Five Element Theory

Question 1

Wood

Characteristics

Answer 1

Bending and Straightening

Question 2

Fire

Characteristics

Answer 2

Warm and Flaring Up

Question 3

Earth

Characteristics

Answer 3

Birth, Bearing, Contain

Permits Sowing, Growing, and Reaping

Question 4

Metal

Characteristics

Answer 4

Descending, Purging, Restraining

Can be molded and can harden

Question 5

Water

Characteristics

Answer 5

Cool, Downward, Nourishing

Question 6

Expansive and Outward Movement

Answer 6

Wood

Movement

Question 7

Contractive and Inward Movement

Answer 7

Metal

Movement

Question 8

Downward Movement

Answer 8

Water

Question 9

Upward Movement

Answer 9

Fire

Question 10

Neutral/Stability Movement

Answer 10

Earth

Movement

Question 11

Spring Season

Answer 11

Wood

Question 12

Summer Season

Answer 12

Fire

Question 13

Autumn Season

Answer 13

Metal

Question 14

Winter Season

Answer 14

Water

Question 15

Late Season
(Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)

Answer 15

Earth

Question 16

Generating Sequence

Element -> Element…

Answer 16

Wood > Fire > Earth > Metal > Water > Wood

Question 17

Wood controls…

Answer 17

Earth

Question 18

Earth controls…

Answer 18

Water

Question 19

Water controls…

Answer 19

Fire

Question 20

Fire controls…

Answer 20

Metal

Question 21

Metal controls…

Answer 21

Wood

Question 22

Wood insults…

Answer 22

Metal

Question 23

Metal insults…

Answer 23

Fire

Question 24

Fire insults…

Answer 24

Water

Question 25

Water insults...

Answer 25

Earth

Question 26

Earth insults...

Answer 26

Wood

Question 27

Wood & | ZangFu Organs

Answer 27

Zang: Liver Fu: Gallbladder

Question 28

Fire & | ZangFu Organs

Answer 28

Zang: Heart Fu: Small Intestine = Emperor Fire Zang: Pericardium Fu: Triple Burner = Minister Fire

Question 29

Earth & | ZangFu Organs

Answer 29

Zang: Spleen Fu: Stomach

Question 30

Metal & | ZangFu Organs

Answer 30

Zang: Lung Fu: Large Intestine

Question 31

Water & | ZangFu Organ

Answer 31

Zang: Kidney Fu: Bladder

Question 32

Liver controls...

Answer 32

Spleen | and Stomach. Liver Qi helps stomach rot and ripen food, and helps Spleen to transform and transport

Question 33

Heart controls...

Answer 33

Lungs | Both situated in Upper Burner. Heart governs Blood and Liver governs Qi, which mutually assist each other.

Question 34

Spleen controls...

Answer 34

Kidneys (Spleen and Kidneys transform Body Fluids. Spleen transforms and transports, which is essential to Kidney's transformation and excretion of fluids.)

Question 35

Lungs control...

Answer 35

Liver (Lungs send Qi downwards, Liver sends Qi upwards. If Lung Qi too weak and cannot descend, Liver Qi will rise too much causing Liver Yang or stagnation of Liver Qi)

Question 36

Kidneys control...

Answer 36

Heart | Kidneys and heart support each other. They need communication and interaction.

Question 37

Generating Sequence of Internal Organs

Answer 37

Liver > Heart > Spleen > Lungs > Kidneys > Liver

Question 38

Liver is the mother of...

Answer 38

Heart (Liver stores blood, and blood houses the mind. If Liver Blood is weak, the Heart will suffer. Liver Blood deficiency induces Heart Blood deficiency and affects sleep & dreaming)

Question 39

Heart is the mother of....

Answer 39

Spleen | Heart Qi pushes blood and helps Spleen transportation

Question 40

Spleen is the mother of...

Answer 40

Lungs (Spleen provides Food Qi to Lungs where it interacts with air to form Gathering Qi- Deficiency of Spleen and Lung Qi is common)

Question 41

Lungs are the mother of...

Answer 41

Kidneys | Lung Qi descends to meet Kidney Qi; Lungs also send fluids down to the Kidneys

Question 42

Kidneys are the mother of...

Answer 42

Liver (Kidney Yin nourishes Liver Blood. Kidneys control Bones and Liver controls the Sinews [tendons/ligaments]- Bones and Sinews are inseparable)