The Five Elements Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 elements?
A
Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water
2
Q
What time of the day is wood?
A
Morning
3
Q
What time of the day is fire?
A
Noon
4
Q
What time of the day is earth?
A
Afternoon
5
Q
What time of the day is metal?
A
Evening
6
Q
What time of the day is water?
A
Night
7
Q
What season is wood?
A
Spring
8
Q
What season is fire?
A
Summer
9
Q
What season is earth?
A
Late summer
10
Q
What season is metal?
A
Fall
11
Q
What season is water?
A
Winter
12
Q
What cycle of life is wood?
A
Early years
13
Q
What cycle of life is fire?
A
Teenage, early adult
14
Q
What cycle of life is earth?
A
Middle adult
15
Q
What cycle of life is metal?
A
Later adult
16
Q
What cycle of life is water?
A
Geriatric
17
Q
What are the wood organs?
A
Liver
Gall Bladder
18
Q
What are the fire organs?
A
Heart
Small intesinte
Pericardium
Triple Heater
19
Q
What are the earth organs?
A
Spleen
Stomach
20
Q
What are the metal organs?
A
Lung
Large intestine
21
Q
What are the water organs?
A
Kidney
Bladder
22
Q
What climate is wood?
A
Windy
23
Q
What climate is fire?
A
Heat
24
Q
What climate is earth?
A
Damp
25
What climate is metal?
Dry
26
What climate is water?
Cold
27
What direction is wood?
East
28
What direction is fire?
South
29
What direction is earth?
Center
30
What direction is metal?
West
31
What direction is water?
North
32
What color is wood?
Green
33
What color is fire?
Red
34
What color is metal?
White
35
What color is earth?
Yellow
36
What color is water?
Grey/black
37
What flavor is wood?
Sour
38
What flavor is fire?
Bitter
39
What flavor is earth?
Sweet
40
What flavor is metal?
Pungent
41
What flavor is water?
Salty
42
What sound is wood?
Shouting
43
What sound is fire?
Laughing
44
What sound is earth?
Singing
45
What sound is metal?
Weeping
46
What sound is water?
Groaning
47
What emotion is wood?
Anger
48
What emotion is fire?
Joy
49
What emotion is earth?
Worry
50
What emotion is metal?
Sadness
51
What emotion is water?
Fear/terror
52
What orifice is wood?
Eyes
(LIV/GB)
53
What sense is wood?
Vision
(LIV/GB)
54
What Tissues are wood?
Tendons and ligaments
(LIV/GB)
55
What are the functions of wood?
Purify and detoxify
(LIV/GB)
56
What is the exterior of wood?
Pads, nails, hooves
(LIV/GB)
57
What tongue area is wood?
Sides
(LIV/GB)
58
What orifice is fire?
Tongue
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
59
What is the sense of fire?
Speech
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
60
What are the tissues of fire?
Blood vessels
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
61
What are the functions of fire?
Circulation
Mind
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
62
What is the exterior of fire?
Complexion
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
63
What is the secretion of fire?
Sweat
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
64
What is the tongue area of fire?
Tip
(HT/SI; PC/TH)
65
What is the secretion of wood?
Tears
(LIV/GB)
66
What is the orifice of earth?
Mouth
(SP/ST)
67
What is the sense of earth?
Taste
(SP/ST)
68
What are the tissues of earth?
Muscles
(SP/ST)
69
What is the function of earth?
Digestion
(SP/ST)
70
What is the exterior of earth?
Lips
(SP/ST)
71
What is the secretion of earth?
Saliva
(SP/ST)
72
What is the tongue area of earth?
Center
(SP/ST)
73
What is the orifice of metal?
Nose
(LU/LI)
74
What is the sense of metal?
Smell
(LU/LI)
75
What is the tissue of metal?
Skin
(LU/LI)
76
What is the function of metal?
Respiration
(LU/LI)
77
What is the exterior of metal?
Skin pores
(LU/LI)
78
What is the secretion of metal?
Nasal fluid
(LU/LI)
79
What is the tongue area of metal?
Mid-tip
(LU/LI)
80
What is the orifice of water?
Ears
(KID/BL)
81
What is the sense of water?
Hearing
(KID/BL)
82
What are the tissues of water?
Bones
(KID/BL)
83
What is the function of water?
Elimination
(KID/BL)
84
What is the exterior of water?
Hair
(KID/BL)
85
What is the secretion of water?
Urine
(KID/BL)
86
What is the tongue area of water?
Rear
(KID/BL)
87
What are characteristics of fire personalities?
"The Emperor"
Friendly
Playful
Sensitive
Noisy
Wants to be petted
Center of attention
88
What does an unbalanced fire personality look like?
Hyperactive
Anxious
Drama queen
Heart conditions
89
What are characteristics of wood personalities?
"The General"
Dominant
Aggressive
Competitive
Athletic
Confident
Fearless
Pioneer spirit
90
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
91
What are the characteristics of earth personalities?
"The Nurturer"
Laid back
Easy going
Friendly
Slow moving
Sweet
Tolerant
92
What does an unbalanced earth personality look like?
Excessive worry
Obesity
GI diseases
93
What are the characteristics of metal personalities?
"Prime Minister"
Aloof
Independent
Likes order
Likes rules
Quiet
94
What does an unbalanced metal personality look like?
Upset with change
Sad, depressed
Prone to lung disease
95
What are the characteristics of water personalities?
"Water Manager"
Timid
Shy
Fearful
Nervous
May bite
96
What does an unbalanced water personality look like?
Total withdrawal
Renal disease
Arthritis
Premature aging
Fear biter
97
What is the Shen or Creation cycle?
Mother and child relationship
"She creates"
98
Mother of Metal?
Earth
99
Mother of Wood?
Water
100
Mother of Fire?
Wood
101
Mother of Water?
Metal
102
Mother of Earth?
Fire
103
Child of Metal?
Water
104
Child of Wood?
Fire
105
Child of Water?
Wood
106
Child of Earth?
Metal
107
Child of Fire?
Earth
108
What is the Ke Cycle?
Control or restraint cycle
Grandmother controls the child
An element controls or restraints the second next element for balance
109
Grandmother of Wood?
Metal
110
Grandmother of Earth?
Wood
111
Grandmother of Water?
Earth
112
Grandmother of Fire?
Water
113
Grandmother of Metal?
Fire
114
Grandchild of Wood?
Earth
115
Grandchild of Fire?
Metal
116
Grandchild of Earth?
Water
117
Grandchild of Metal?
Wood
118
Grandchild of Water?
Fire
119
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
120
What is an excess Ke cycle?
Cheng over-control cycle
Excessive control by the grandmother causes disease of the child
Child develops disease
121
What constitution of animals commonly experience excess Ke cycle?
Wood animals - too much control!
122
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
123
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
124
How do you treat deficiency patterns?
Tonify the mother
125
How do you treat excess patterns?
Sedate the child
126
Zang organ points begin with which element?
Wood
127
Fu organ points begin with which element?
Metal
128
If the mouth/tongue are purple, blue, or lavender in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Wood
Possible Liver Qi Stagnation
129
If the mouth/tongue is red in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Fire
Possible Excess Heart-Fire
130
If the mouth/tongue is yellow in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Earth
Possible Spleen Qi Deficiency
131
If the mouth/tongue is white in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Metal
Possible Lung Qi Deficiency
132
If the mouth/tongue is dark in coloration, which element has an imbalance?
Water
Possible Kidney Yin Deficiency
