五行辩证 5 Phase (Elements) Patterns

Question 1

Timidity, a lack of courage, indecision, palpitations and insomnia (in particular waking up in the early hours of the morning

Answer 1

Wood Failing to Nourish Fire (LV/GB Deficiency)

Question 2

Loose Stools, chilliness and weakness of the limbs

Answer 2

Fire Failing to Nourish Earth (KD fire not warming SP)

Question 3

Phlegm in the chest, cough and tiredness

Answer 3

Earth Failing to Nourish Metal (SP def. damp leading to LU damp)

Question 4

Cough, breathlessness, loss of voice and asthma

Answer 4

Metal Failing to Nourish Water (KD failing to receive qi)

Question 5

Dizziness, blurred vision, headache and vertigo

Answer 5

Water Failing to Nourish Wood (KD LV yin deficiency)

Question 6

Hypochondriac and epigastric pain, a feeling of distension, irritability, loose stools, poor appetite and a greenish face

Answer 6

Wood overacting on Earth (LV invading SP)

Question 7

Cough with a profuse yellow sputum, a feeling of heat and a red face

Answer 7

Fire overacting on metal (LU excess heat)

Question 8

Edema, difficult urination and a yellow face

Answer 8

Earth overacting on water (SP damp leading to KD def.)

Question 9

TIredness, irritability, a feeling of distension and a white face

Answer 9

Metal overacting on wood (lack of LU qi descending impedes LV qi )

Question 10

Edema of ankles, lower backache, feeling cold, expectoration of thin, watery sputum, palpitations

Answer 10

Water overacting on fire ( KD yang def. water overflowing to HT)

Question 11

Cough, asthma and a feeling of distension n the chest and hypochondrium

Answer 11

Wood insulting metal (LV insulting LU)

Question 12

Malar flush, dry mouth at night, insomnia, dizziness, lower backache and night sweating

Answer 12

Fire insulting water (KD and HT disharmony)

Question 13

Jaundice and hypochondriac pain and distension

Answer 13

Earth insulting wood (SP damp leading to LV qi stag)

Question 14

Palpitations, insomnia and breathlessness

Answer 14

Metal insulting fire (HT and LU qi deficiency)

Question 15

Loose stools, edema, tiredness and weakness of the limbs

Answer 15

Water insulting earth (KD and SP yang deficiency)

Question 16

相克

Answer 16

Xiang Ke: controlling cycle

Question 17

相乘

Answer 17

Cheng: overacting on 相乘即相克太过

Question 18

相生

Answer 18

Xiang Sheng: generating cycle

Question 19

相侮

Answer 19

Xiang Wu: Insulting 侮，即欺侮, 即反克

Question 20

母及于子

Answer 20

Mother acting on child (wood failing to nourish fire etc.)

Question 21

子及于母

Answer 21

Child acting on mother (fire acting on wood etc. )

Question 22

母虚则不生子：

Answer 22

mother is deficient so doesn’t generate/nourish the child

Question 23

Generating Sequence 五行相生的次序

Answer 23

木生火，火生土，土生金，金生水，水生木

Question 24

Controlling Sequence 五行相克的次序

Answer 24

木克土，土克水，水克火，火克金，金克木