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Yuan Qi (Original Qi)
Yuan Qi is said to be Essence that has been transformedinto Qi,
or Jing in motion. Yuan Qi has it's root in theKidneys and spread
throughout the body by the an Jiao(!riple "urner). #t is the
foundation of all the Yin and Yangenergies of the body. Yuan Qi,
li$e %renatal Jing, ishereditary, fi&ed in uantity, but
nourished by %ostnatalJing.
Yuan Qi unctions
#t is the dynamic force that moti*ates the functionalacti*ity of
the internal organs, and is the foundation
of *itality.
#t circulates all o*er the body in the channels,relying on the
transporting system of the an Jiao(!riple "urner).
#t is the basis of Kidney Qi, and d+ells bet+een thet+o Kidneys,
at the ate of -itality (ing en).
#t facilitates the transformation of Qi. Yuan Qi is thespar$ of
change, transforming /ong Qi into /hen Qi.
Yuan Qi participates in the production of blood by
facilitating the transformation of u Qi into "lood. #t emerges
and stays at the 01 ource points.
u Qi (ood Qi)
u Qi is the first stage in the transformation of food. oodis
first 23otted and 3ipened2 by the stomach and thensent to the pleen
to ma$e u Qi, still in unusable form.
u Qi is sent from the iddle "urner (housing the pleen
and tomach) to the 4pper "urner (housing the 5ungsand 6eart),
+here it combines +ith air to form /ong Qi.
%art of the u Qi from the iddle "urner is also sent tothe 5ungs,
then passes to the 6eart, +here (+ith the helpof Yuan Qi and Kidney
Qi), it is transformed into "lood.
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/ong Qi (athering Qi)
!he pleen sends u Qi up to the 5ungs, +here (+ith thehelp of
Yuan Qi and Kidney Qi) it combines +ith air and
transforms into /ong Qi.
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7ourishes the 6eart and 5ungs and forms the basisfor the
in*oluntary functions of heartbeat andrespiration.
/ong Qi (athering Qi) assists the 5ungs incontrolling Qi and
respiration and the heart's
function of go*erning the "lood and "lood -essels.#f /ong Qi
(athering Qi) is +ea$, the e&tremities,especially the hands,
+ill be +ea$ or cold.
athers in the throat and influences speech (+hichis under
control of the 6eart) and the strength of*oice (under control of
5ungs). trength of /ong Qican be determined from the health of
6eart, 5ungs,and from circulation and *oice. 8ea$ /ong Qi8ea$
*oice, +ea$ circulation to hands.
Easily affected by emotional problems. or
e&le, grief +ea$ens the 5ungs and dispersesenergy in
chest.
/ong Qi and Yuan Qi mutually assist each other./ong Qi flo+s
do+n+ard to aid the Kidneys. YuanQi flo+s up+ard to aid in
respiration (and theformation of /ong Qi).
/hen Qi (!rue Qi)
9lso called 27ormal2 Qi. /ong Qi is transformed into /henQi +ith
the help of Yuan Qi. /hen Qi is the final stage inthe
transformation and refinement of Qi. #t is the Qi thatcirculates in
the channels and nourishes the organs.
/hen Qi has t+o different forms, Ying Qi and 8ei Qi.
Ying Qi (7utriti*e Qi)
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Ying Qi nourishes the internal organs and the +hole body.#t is
closely related to "lood, and flo+s +ith "lood in the*essels as
+ell in the channels.
#t is the Qi that is acti*ated by insertion of an
acupunctureneedle.
Ying Qi spends t+o hours in each channel, mo*ingthrough all
t+el*e channels in a t+enty four hour period.:uring these periods,
the specific organs are nourishedand maintained by the Ying Qi ;
-ie+ the uscular meridians.
8ei Qi unctions
!o protect the body from attac$ by e&ogenous (comingfrom
outside) pathogenic influences e.g., 8ind,
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