5 Element Pathology Flashcards
Timidity, lack of courage, indecision, palpitations, insomnia (waking up very early)
Deficient GB
Generating sequence: Wood not generating Fire
Loose stools, chilliness, weakness of limbs
SP Yang deficiency
Generating sequence: Fire not generating Earth
Phlegm in chest, cough, tiredness
SP deficiency leading to Phlegm obstructing LU
Generating sequence: Earth not generating Metal
Cough, breathlessness, loss of voice, asthma
KD not receiving Qi
Generating sequence: Metal not generating Water
Dizziness, blurred vision, H/A, vertigo
KD/LV Yin deficiency
Generating sequence: Water not generating Wood
Hypochondriac/epigastric pain, loose stools, irritability, distention, poor appetite, greenish face
LV invading SP
Overacting sequence: Wood on Earth
Edema, difficult urination, yellow face
Overacting sequence: Earth on Water-
Sp fails to transform/transport fluids which block KD’s function of transforming.excreting them
Color on face determines
Origin of disharmony
Edema of ankles, backache, feeling cold, dizziness, palpitations, thin/watery sputum
KD Yang deficiency with water overflowing to HT
Overacting sequence: Water on Fire
Cough, profuse yellow sputum, feeling of heat, red face
Full heat in the LU
Overacting: Fire over Metal
Tiredness, irritability, distention, cough, white face
Lack of descending LU Qi impairs free flow of LV Qi
Overacting: Metal over wood
Cough, asthma, distention in chest/hypochondrium, stagnant LV Qi or LV Fire obstructs chest and prevents LU Qi from descending
Wood insulting metal
Palpitations, insomnia, breathlessness,
Metal Insulting Fire
LU/HT QI deficiency
Malar flush, dry mouth at night, insomnia, dizziness, lbp, night sweats,
Fire insulting Water
KD and HT not harmonized
KD Yin deficiency- gives rise to empty heat
Loose stools, edema, tiredness, weak limbs
Water insulting Earth
