Qi disorder I: Qi deficiency
Concept: It refers to the pathological state of depletion of vital energy, insufficient and weakened functions of the peripheral body qi, declining functions of the internal organs, and reduced resistance to disease.
Formation: Mostly due to congenital endowment deficiency, or acquired loss of nourishment. Or dysfunction of the lungs, spleen and kidneys, insufficient Qi generation. Or due to internal injury from labor and fatigue, or long term illness.
Manifestations: generalized Qi deficiency, which can be seen as mental atrophy, lassitude, dizziness, spontaneous sweating, easy to catch a cold, white face, light tongue, and weak pulse. If the deficiency is in favor of Yuan Qi, growth retardation and low reproductive function can be seen. If the deficiency is in favor of Zong Qi, palpitations and shortness of breath can be seen.
Qi disorder II: Qi stagnation
Concept: Qi stagnation refers to the pathological state in which the flow of Qi is not smooth and stagnant.
Formation: mostly due to internal depression; or phlegm, dampness, food stagnation, blood stasis, etc. blocking the qi flow. It is also caused by external evil that suppresses qi, or by qi stagnation due to dysfunction of the internal organs, or by qi stagnation due to weakness of qi flow.
Manifestation: Qi stagnation in a certain area can lead to fullness, pain and even blood stasis, water stagnation, formation of stagnant blood, phlegm and other pathological products. Qi stagnation can also cause dysfunction or disorder of certain internal organs, such as lung stagnation, which can be seen as chest tightness, wheezing and coughing; liver stagnation, which can be seen as dystocia, less abdominal distension and pain; spleen and stomach stagnation, which can be seen as dullness, abdominal distension and pain; gastrointestinal stagnation, which can be seen as abdominal distension and pain, which is sometimes made and sometimes stopped, and can be relieved by yagging and belching. Therefore, Qi stagnation in the viscera is more common in the lungs, liver, spleen and stomach.
Qi abnormalities III: Qi rebellion
Concept: It refers to the pathological state in which the Qi is not elevated properly, or the Qi rises too much, or falls too little, and the Qi of the internal organs is reversed.
Formation: Mostly caused by internal injury of emotion and will, or cold and warm discomfort of diet, or invasion of external evil, or congestion of phlegm and turbidity, etc., resulting in the upward rebellion of Qi of the internal organs. There are also cases of upward rebellion due to Qi deficiency.
Manifestations: Qi rebellion is common in the lung, stomach, liver and other viscera. In the lung, the lung Qi is not purified and lowered, and the lung Qi is rebellious, resulting in coughing and asthma; in the stomach, the stomach Qi is not harmonized and lowered, resulting in nausea, vomiting, erratic and belching; in the liver, the liver Qi is rebellious, resulting in headache and distension, redness and irritability; if the liver Qi is violent, the liver Qi is rebellious, and the blood is rebellious with the Qi, then hemoptysis and vomiting of blood may occur, or even fainting due to congestion of the clear orifices. The deficiency and Qi rebellion, such as lung deficiency and loss of suction and descent, or kidney deficiency and failure to receive Qi, can lead to lung Qi rebellion; stomach deficiency and loss of descent can also lead to gastric Qi rebellion.
Qi disorder IV: Qi loss
Concept: A pathological state in which Qi is not internally guarded and is lost in large quantities to the outside, resulting in sudden failure of function.
Formation: Mostly caused by the failure of the righteousness to fight against the evil, or by the exhaustion of a long illness, resulting in the loss of qi that is not guarded internally; or by the loss of qi with blood or the leakage of qi with fluid, such as hemorrhage or sweating.
Manifestations: pale face, sweating, eyes closed and mouth open, general weakness, hand scattering, incontinence of the bowels, pulse weakness or weakness without root, etc.
Qi disorder V: Qi trapping
Concept: A pathological state that occurs on the basis of Qi deficiency lesions, characterized by insufficient Qi ascending or descending too much, and Qi sinking due to inability to ascend and descend.
Formation: Mostly developed from Qi deficiency lesions, especially the closest relationship with Spleen Qi deficiency. If the body is weak, or the disease is prolonged and exhausted, resulting in deficiency of the spleen qi, the clear yang does not ascend, or the middle qi sinks.
Manifestations: The main manifestations are “deficiency of upper qi” and “sinking of middle qi”. Insufficient upper qi refers to the deficiency of spleen qi and the inability to raise the clear, so that the water and grain essence cannot be transferred to the head and eyes, and the head and eyes are not nourished. The deficiency of spleen qi, the spleen qi deficiency, lifting power, qi tends to go down, descending more ascending less, the internal organs tissue maintenance powerless, position down, can form the stomach prolapse, kidney prolapse, uterine prolapse, prolapse and other symptoms. Spleen qi deficiency trapped, transport and transformation dereliction of duty, clear and turbid lifting dysregulation, can also see abdominal distension and fullness heavy fall, frequent bowel movements and other symptoms.
Qi disorder VI: Qi blockage
Concept: It refers to the pathological state in which the Qi is blocked and the outflow of Qi is severely obstructed, resulting in the occlusion of the clear orifices and fainting.
Formation: Mostly caused by emotional stimulation, or external evil, phlegm and turbidity, etc. blocking the qi channels, so that the qi cannot go out, resulting in the clear orifices being blinded.
Manifestation: Clinically, there are closed syncope, qi syncope, pain syncope, phlegm syncope and so on. Its onset is rapid, characterized by sudden fainting and unconsciousness. It is accompanied by other corresponding symptoms.