The Five Elements Flashcards
What are the 5 elements?
Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
What time of the day is wood?
Morning
What time of the day is fire?
Noon
What time of the day is earth?
Afternoon
What time of the day is metal?
Evening
What time of the day is water?
Night
What season is wood?
Spring
What season is fire?
Summer
What season is earth?
Late summer
What season is metal?
Fall
What season is water?
Winter
What cycle of life is wood?
Early years
What cycle of life is fire?
Teenage, early adult
What cycle of life is earth?
Middle adult
What cycle of life is metal?
Later adult
What cycle of life is water?
Geriatric
What are the wood organs?
Liver
Gall Bladder
What are the fire organs?
Heart
Small intesinte
Pericardium
Triple Heater
What are the earth organs?
Spleen
Stomach
What are the metal organs?
Lung
Large intestine
What are the water organs?
Kidney
Bladder
What climate is wood?
Windy
What climate is fire?
Heat
What climate is earth?
Damp
What climate is metal?
Dry
What climate is water?
Cold
What direction is wood?
East
What direction is fire?
South
What direction is earth?
Center
What direction is metal?
West
What direction is water?
North
What color is wood?
Green
What color is fire?
Red
What color is metal?
White
What color is earth?
Yellow
What color is water?
Grey/black
What flavor is wood?
Sour
What flavor is fire?
Bitter
What flavor is earth?
Sweet
What flavor is metal?
Pungent
What flavor is water?
Salty
What sound is wood?
Shouting
What sound is fire?
Laughing
What sound is earth?
Singing
What sound is metal?
Weeping
What sound is water?
Groaning
What emotion is wood?
Anger
What emotion is fire?
Joy
What emotion is earth?
Worry
What emotion is metal?
Sadness
What emotion is water?
Fear/terror
What orifice is wood?
Eyes
(LIV/GB)
What sense is wood?
Vision
(LIV/GB)
What Tissues are wood?
Tendons and ligaments
(LIV/GB)
What are the functions of wood?
Purify and detoxify
(LIV/GB)
What is the exterior of wood?
Pads, nails, hooves
(LIV/GB)
What tongue area is wood?
Sides
(LIV/GB)
What orifice is fire?
Tongue
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What is the sense of fire?
Speech
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What are the tissues of fire?
Blood vessels
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What are the functions of fire?
Circulation
Mind
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What is the exterior of fire?
Complexion
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What is the secretion of fire?
Sweat
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What is the tongue area of fire?
Tip
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
What is the secretion of wood?
Tears
(LIV/GB)
What is the orifice of earth?
Mouth
(SP/ST)
What is the sense of earth?
Taste
(SP/ST)
What are the tissues of earth?
Muscles
(SP/ST)
What is the function of earth?
Digestion
(SP/ST)
What is the exterior of earth?
Lips
(SP/ST)
What is the secretion of earth?
Saliva
(SP/ST)
What is the tongue area of earth?
Center
(SP/ST)
What is the orifice of metal?
Nose
(LU/LI)
What is the sense of metal?
Smell
(LU/LI)
What is the tissue of metal?
Skin
(LU/LI)
What is the function of metal?
Respiration
(LU/LI)
What is the exterior of metal?
Skin pores
(LU/LI)
What is the secretion of metal?
Nasal fluid
(LU/LI)
What is the tongue area of metal?
Mid-tip
(LU/LI)
What is the orifice of water?
Ears
(KID/BL)
What is the sense of water?
Hearing
(KID/BL)
What are the tissues of water?
Bones
(KID/BL)
What is the function of water?
Elimination
(KID/BL)
What is the exterior of water?
Hair
(KID/BL)
What is the secretion of water?
Urine
(KID/BL)
What is the tongue area of water?
Rear
(KID/BL)
What are characteristics of fire personalities?
“The Emperor”
Friendly
Playful
Sensitive
Noisy
Wants to be petted
Center of attention
What does an unbalanced fire personality look like?
Hyperactive
Anxious
Drama queen
Heart conditions
What are characteristics of wood personalities?
“The General”
Dominant
Aggressive
Competitive
Athletic
Confident
Fearless
Pioneer spirit
What does an unbalanced wood personality look like?
Irritable and angry - growls, bites
Nail/hoof, ligament and tendon issues
Liver/GB problems
Eye problems
Seizures
What are the characteristics of earth personalities?
“The Nurturer”
Laid back
Easy going
Friendly
Slow moving
Sweet
Tolerant
What does an unbalanced earth personality look like?
Excessive worry
Obesity
GI diseases
What are the characteristics of metal personalities?
“Prime Minister”
Aloof
Independent
Likes order
Likes rules
Quiet
What does an unbalanced metal personality look like?
Upset with change
Sad, depressed
Prone to lung disease
What are the characteristics of water personalities?
“Water Manager”
Timid
Shy
Fearful
Nervous
May bite
What does an unbalanced water personality look like?
Total withdrawal
Renal disease
Arthritis
Premature aging
Fear biter
What is the Shen or Creation cycle?
Mother and child relationship
“She creates”
Mother of Metal?
Earth
Mother of Wood?
Water
Mother of Fire?
Wood
Mother of Water?
Metal
Mother of Earth?
Fire
Child of Metal?
Water
Child of Wood?
Fire
Child of Water?
Wood
Child of Earth?
Metal
Child of Fire?
Earth
What is the Ke Cycle?
Control or restraint cycle
Grandmother controls the child
An element controls or restraints the second next element for balance
Grandmother of Wood?
Metal
Grandmother of Earth?
Wood
Grandmother of Water?
Earth
Grandmother of Fire?
Water
Grandmother of Metal?
Fire
Grandchild of Wood?
Earth
Grandchild of Fire?
Metal
Grandchild of Earth?
Water
Grandchild of Metal?
Wood
Grandchild of Water?
Fire
What is a weak Sheng cycle?
Sick mother creates a sick child
If the mother is sick, she cannot nourish her child
Child becomes sick
What is an excess Ke cycle?
Cheng over-control cycle
Excessive control by the grandmother causes disease of the child
Child develops disease
What constitution of animals commonly experience excess Ke cycle?
Wood animals - too much control!
What is a reverse Ke cycle?
Ru - insulting cycle
The grandmother is weak and the grandchild is rude and runs over her until she is exhausted
Grandchild rude AF
What is the five element deficiency cycle?
Sick child causes sick mother
If the child is chronically sick, it can drain the energy from the mother
How do you treat deficiency patterns?
Tonify the mother
How do you treat excess patterns?
Sedate the child
Zang organ points begin with which element?
Wood
Fu organ points begin with which element?
Metal
If the mouth/tongue are purple, blue, or lavender in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Wood
Possible Liver Qi Stagnation
If the mouth/tongue is red in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Fire
Possible Excess Heart-Fire
If the mouth/tongue is yellow in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Earth
Possible Spleen Qi Deficiency
If the mouth/tongue is white in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Metal
Possible Lung Qi Deficiency
If the mouth/tongue is dark in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Water
Possible Kidney Yin Deficiency
