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5 Elements Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 5 elements?

A
  1. Wood
  2. Fire
  3. Earth
  4. Metal
  5. Water
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2
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Which element is workable & solid, can be bent & straightened?

A

wood

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3
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What element is nutrition and permits sowing, growing & reaping?

A

earth

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4
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What element is solid & moldable and can be hardened?

A

metal

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5
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What element is fluid & movable & moistens downwards?

A

water

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6
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What element is combustible & warming & flares upwards?

A

Fire

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7
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Which element directional term is “expansion”?

A

Wood

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8
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Which element directional term is “central” (straight line) ?

A

Earth

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9
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Which element directional term is “contraction” ?

A

Metal

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10
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Which element directional term is “downward”?

A

Water

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11
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Which element directional term is “upward”

A

Fire

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12
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The seasonal cycle and the elements it corresponds to?

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Wood = spring
Fire = summer
Earth = last 2 weeks of summer or last 18 days of every season
Metal = Fall
Water = Winter

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13
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How does wood create fire? (generating cycle)

A

from burning

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14
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How does fire create earth? (generating cycle)

A

from ashes

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15
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How does earth create metal? (generating cycle)

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by hardening

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16
Q

How does metal create water? (generating cycle)

A

by containing

17
Q

How does water create wood? (generating cycle)

A

by nourishing

18
Q

How does fire control metal? (controlling cycle)

A

by melting

19
Q

How does metal control wood? (controlling cycle)

A

by cutting

20
Q

How does wood control earth? (controlling cycle)

A

by covering

21
Q

How does earth control water? (controlling cycle)

A

by damming

22
Q

How does water control fire? (controlling cycle)

A

by extinguishing

23
Q

What is the generating cycle?

A

Each element feeds/nourishes the next element.

24
Q

What is the controlling cycle?

A

Each element is controlled by another element to maintain balance.

25
Q

What is the insulting cycle?

A

opposite of controlling
-element back lashes its controller
-occurs when the controller is relatively weaker than controlled

26
Q

Which is the main organs of the cycle for each element?

A

fire = heart
earth = spleen
metal = lung
water = kidney
wood = liver

27
Q

What are the 2 things that happen when an element is deficient?

A
  1. Fail to nourish child
  2. Allow an insult to occur on itself by creating relative excess (yin deficiency + heat symptons)
28
Q

What are 2 things that happen when an element is in excess?

A
  1. Draw excessively from the mother
  2. Over act of the controlling cycle (Yang excess causing dry symptoms)
29
Q

What are the yin/yang organs of each element?

A

Wood: liver (yin), gall bladder (yang)

Fire: heart (yin), small intestine (yang), pericardium & san jiao

Earth: spleen (yin), stomach (yang)

Metal: lung (yin), large intestine (yang)

Water: Kidney (yin), bladder (yang)

30
Q

What are the colours associated with each element?

A

Wood: green
Fire: red
Earth: yellow
Metal: white
Water: black

31
Q

What are the secretions associated with each element?

A

Wood: Tears
Fire: Sweat
Earth: Saliva
Metal: Mucous
Water: Urine

32
Q

What are the emotions associated with each element?

A

Wood: Anger & Jealousy
Fire: Joy & Anxiety
Earth: Pensiveness & Overthinking
Metal: Sadness & Grief
Water: Fear & Shock

33
Q

What are the senses associated with each element?

A

Wood: Vision
Fire: Speech & Taste (Tongue)
Earth: Taste (mouth/lips)
Metal: Smell
Water: Hearing

34
Q

What are the tastes associated with each element?

A

Wood: sour
Fire: bitter
Earth: sweet
Metal: Pungent
Water: Salty

35
Q

What are the tissues associated with each element?

A

Wood: Sinews
Fire: Vessels
Earth: Muscles
Metal: Skin
Water: Bones

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