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The Five Elements Flashcards

1
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What is the Chinese word for the theory of the Five Elements?

A

Wu Xing

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True or False:
The theory of the Five Elements along with the Yin Yang theory constitutes the basis of Traditional Chinese Medicine

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True

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3
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What are the Five Elements?

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Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal and Water

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What is the basic premise behind the theory of the five Elements?

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All things in the natural world are derived from wood, fire, earth, metal and water

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5
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Name 5 properties of the element Water

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Moistening
Flow downward
Cold
Closure
Storage

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Name 4 properties of the element Fire

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Warmth
Upwards movement
Heat
Brightness

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Name 5 properties of the element Wood

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Flexing
Extending
Growth
Development
Free activity

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Name 3 properties of the element Metal

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Change
Cleansing
Astringency or contraction

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Name 3 properties of the element Earth

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Acceptance
Cultivation
Transformation

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10
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What season is Wood?

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Spring

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What weather is Wood?

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Wind

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What direction is Wood?

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East

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13
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What development stage is wood?

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New growth
Birth

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14
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What color is Wood?

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Green-Blue

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15
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What Zang or viscus organ is Wood?

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Liver

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16
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What Fu or Bowel organ is Wood?

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Gallbladder

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17
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What sense organ is wood?

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Eyes

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18
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What tissue is wood?

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Sinew/Tendon

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19
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What emotion or mind is associated with Wood?

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Anger

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20
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What expressive sound is Wood?

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Shouting

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21
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What season is Earth?

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Long summer or Late summer

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What weather is Earth?

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Dampness

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23
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What direction is Earth?

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Center

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24
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What development is Earth?

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Transformation

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25
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What color is Earth?

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Yellow

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26
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What flavor is Earth?

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Sweet

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27
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What Yin/Zang/viscus organ is Earth?

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Spleen

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28
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What Yang/Fu/bowel organ is Earth?

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Stomach

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29
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What sense organ is Earth?

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Mouth

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30
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What tissue is Earth?

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Muscle/Flesh

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31
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What mind or emotion is Earth?

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Lost in thought, meditation

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32
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What season is water?

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Winter

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33
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What weather is water?

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Cold

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34
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What direction is water?

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North

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35
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What stage of development is water?

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Dormancy, closure, death, reset

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36
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What color is associated with water?

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Black

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37
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What flavor is associated with water?

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Salty

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38
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What zang/viscus/Yin organ is associated with water?

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Kidney

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39
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What bowel/fu/yang organ is associated with water?

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Bladder

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40
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What sensory organ is associated with water?

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Ears

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41
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What tissue is associated with water?

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Bone

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42
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What emotion is associated with water?

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Fear

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43
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What season is associated with fire?

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Summer

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44
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What weather is associated with fire?

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Heat

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45
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What direction is associated with fire?

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South

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46
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What stage of development is associated with fire?

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Ripenening, maturity

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47
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What color is associated with fire?

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Red

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48
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What flavor is associated with fire?

A

Bitter

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49
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What viscus/zang/Yin organ is associated with fire?

A

Heart

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50
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What bowel/Fu/Yang organ is associated with fire?

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Small intestine

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51
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What sensory organ is associated with fire ?

A

Tongue

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52
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What tissue is associated with fire?

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Vessels

53
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What emotion or mind is associated with fire?

A

Joy, excitement

54
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What season is associated with metal?

A

Autumn

55
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What weather is associated with metal?

A

Dryness

56
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What direction is associated with metal?

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West

57
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What stage of development is associated with metal?

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Withdrawal, harvest, old age

58
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What color is associated with metal?

A

White

59
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What flavor is associated with metal?

A

Acrid, pungent

60
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What viscus/zang/Yin organ is associated with metal?

A

Lung

61
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What bowel/fu/Yang organ is associated with metal?

A

Large intestine

62
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What sensory organ is associated with metal?

A

Nose

63
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What tissue is associated with metal?

A

Body hair,skin

64
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What emotion or mind is associated with metal?

A

Sorrow

65
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What expressive sound is associated with fire?

A

Laughing

66
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What expressive sound is associated with earth?

A

Singing, poetry

67
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What expressive sound is associated with metal?

A

Crying

68
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What expressive sound is associated with water?

A

Groaning

69
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Name the Five seasons as the correspond the the Five Elements

A

Spring (wood)
Summer (Fire)
Late summer (earth)
Autumn (metal)
Winter (water)

70
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Name the five climates or weather as they pertain to the Five Elements

A

Wind (Wood)
Heat (Summer)
Dampness (Earth)
Dryness (Metal)
Cold (Winter)

71
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What is the expressive sound associated with water?

A

Groaning

72
Q

What are the 5 phases of transformation?

A

Wood》Fire》Earth》Metal》Water

73
Q

True or False:
Mother points are points used in acupuncture to reduce

A

False, mother points are used to tonify

74
Q

True or False
Son points (or child) in acupuncture are used to tonify?

A

False, they are used to reduce

75
Q

What elements is the son of wood?

A

Fire

76
Q

What Element is the father of fire?

A

Water

77
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What Element is father of metal?

A

Fire

78
Q

What Element is father of water?

A

Earth

79
Q

What element is son of earth?

A

Metal

80
Q

What Element is woods father?

A

Metal

81
Q

True or False
If the mother element it too powerful it will draw from the child

A

True

82
Q

True or False
If the son element is too powerful it will draw from the mother

A

False; it will draw from the next child

83
Q

True or False
If Wood is too powerful it will Bully the earth

A

True
(Father bully son)

84
Q

True or False
If Fire is too powerful it will bully Metal

A

True
(Father bully son)

85
Q

True or False
The inter-promotion and inter-acting of the Five Phases of Transformation (Five Elements chart) is normal

A

True

86
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True or False
The Five Phases of Transformation rotates only in a clockwise when it is inter-promoting or inter-acting

A

True

87
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True or False
The Five Phases of Transformation rotates counter clockwise when an element is counter-acting another element

A

True

88
Q

True or False
The theory of the Five Elements originated at about the same time as the Yin Yang theory

A

True

89
Q

Yin Yang theory and theory of the five Elements date back to what Dynasty?

A

Zhou dynasty (1000 - 771 BC)

90
Q

The theory of the five Elements is based on the view that disease is caused by lifestyle (as opposed to evil spirits, as was previously thought)

A

Fact in the text book

91
Q

True or False
Water moistens downwards

A

True

92
Q

True or False
Fire flares upwards

A

True

93
Q

True or False
Wood can be bent and straightened

A

True

94
Q

True or False
Metal can be moulded and hardened

A

True

95
Q

True or False
Earth can permit sowing, growing, reaping

A

True

96
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THE BASIC QUALITIES OF THE FIVE ELEMENTS: Water moistens downwards, Fire flares upwards, Wood can bend and straighten, Metal can mould and harden, and Earth permit sowing, growing and reaping is a VERY IMPORTANT concept on the NATURE of the Five Elements

A

Textbook

97
Q

True or False
Theory of the Five Elements was developed by the same philosophical school that developed the theory of Yin Yang

A

True (Naturalist School)

98
Q

What is the MOVEMENT of Wood

A

Expansion

99
Q

What is the MOVEMENT of Fire

A

Upwards

100
Q

What is the MOVEMENT of Earth

A

Centre, point of reference, stability

101
Q

What is the movement of Metal

A

Contraction

102
Q

What is the movement of Water

A

Downward

103
Q

What development stage is Spring associated with?

A

Birth

104
Q

What development stage is Summer associated with?

A

Growth

105
Q

What development stage is Autumn associated with?

A

Harvest

106
Q

What development stage is associated with Winter?

A

Storage

107
Q

What development stage is associated with Earth?

A

Transformation

108
Q

True or False
Earth does not correspond to a season

A

True

109
Q

Zhang’s Jie Bin says: “The Spleen belongs to Earth which pertains to Center, its influence manifests for 18 days at the end of each of the four seasons and does not pertain to any season on its own”. Zhang Zhong Jing says “During the last period of each season, the Spleen is strong enough to resist pathogenic factors”

A

Textbook

110
Q

In the GENERATING sequence, what element generates Fire?

A

Wood

111
Q

In the GENERATING sequence, what element generates Earth?

A

Fire

112
Q

In the GENERATING sequence, what element generates Metal

A

Earth

113
Q

In the GENERATING sequence, what element generates Water?

A

Metal

114
Q

In the GENERATING sequence, what element generates Wood?

A

Water

115
Q

In the GENERATING sequence, name all the Five Elements and what element it is generated by

A

Wood is generated by Water
Fire is generated by Wood
Earth is generated by Fire
Metal is generated by Earth
Water is generated by Metal

116
Q

The Generating sequence of the Five Elements is also called the INTER-PROMOTION sequence. ie Elements are generating and being generated.

A

Observation between text and ACATCM notes

117
Q

The CONTROLLING sequence is also called the INTER-ACTING sequence. In this sequence each element controls another and is controlled by one. This sequence ensures there is a balance maintained between the Five Elements, therefore its is also a normal interaction like the generating/inter-promotion sequence.

A

Textbook

118
Q

Describe the Elemental sequence in the Controlling/Interacting sequence:

A

Wood controls/restrains Earth
Fire controls/restrains Metal
Earth controls/restrains Water
Metal controls/restrains Wood
Water controls/restrains Fire

119
Q

Describe the ORGAN sequence in the Controlling / Inter-acting sequence

A

Liver controls/restrains Spleen
Spleen controls/restrains Kidney
Kidney restrains/controls Heart
Heart controls/restrains Lung
Lung controls/restrains Liver

120
Q

True or False
The over-acting (abnormal) sequence is in the same order as the inter-acting/controlling sequence (normal)

A

True

121
Q

In the OVER-acting (OVER-CONTROLLING) sequence, name the two causative factors that create this sequence

A
  1. One Element/organ among the five becomes TOO POWERFUL and EXCESSIVELY restrains the element that it NORMALLY restrains
  2. One element/organ among the five elements becomes TOO WEAK and therefore allows the element that normally restrains it to have a chance to EXCESSIVELY restrain it
122
Q

True or False
Inter-promotion and Inter-acting sequence among the five elements promote the corresponding elements to maintain normal development and harmonious balance while they control/restrict to avoid harm resulting from excessive promotion and over restraint

A

True

123
Q

True or False
The counter-acting (insulting) sequence is an abnormal state in which one element REVERSELY controls/restrains or bullies another element

A

True

124
Q

True or False
The order of the counter-acting/insulting sequence is the opposite of the inter-acting sequence

A

True

125
Q

Name the causative factors involved in the counter-acting/insulting sequence

A
  1. One element among the five becomes VERY POWERFUL and turns to control/restrain the element that normally restrains it
  2. One element among the five becomes WEAK and is restrained by the element that it normally controls/restrains
126
Q

Mother points, in acupuncture, are used to:

A

Tonify

127
Q

In acupuncture, child points are used to:

A

Reduce
(eg Alcoholics need to reduce liver, use child to reduce (Fire) )

128
Q

Name a physiologic condition that creates an excess in the wood element:

A

Stress

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