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5 Elements and Their Corresponding TCM Organs Flashcards

1
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What are the 5 Elements

A
  1. wood
  2. earth
  3. metal
  4. water
  5. fire
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What the 5 elements used to explain

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the properties of the organs, their mutual relationship and pathological changes

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which element describes: Workable and solid

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Wood
- ‘can be bent and straightened’

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which element describes: solid and moldable

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metal
‘can be molded and can harden’

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5
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which element describes: Nutrition

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earth
- ‘permits sowing, growing and reaping’

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which element describes: Combustible and warming

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fire
‘flares upwards’

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7
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which element describes: Fluid and moveable

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water
- ‘moistens downwards’

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8
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Generating cycle: Fire creates

A

Earth

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9
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Generating cycle: Earth creates

A

metal

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10
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Generating cycle: metal creates

A

water

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11
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Generating cycle: Water creates

A

wood

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12
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Generating cycle: wood creates

A

fire

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13
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Wood creates Fire from

A

buring

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14
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Fire creates Earth from

A

ashes

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15
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Earth creates Metal by

A

hardening

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16
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Metal creates Water by

A

containing

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17
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Water creates Wood by

A

nourishing

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18
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Mother always creates the child. Therefore, if fire creates earth, then…

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fire is the mother of earth and earth is the child of fire

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19
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Controlling cycle: Fire controls

A

metal

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20
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Controlling cycle: Earth controls

A

water

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21
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Controlling cycle: Metal controls

A

Wood

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22
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Controlling cycle: Water controls

A

Fire

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23
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Controlling cycle: Wood controls

A

earth

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24
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Fire controls Metal by

A

melting

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Metal controls Wood by

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Wood controls Earth by

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Earth controls Water by

28
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Water controls Fire by

A

extinguishing

29
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Why is each element controlled by another element?

A

in order to maintain a balance

30
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what happens when the controller is in excess relative to the controlled?

A

pathology will exist in the controlled

31
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what happens when the controller is in deficiency relative to the controlled?

A

pathology will exist in the controller

32
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Opposite of the controlling cycle when an element ‘backlashes’ its controller

A

insulting cycle

33
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when does the insulting cycle occur?

A

when the controller is relatively weaker than the controlled

34
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what direction is fire?

35
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what direction is water?

36
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what direction is wood?

37
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what direction is metal?

A

contraction

38
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what direction is earth?

39
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What do the element seasons mean?

A

Each element has a seasonal cycle where it is most active

40
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What season is Fire?

41
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What season is Metal?

42
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What season is Water

43
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What season is wood?

44
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What season is Earth

A

Late summer or last 18 days of every season

45
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When an element is deficient it will:

A

1) Fail to nourish on the child on the generating cycle

2) Allow an insult to occur on itself by creating a relative excess (e.g. Yin Deficiency and heat symptoms) along the controlling cycle

46
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When an element is in excess it will:

A

3) Draw excessively from the mother
4) Over-act on the controlling cycle (Yang excess causing dry symptoms)

47
Q

what element corresponds with: Heart and Small Intestine, Pericardium and San Jiao

A

Fire Element

48
Q

what element corresponds with: Spleen and Stomach

A

Earth Element

49
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what element corresponds with: Lung and Large Intestine

A

Metal Element

50
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what element corresponds with the kidney and Urinary Bladder

A

Water Element

51
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what element corresponds with: Liver and Gall Bladder

A

Wood Element

52
Q

Emotion: Joy and anxiety
Sense: Speech and Taste
Taste: Bitter

A

FIRE ELEMENT

53
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Secretion: Mucous
Emotions: Sadness & grief
Sense: Smell
Taste: Pungent

A

METAL ELEMENT

54
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Secretion: Saliva
Emotions: Pensiveness, overthinking
Flavor: Sweet
Sense: Taste
Climate: Moist and Thunderous

A

EARTH ELEMENT

55
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Secretion: Urine
Emotions: Fear and shock
Flavour: Salty
Sense: Hearing

A

WATER ELEMENT

56
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Secretion: Tears
Emotions Anger & jealousy
Flavor: Sour
Sense: Vision

A

WOOD ELEMENT

57
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Colour green

58
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colour red

59
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colour yellow

60
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colour white

61
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colour black

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