Five Elements Theory in Chinese Medicine

In the "Five elements theory" in China, which has been an old concept traced back to ancient times, in the belief that everything in the universe is composed of the five primary elements of nature, namely "metal, wood, water, fire and earth" having relationships to balance everything in equilibrium.

The generation relationship (for instance, by burning wood,
fire is formed, which when turned to ash becomes earth) and
the restriction relationship (for instance, wood has to dominate earth in order to grow from it, earth to dominate water and water to dominate fire) in the Five elements theory are both applicable to the human body.

Wood promotes fire

If the liver and gall
improve, the heart and
intestines also improve

 

Fire promotes earth


 

If the heart and intestines
improve, the spleen and
stomach also improve

 


Earth promotes metal

 

If the spleen and stomach
improve, the lung and
colon also improve

 

Metal promotes water

 

If the lung and colon
improve, the kidneys and
bladder also improve

 

Water promotes wood

 

If he kidneys and bladder
improve, the liver and gall also improve

Restriction relationship

Wood  inhibits earth

If the liver and gall
deteriorate, the spleen and stomach also deteriorate

 

Earth inhibits water


 

If  the spleen and stomach deteriorate, the kidneys and bladder also
deteriorate

 


Water inhibits fire

 

If  the kidneys and bladder deteriorate, the heart and intestines also deteriorate

 

Fire inhibits metal

 

If  the heart and intestines
deteriorate, the lungs and
colon also deteriorate

 

Metal inhibits wood

 

If  the lungs and colon
deteriorate, the liver and
gall also deteriorate

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