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Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine - Class 02
Introduction to the fundamental principals of Chinese medicine |
By: David Botton
Five ElementsPrinter Friendly Version
Five Elements
Wood
Growth
Spread
pulse
wiry
taste
sour
zang fu
liver/gall bladder
color
green
direction
east
emotion
anger
tissue
tendons
numbers
3, 8
season
spring
sound
shouting
Fire
Flare Up
Warm Up
pulse
surging / floading
taste
bitter
zang fu
heart (pericadium) / Small Intestine (San Jiao)
color
red
direction
south
emotion
joy
tissue
vessels
numbers
2, 7
season
summer
sound
laughing
Earth
Carrying
Nourish
Growth
pulse
rolling
taste
sweet
zang fu
spleen/stomach
color
yellow
direction
middle
emotion
worry
tissue
muscle
numbers
5, 10
season
late summer
sound
singing
Metal
Descending
Cleaning
Astringing
pulse
superficial
taste
pungent
zang fu
lung / large intestine
color
white
direction
west
emotion
grief and melancholy
tissue
skin and hair
numbers
4, 9
season
autumn
sound
crying
Water
Cooling
Nourishing
Moving Down
pulse
deep and thin
taste
salty
zang fu
kidney/bladder
color
black
direction
north
emotion
fright and fear
tissue
bone
numbers
1, 6
season
winter
sound
groaning
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