5 Element System Flashcards
How do we apply the 5 Elements System for treatment?
Reduce the child for Excess patterns
Tonify the mother for Deficient patterns
Yin channels start with the _______ point.
Wood
(Wood-Fire-Earth-Metal-Water)
Yang channels start with the _______ point.
Metal
(Metal-Water-Wood-Fire-Earth)
What is the order of the generating cycle?
Wood –> Fire —> Earth –> Metal –> Water
In the generating relationship of Wood + Fire, who is the mother and who is the child?
Wood is the Mother of Fire
Fire is the child of Wood
In the generating relationship of Fire + Earth, who is the mother and who is the child?
Fire is the mother of Earth
Earth is the child of Fire
In the generating relationship of Earth + Metal, who is the mother and who is the child?
Earth is the mother of Metal
Metal is the child of Earth
In the generating relationship of Metal + Water, who is the mother and who is the child?
Metal is the mother of Water
Water is the child of Metal
In the generating relationship of Water + Wood, who is the mother and who is the child?
Water is the mother of Wood
Wood is the child of Water
If an element or channel is weak, you tonify its___________.
Mother
If Wood is deficient, nourish _________.
Water
If an element is in excess, you reduce the _______.
Child
If Fire is excessive, reduce _______.
Earth
Wood controls _______.
Earth
Earth controls _________.
Water
Water controls ________.
Fire
Fire controls _________.
Metal
Metal controls ___________.
Wood
What pathological imbalance occurs in the Overacting Relationship?
The element that would normally control the other element now overcontrols the element thus weakening the normally controlled element
Give an example of an overacting relationship.
Normally Wood would control the Earth, in the case of an Overacting relationship, the Wood or Liver Overacts on Earth or Spleen causes digestive issues (weakening the SP/ST)
What is the pathogical imbalance occurs in the Insulting relationship?
When the element that would normally be controlled now insults or controls its normally controlling element
Give an example of an insulting relationship
Usually, Water controls Fire, but in the insulting relationship, Fire insults Water.
ie: Heart issues can affect the Kidneys
What is the mother point on the Lung channel?
LU-9*
Earth is the mother Metal
What is the child point on the Lung channel?
LU-5*
Water is the child of Metal
