There are a total of five organs and six bowels in the human body. The five organs are: Heart (Xin), Liver (Gan), Spleen (Pi), Lung (Fei), and Kidney (Shen); the six bowels refer to the Gallbladder (Dan), Stomach (Wei), Large Intestine (Da Chang), Small Intestine (Xiao Chang), San Jiao (Triple Burner), and Bladder (Pang Guang). … Read more
Click “Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Guoyi Hall” to subscribe! Understanding the Interactions of Generating and Overcoming in Traditional Chinese Medicine To discuss the interactions of generating and overcoming, we must first start with the “Five Elements Theory”. In ancient China, people recognized through long-term life and production that wood, fire, earth, metal, and water … Read more
The theory of the Five Elements originates from the Book of Documents, while the concept of Yin-Yang begins with the Book of Changes, both of which were widely practiced by the Yin-Yang school during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. First, let us discuss the Five Elements: In the “Hong Fan” chapter of … Read more
Nowadays, more and more people are beginning to accept and appreciate Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). However, during the process of learning about TCM, many become confused by the Five Elements, especially when encountering concepts like Metal generating Water, Water generating Wood, Fire controlling Metal, and Wood controlling Earth. In fact, the Five Elements are not … Read more
The Twelve Zodiac Signs are a unique creation of the Chinese nation. The ancients linked the principles of the Five Elements (Wu Xing) with the Zodiac signs, leading to the interactions of the Zodiac signs based on these elements. The Twelve Zodiac Signs are categorized into the Five Elements: Metal (金), Wood (木), Water (水), … Read more
Question 1. What are the concepts of mutual generation and mutual restraint? Answer: Mutual generation (相生, xiāng shēng) is a term from the theory of the Five Elements, referring to the relationships of generation and restraint among metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Ancient Chinese believed that these five substances have a mutually nurturing and … Read more
Click the text to follow immediately “Mutual generation and restriction” originally refers to the ancient Chinese concept of the Five Elements (Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth) and their interdependent and mutually restraining relationships. This concept can also be applied to certain eye diseases or changes in the eyes. “Generation” indicates the causative factors or risk … Read more
In the Yijing (I Ching), the concepts of Yin-Yang and the Five Elements are discussed. The world is essentially a model, with the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches forming the framework of this model, while Yin-Yang and the Five Elements represent the operational laws of this model. Yin-Yang divides things into two categories: all that … Read more
(1) Basic Concept of the Five Elements The Five Elements, namely Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water, refer to five fundamental substances and their movements and transformations. The term “Five” in Five Elements indicates the five basic substances that constitute all things in the universe, differentiated from the primordial qi of the cosmos; “Elements” refers … Read more
Mutual Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Mutual Restraint: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains Wood. —- Restraint represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the concepts of “Five Elements, Five Qi, Five … Read more