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The Five Elements Flashcards

1
Q

What are the 5 elements?

A

Wood
Fire
Earth
Metal
Water

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What time of the day is wood?

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Morning

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What time of the day is fire?

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Noon

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What time of the day is earth?

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Afternoon

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5
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What time of the day is metal?

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Evening

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What time of the day is water?

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Night

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What season is wood?

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Spring

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8
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What season is fire?

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Summer

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9
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What season is earth?

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Late summer

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10
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What season is metal?

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Fall

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11
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What season is water?

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Winter

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12
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What cycle of life is wood?

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Early years

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13
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What cycle of life is fire?

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Teenage, early adult

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14
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What cycle of life is earth?

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Middle adult

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15
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What cycle of life is metal?

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Later adult

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16
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What cycle of life is water?

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Geriatric

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17
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What are the wood organs?

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Liver
Gall Bladder

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18
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What are the fire organs?

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Heart
Small intesinte

Pericardium
Triple Heater

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19
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What are the earth organs?

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Spleen
Stomach

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20
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What are the metal organs?

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Lung
Large intestine

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21
Q

What are the water organs?

A

Kidney
Bladder

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22
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What climate is wood?

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Windy

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23
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What climate is fire?

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Heat

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24
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What climate is earth?

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Damp

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25
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What climate is metal?

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Dry

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26
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What climate is water?

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Cold

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27
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What direction is wood?

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East

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28
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What direction is fire?

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South

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29
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What direction is earth?

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Center

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30
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What direction is metal?

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West

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31
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What direction is water?

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North

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32
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What color is wood?

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Green

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33
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What color is fire?

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Red

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34
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What color is metal?

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White

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35
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What color is earth?

A

Yellow

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36
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What color is water?

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Grey/black

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37
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What flavor is wood?

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Sour

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38
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What flavor is fire?

A

Bitter

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39
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What flavor is earth?

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Sweet

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40
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What flavor is metal?

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Pungent

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41
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What flavor is water?

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Salty

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42
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What sound is wood?

A

Shouting

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43
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What sound is fire?

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Laughing

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44
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What sound is earth?

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Singing

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45
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What sound is metal?

A

Weeping

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46
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What sound is water?

A

Groaning

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47
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What emotion is wood?

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Anger

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48
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What emotion is fire?

A

Joy

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49
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What emotion is earth?

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Worry

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50
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What emotion is metal?

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Sadness

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51
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What emotion is water?

A

Fear/terror

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52
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What orifice is wood?

A

Eyes
(LIV/GB)

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53
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What sense is wood?

A

Vision
(LIV/GB)

54
Q

What Tissues are wood?

A

Tendons and ligaments
(LIV/GB)

55
Q

What are the functions of wood?

A

Purify and detoxify
(LIV/GB)

56
Q

What is the exterior of wood?

A

Pads, nails, hooves
(LIV/GB)

57
Q

What tongue area is wood?

A

Sides
(LIV/GB)

58
Q

What orifice is fire?

A

Tongue
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

59
Q

What is the sense of fire?

A

Speech
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

60
Q

What are the tissues of fire?

A

Blood vessels
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

61
Q

What are the functions of fire?

A

Circulation
Mind
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

62
Q

What is the exterior of fire?

A

Complexion
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

63
Q

What is the secretion of fire?

A

Sweat
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

64
Q

What is the tongue area of fire?

A

Tip
(HT/SI; PC/TH)

65
Q

What is the secretion of wood?

A

Tears
(LIV/GB)

66
Q

What is the orifice of earth?

A

Mouth
(SP/ST)

67
Q

What is the sense of earth?

A

Taste
(SP/ST)

68
Q

What are the tissues of earth?

A

Muscles
(SP/ST)

69
Q

What is the function of earth?

A

Digestion
(SP/ST)

70
Q

What is the exterior of earth?

A

Lips
(SP/ST)

71
Q

What is the secretion of earth?

A

Saliva
(SP/ST)

72
Q

What is the tongue area of earth?

A

Center
(SP/ST)

73
Q

What is the orifice of metal?

A

Nose
(LU/LI)

74
Q

What is the sense of metal?

A

Smell
(LU/LI)

75
Q

What is the tissue of metal?

A

Skin
(LU/LI)

76
Q

What is the function of metal?

A

Respiration
(LU/LI)

77
Q

What is the exterior of metal?

A

Skin pores
(LU/LI)

78
Q

What is the secretion of metal?

A

Nasal fluid
(LU/LI)

79
Q

What is the tongue area of metal?

A

Mid-tip
(LU/LI)

80
Q

What is the orifice of water?

A

Ears
(KID/BL)

81
Q

What is the sense of water?

A

Hearing
(KID/BL)

82
Q

What are the tissues of water?

A

Bones
(KID/BL)

83
Q

What is the function of water?

A

Elimination
(KID/BL)

84
Q

What is the exterior of water?

A

Hair
(KID/BL)

85
Q

What is the secretion of water?

A

Urine
(KID/BL)

86
Q

What is the tongue area of water?

A

Rear
(KID/BL)

87
Q

What are characteristics of fire personalities?

A

“The Emperor”
Friendly
Playful
Sensitive
Noisy
Wants to be petted
Center of attention

88
Q

What does an unbalanced fire personality look like?

A

Hyperactive
Anxious
Drama queen
Heart conditions

89
Q

What are characteristics of wood personalities?

A

“The General”
Dominant
Aggressive
Competitive
Athletic
Confident
Fearless
Pioneer spirit

90
Q

What does an unbalanced wood personality look like?

A

Irritable and angry - growls, bites
Nail/hoof, ligament and tendon issues
Liver/GB problems
Eye problems
Seizures

91
Q

What are the characteristics of earth personalities?

A

“The Nurturer”
Laid back
Easy going
Friendly
Slow moving
Sweet
Tolerant

92
Q

What does an unbalanced earth personality look like?

A

Excessive worry
Obesity
GI diseases

93
Q

What are the characteristics of metal personalities?

A

“Prime Minister”
Aloof
Independent
Likes order
Likes rules
Quiet

94
Q

What does an unbalanced metal personality look like?

A

Upset with change
Sad, depressed
Prone to lung disease

95
Q

What are the characteristics of water personalities?

A

“Water Manager”
Timid
Shy
Fearful
Nervous
May bite

96
Q

What does an unbalanced water personality look like?

A

Total withdrawal
Renal disease
Arthritis
Premature aging
Fear biter

97
Q

What is the Shen or Creation cycle?

A

Mother and child relationship

“She creates”

98
Q

Mother of Metal?

A

Earth

99
Q

Mother of Wood?

A

Water

100
Q

Mother of Fire?

A

Wood

101
Q

Mother of Water?

A

Metal

102
Q

Mother of Earth?

A

Fire

103
Q

Child of Metal?

A

Water

104
Q

Child of Wood?

A

Fire

105
Q

Child of Water?

A

Wood

106
Q

Child of Earth?

A

Metal

107
Q

Child of Fire?

A

Earth

108
Q

What is the Ke Cycle?

A

Control or restraint cycle

Grandmother controls the child

An element controls or restraints the second next element for balance

109
Q

Grandmother of Wood?

A

Metal

110
Q

Grandmother of Earth?

A

Wood

111
Q

Grandmother of Water?

A

Earth

112
Q

Grandmother of Fire?

A

Water

113
Q

Grandmother of Metal?

A

Fire

114
Q

Grandchild of Wood?

A

Earth

115
Q

Grandchild of Fire?

A

Metal

116
Q

Grandchild of Earth?

A

Water

117
Q

Grandchild of Metal?

A

Wood

118
Q

Grandchild of Water?

A

Fire

119
Q

What is a weak Sheng cycle?

A

Sick mother creates a sick child

If the mother is sick, she cannot nourish her child

Child becomes sick

120
Q

What is an excess Ke cycle?

A

Cheng over-control cycle

Excessive control by the grandmother causes disease of the child

Child develops disease

121
Q

What constitution of animals commonly experience excess Ke cycle?

A

Wood animals - too much control!

122
Q

What is a reverse Ke cycle?

A

Ru - insulting cycle

The grandmother is weak and the grandchild is rude and runs over her until she is exhausted

Grandchild rude AF

123
Q

What is the five element deficiency cycle?

A

Sick child causes sick mother

If the child is chronically sick, it can drain the energy from the mother

124
Q

How do you treat deficiency patterns?

A

Tonify the mother

125
Q

How do you treat excess patterns?

A

Sedate the child

126
Q

Zang organ points begin with which element?

A

Wood

127
Q

Fu organ points begin with which element?

A

Metal

128
Q

If the mouth/tongue are purple, blue, or lavender in coloration, which element has an imbalance?

A

Wood

Possible Liver Qi Stagnation

129
Q

If the mouth/tongue is red in coloration, which element has an imbalance?

A

Fire

Possible Excess Heart-Fire

130
Q

If the mouth/tongue is yellow in coloration, which element has an imbalance?

A

Earth

Possible Spleen Qi Deficiency

131
Q

If the mouth/tongue is white in coloration, which element has an imbalance?

A

Metal

Possible Lung Qi Deficiency

132
Q

If the mouth/tongue is dark in coloration, which element has an imbalance?

A

Water

Possible Kidney Yin Deficiency

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