleen is the Latter-Heaven Root of Essence. So we know that the Spleen is weak in children, meaning they have weak digestion. Also, the Latter-Heaven essence is created by Spleen based on diet & lifestyle. This has not yet happened for such a young child, so the Zang Fu generally are said to be weak in children. |
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| ‘When the Kidney Qi is exuberant, teeth are emitted and bones grow.’ |
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| In this stage of life, digestion has grown stronger and Spleen creates the acquired essence to support and strengthen the Kidneys. Kidneys are the Former-Heaven Root of the Essence, or Jing. Kidneys govern the Blood and Bones. |
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| Age 14 Nei JIng Statement |
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| ‘Tian Gui (‘beams of heaven’) arrive, and Ren Mai is free flowing.’ |
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In this stage, menstruation begins as Ren (sea of Yin) channel flows and the Chong (sea of Blood) channel becomes prosperous.
(Also- In adolescents, blame the Kidneys) |
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| Age 21 Nei JIng Statement |
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‘KD Qi is balanced, true teeth arrive, body is exuberant and strong.’ This is the beginning of the age of Liver issues.
Classics say age 21-28 is the time for making babies. |
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| Age 28 Nei JIng Statement |
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| “In adults, blame the Liver.” |
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| The late 20s, early 30s are a time of stress leading to Liver Qi stagnation. |
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Liver attack SP: Spleen tends to get Damp or Deficient. It cannot transform fluids/fat. If Liver fails to move Qi smoothly, Spleen cannot carry out main function of Transformation & Transportation of food and fluids and Damp accumulates (fat).
If Liver fails to move Qi smoothly, Spleen cannot carry out main function of Transformation & Transportation of food and fluids and Damp accumulates (fat).
LV Qi stagnation in turn gives rise to the following patterns:
Existing patterns transform into Heat
Wood/Earth disharmony (meaning Liver attacking SP/ST). |
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| Liver attack ST: Stomach tends to get Hot or Replete. ST Repletion or Fire means rapid hungering, increased intake and stress eating. |
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Wood/Earth disharmony (meaning Liver attacking SP/ST).
Existing patterns transform into Heat |
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| Age 35 Nei JIng Statement |
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| ‘The Yang Ming Vessels decline and wrinkles appear on the face.’ |
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| At this time the yang-ming channel (ST & LI) was thought of as the digestive tract, so for our purposes we will say that the SPLEEN is in decline and there is more of a tendency to have Spleen Qi Xu. |
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So after age 35 the following patterns become reasonable:
SPLEEN QI XU, which Leads to:
QI XU, Blood XU, Dampness, Damp-Heat.
Key signs and symptoms of this phase are fatigue and weight gain. Because...Accumulated dampness. |
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| Age 40 Nei JIng Statement |
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| ‘At age 40, Yin is half consumed.’ |
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YIN XU, which leads to:
Blood Xu, Liver Blood Xu , Kidney Yin Xu (bc Kidney is the most yin organ)
Vacuity Heat (empty heat) because Yin fails to control Yang. |
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| Age 42 Nei JIng Statement |
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| ‘The 3 yang vessels decline and the hair begins to turn color.’ |
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| Over age 40 people have a greater tendency toward Yin vacuity, which causes “empty heat.” Also Kidneys are the root of Yin. With Yin Xu this affects the Ming Men & Kidney area. So low back pain. |
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| Age 49 Nei JIng Statement |
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| ‘Ren Mai is empty, Chong Mai declines, Tian Gui is exhausted.’ |
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| Yin and Blood are declining and menstruation ceases. Menopause. It is too taxing on the body for Spleen to make blood every month when you are too old for babies |
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Enduring Yin Xu lets Yang run rampant, rising and spreading. 5E perspective: when Water (Kidney- YIN) is depleted and fails to control Wood (Liver- YANG), Liver Yang gets out of control.
Also the Spleen Qi Xu that has been around since the 30s has progressed to Qi Xu. So at this stage, complicated patterns emerge due to enduring conditions overlapping and setting each other off like dominos. |
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Reasonable patterns for this age group will be:
Yin Xu Vacuity Heat, Hyperactive Ascention of Liver Yang, Yang Xu, Kidney Yin and Yang Xu, Spleen Yin and Yang Xu, Liver and Kidney Blood Xu |
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| Patterns to watch out for in the Elderly |
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| Enduring Kidney Yin Xu & Yang Xu can lead to ‘Hyperactive Ascention of Liver Yang’ also known as STROKE. |
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| Mid 30s: Patterns to watch out for |
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Depressive heat
Sp Qi Xu, Qi Xu
LV-SP disharmony,
Blood xu,
Blood Stasis |
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| Mid 40s Patterns to watch out for |
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All of the above plus:
Liver qi stagnation
Liver Blood-Kidney Yin xu with SP qi xu |
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| Late 40s to early 50s: Patterns to watch out for |
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All of the above plus:
Spleen-Kidney Yang xu
Liver Blood-Kidney Yin Xu
Hyperactive Ascension of Liver Yang
Evil Heat (depressive/transformative, vacuity heat or damp heat) |
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