Qi Stagnation symptoms & signs

[Guest guest]

" Clinical manifestations

 

" Feeling of distension, distending pain that moves from place to

place, abdominal masses that appear and disappear, mental depression,

irritability, gloomy feeling, frequent mood swings, frequent sighing,

Wiry or Tight pulse, slightly Purple tongue.

 

" These are only the general but essential and distinctive symptoms of

Qi stagnation. The feeling of distension, which can affect the

hypochondrium " (the sides of the abdomen), " epigastrium " (upper,

middle abdomen), throat, abdomen and hypogastrium " (lower, middle

abdomen), " is the most characteristic and important of the symptoms

of Qi stagnation.

 

" Emotional symptoms are also very characteristic and frequent in

stagnation of Qi, particularly of Liver-Qi.

 

" Other symptoms and which part of the body is mostly affected depend

on which organ is involved. The Liver is the organ that is most

affected by stagnation of Qi, and these symptoms are described under

the Pattern Identification according to the Internal Organs (see page

215.) " (The Foundations of , Giovanni Maciocia,

p.192.)

 

A sign is something that the healer can observe for her/himself. Like

the tongue color and coating, the pulse, the complexion, etc. A

symptom is something that the client reports but the healer cannot

observe - like feelings of distention.

 

" Distension " is a pressing outward kind of diffuse pain or

discomfort. Like gas pains.

 

Sometimes it is easier to understand the pain or discomfort that

comes from Qi Stagnation when it is compared to that of Blood

Stasis. In Blood Stasis (Blood not moving properly), the pain is

constant and stays in one place. The pain of Qi Stagnation waxes and

wanes, and moves around. Think gas pains (though Qi Stagnation is

not limited to gas pains). The pain of Blood Stasis is sharp and

differentiated. One can point to exactly where it hurts - the same

place it hurt yesterday and where it's going to hurt tomorrow. Qi

Stagnation pain is more diffuse. It is impossible to draw a boundary

around it. It's more spread-out. It waxes and wanes in intensity

and moves around.

 

There is disagreement about the tongue color in Qi Stagnation. Some

say that Qi Stagnation results in a light purple tone to the tongue,

and Blood Stasis results in a dark purple discoloration. Others say

that if the tongue is purple at all, Blood Stasis is present. The

latter describe the tongue in Qi Stagnation as being " dusty " looking.

It's like an artist mixing in a little black pigment with the color

red or pink. It's still red or pink, but it's no longer a vibrant red

or pink. It looks a little dirty or dusty.

 

Part of the disagreement about tongue color in Qi Stagnation may come

from the relationship between Qi and Blood. Qi " commands " Blood,

moves it. If there is Qi Stagnation, sooner or later there will be

Blood Stasis. (Note to students: This is something which probably

will come up on an exam. Qi moves Blood. The actual quote is " Qi is

the commander of Blood, and Blood is the mother of Qi. " The second

part of the quote means that Blood provides the physical matrix and

nourishment for the creation and sustaining of Qi.)

 

Victoria

[Guest guest]

I'd like to add some 6 element perspectives on this just for others to look at.

It may be of interest.

 

In 6 element perspective, there are 6 elements to the body; Fire, Earth, Metal

(air), Water, Qi and Blood. Qi relates to the element of Primordial Sea

(original qi). Blood relates to Wood.

(Gall Bladder is considered the primary root of Blood. Spleen then makes it,

Heart moves it, and Liver stores and provides it to the whole body. Stomach is

nourished by it.)

 

In the cycle of 6 elements, Primordial Sea (Qi) comes before Wood (Blood) in the

Sheng cycle. This corresponds to what Victoria wrote about " Qi commanding

Blood " . Qi is the foundation of Blood.

And like Victoria wrote, " Blood provides the physical matrix for Qi " .

When it is said below that " The Liver is the organ that is most affected by

stagnation of Qi " , this refers to how stagnation in the element of SJ/Pc affects

Wood(GB/Lv). Pericardium is a very sensitive channel and is used to clear

emotional stress. Like is said below, " Emotional symptoms are also very

characteristic and frequent in stagnation of Qi " .

 

Like Victoria says below, " If there is Qi Stagnation, sooner or later there will

be Blood Stasis. " This is the relationship of the sheng cycle from Primordial

Sea (Qi) to Wood (Blood). When there is stagnation in the Qi of primordial sea,

there will eventually be stagnation in the Blood of Wood.

This close relationship between Blood and Qi really comes together when we look

at the Shaoyang-Jueyin circuit. This circuit refers to the continuous flow from

Liver channel to Pericardium which turns into San Jiao which flows to Gall

Bladder which flows back to Liver channel. These four channels make up one

circuit. This complete circuit is the foundation of Qi and Blood within the

body.

The other 2 circuits nourish, develop and activate Qi and Blood in their own

ways.

This is just a 6 element perspective that I wanted to pass along. - Ed

 

> " victoria_dragon " <victoria_dragon

> " Emotional symptoms are also very characteristic and frequent in

> stagnation of Qi, particularly of Liver-Qi.

>

> " Other symptoms and which part of the body is mostly affected depend

> on which organ is involved. The Liver is the organ that is most

> affected by stagnation of Qi, and these symptoms are described under

> the Pattern Identification according to the Internal Organs (see page

> 215.) " (The Foundations of , Giovanni Maciocia,

> p.192.)

>

> Part of the disagreement about tongue color in Qi Stagnation may come

> from the relationship between Qi and Blood. Qi " commands " Blood,

> moves it. If there is Qi Stagnation, sooner or later there will be

> Blood Stasis. (Note to students: This is something which probably

> will come up on an exam. Qi moves Blood. The actual quote is " Qi is

> the commander of Blood, and Blood is the mother of Qi. " The second

> part of the quote means that Blood provides the physical matrix and

> nourishment for the creation and sustaining of Qi.)

> Victoria

>

[Guest guest]

Seems I should state more on the connection of Qi and Blood to Primal

Sea and Wood.

If you have Maciocia, foundations, on page 8-9 you will see

descriptions of Yin-Yang perspectives.

The Shaoyang-Jueyin circuit relates Qi and Blood, page 8. I talked

about this one already.

The Shaoyin-Taiyang circuit relates to Fire and Water, page 9. This is

pretty obvious with the connection to Heart and Kidney. As the book

says, " the balance between fire and water is fundamental to all

physiological processes of the body. " The relationship between fire

and water in the body is as fundamental as Qi and Blood.

The Taiyin-Yangming circuit relates to Defensive Qi and Nutritive Qi,

page 9. The connection between defensive Qi and Lung is written about

on pages 44-45. Nutritive Qi is closely related to Spleen.

So each of the 3 circuits shows a fundamental balance within the body.

In 6 element theory, the cycle of elements is; Wood, Fire, Earth,

Metal, Water then Primal Sea. There are two triangles that merge to

form this complete cycle.

One triangle is Yang in nature;

Primal Sea - Qi - Yang

Fire - Fire - Yang

Metal - Defensive Qi - Yang

 

The other triangle is Yin in nature;

Water - Water - Yin

Wood - Blood - Yin

Earth - nutritive Qi - Yin

 

The Yin or Yang nature of all these are stated in Maciocia, page 8-9.

And they coincide with the cycle of 6 elements.

 

There, that should make more sense to see the whole picture. And using

info from Maciocia should help too.

I realize this is a new perspective for everyone so I just want to

show it for others to look at. - Ed