5 Element Dx Flashcards
tinnitus, low back pain, weak
knees, vertigo, tremors, HA,
dizziness, blurred vision.
Liv/Kid yin deficiency
Water not producing Wood
cough, breathlessness, asthma,
sore low back, weak knees, sob,
scanty dark urine, loss of voice.
Kid. Yin Def. or Kid not
grasping Lu qi
Metal not producing Water
loose stools. chilliness. colo
limbs, distended abdomen.
edema. aversion to cola
Sp yang deficiency
Fire not producing Earth
phlegm, cough, fatigue
Phlegm in Lu
Earth not producing Metal
Weakness. palpitations, poor
memory,
insomnia, timid
lack of courage, indecision
Ht blood and GB deficiency
Wood not producing Fire
HA, distention, loose stools,
poor appetite, flatulence,
hypochondriac & epigastric pain,
irritability, blue/green face.
(yellow face, w/greenish tinge
around mouth)
Wood overacts on Earth
edema, difficult urination,
yellow face.
Sp Damp > Kid. fx. of fluids impaired
Earth overacts on Water
cough with profuse yellow
sputum, heat, red face.
(very pale white face w/red
cheekbones)
Full Heat in the Lu.
Fire overacts on Metal
tiredness, irritability, abdominal
distention, white face.
Metal overacts on Wood
darkish face
Water overacts on Fire
painful flanks, bitter taste,
cough, irritability, asthma, chest
and hypochondriac distention.
Liv invades (stabbing) Lu.
Wood insults Metal
palpitations, insomnia, sob,
circulatory problems, frequent
urination.
Lu & Ht Qi def.
(Web) Ht Yang Deficiency
Metal insults Fire
jaundice, hypochondriac pain,
distention.
Sp damp leads to Liv. Qi
stagnation.
Earth insults Wood
malar flush, dry mouth, dizzy,
insomnia, low back pain,
irritability, spermatorrhea,
lumbago, night sweats.
Ht & Kid Yin Deficiency
Fire insults Water
loose stools, edema, tiredness,
weak limbs, Kid def. symptoms.
Sp & Kid Yang Deficiency
Water insults Earth
