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Most Comprehensive Correspondence Table of the Five Elements System (Worth Collecting)
| Five Elements | Wood | Fire | Earth | Metal | Water |
| Five Stars | Jupiter | Mars | Saturn | Venus | Mercury |
| Five Directions | East | South | Center | West | North |
| Five Spirits | Qinglong (Azure Dragon) | Zhuyue (Vermilion Bird) | Qilin (Unicorn) | Baihu (White Tiger) | Xuanwu (Black Tortoise) |
| Five Seasons | Spring | Summer | Long Summer | Autumn | Winter |
| Six Qi | Wind | Heat, Fire | Dampness | Dryness | Cold |
| Five Promotions | Birth | Growth | Transformation | Harvest | Storage |
| Five Times | Daybreak | Midday | Sunset | Nightfall | Midnight |
| Eight Trigrams | Zhen (Thunder) | Xun (Wind) | Li (Fire) | Kun (Earth) | Qian (Heaven) |
| Heavenly Stems | Jia (Wood) | Yi (Wood) | Bing (Fire) | Ding (Fire) | Wu (Earth) |
| Earthly Branches | Yin (Tiger) | Yin (Rabbit) | Si (Snake) | Wu (Horse) | Zi (Rat) |
| Five Numbers | Three, Seven | One, Nine | Five, Five | Two, Eight | Four, Six |
Earth Symbols
| Five Colors | Green | Red | Yellow | White | Black |
| Five Odors | FoulFishy | Burnt | Fragrant | Fishy | RottenDecayed |
| Five Tastes | Sour | Bitter | Sweet | Spicy | Salty |
| Five Qi (Food and Medicine) | Warm | Hot | Neutral | Cool | Cold |
| Five Grains | Hemp | Wheat | Millet | Rice | Soybean |
| Five Fruits | Plum | Apricot | Date | Peach | Chestnut |
| Five Vegetables | Leek | Garlic | Sunflower | Onion | Mint |
| Five Meats | Dog | Sheep | Cow | Chicken | Pig |
| Five Insects | Fur | Feather | Skin | Shell | Scale |
| Five Longs | Qilin (Unicorn) | Feng (Phoenix) | Ren (Human) | Gui (Turtle) | Long (Dragon) |
Human Symbols
| Five Organs | Liver | Heart (Pericardium) | Spleen | Lung | Kidney |
| Five Bowels | Gallbladder | Small Intestine, San Jiao | Stomach | Large Intestine | Bladder |
| Five Bodies | Tendons | Blood (Vessels) | Muscle | Skin | Bone, Marrow |
| Five Stores | Blood | Pulse | Nourishment | Qi | Essence |
| Five Emotions | Anger | Joy | Thought | Worry, Sadness | Fear, Shock |
| Five Fluids | Tears | Sweat | Saliva | Mucus | Spit |
| Five Orifices | Eyes | Tongue | Mouth | Nose | Ears |
| Five Sounds | Call | Laugh | Sing | Cry | Moan |
| Five Tones | Jiao | Zheng | Gong | Shang | Yu |
| Five Spirits | Hun (Soul) | Shen (Spirit) | Yi (Intellect) | Po (Corporeal Soul) | Zhi (Will) |
| Five Fingers | Index Finger | Middle Finger | Thumb | Ring Finger | Little Finger |
| Five Natures | Curved and Straight | Inflamed | Harvest | Reform | Moisten and Descend |
| Five Movements | Grip | Worry | Hiccup | Cough | Palpitation |
| Five Shu Points | Jing (Well) | Xing (Stream) | Shu (Transport) | Jing (Channel) | He (Union) |
Summary Table of the Five Elements from the Huangdi Neijing
| Five Organs | Liver | Heart | Spleen | Lung | Kidney |
| Five Organs’ Functions | General’s FunctionStrategic Thinking | Ruler’s FunctionSpirit’s Manifestation | Storehouse’s FunctionFive Tastes | Advisor’s FunctionRegulation | Strongman’s FunctionSkill and Craft |
| Five Bowels | Gallbladder | Small Intestine | Stomach | Large Intestine | Bladder |
| Five Bowels’ Functions | Central FunctionDecision Making | Receiving FunctionTransformation | Storehouse’s FunctionFive Tastes | Transmission FunctionTransformation | Governor’s FunctionFluid StorageQi Transformation |
| San JiaoPericardium | San Jiao is the official of drainage, the waterway.Shan Zhong is the official of joy and happiness. | ||||
| Organ Symbols | Liver | Heart | Spleen, Stomach, Large Intestine, Small Intestine, San Jiao, Bladder | Lung | Kidney |
| Root of ExtremitiesResidence of the PoIts manifestation is in the nailsIts fullness is in the tendonsYang among the Shao YangConnected to Spring Qi | Root of LifeTransformation of the ShenIts manifestation is in the faceIts fullness is in the blood vesselsYang among the Tai YangConnected to Summer Qi | Root of StorehousesResidence of the YingIts manifestation is in the lipsIts fullness is in the fleshMost Yin typeConnected to Earth Qi | Root of QiResidence of the PoIts manifestation is in the hairIts fullness is in the skinYang among the Tai YinConnected to Autumn Qi | Root of StorageResidence of the EssenceIts manifestation is in the hairIts fullness is in the bonesYin among the Shao YinConnected to Winter Qi | |
| In total, eleven organs depend on the gallbladder. | |||||
| Five Organs Generation | The liver corresponds to tendons, its manifestation is in the nails, and it governs the lungs. | The heart corresponds to vessels, its manifestation is in the complexion, and it governs the kidneys. | The spleen corresponds to flesh, its manifestation is in the lips, and it governs the liver. | The lung corresponds to skin, its manifestation is in the hair, and it governs the heart. | The kidney corresponds to bones, its manifestation is in the hair, and it governs the spleen. |
| Five Organs’ ControlFive Fillings (Body) | Tendons | Vessels | Flesh | Skin | Bone, Marrow |
| Five Manifestations | Nails | Face | Lips | Hair | Hair |
| Five Orifices | Eyes | Tongue | Mouth | Nose | Ears |
| Five Organs’ Fluids | Tears | Sweat | Saliva | Mucus | Spit |
| Five Organs’ Storage | HunLiver stores bloodBlood houses Hun | ShenHeart stores vesselsVessels house Shen | YiSpleen stores YingYing houses Yi | PoLung stores QiQi houses Hun | ZhiKidney stores EssenceEssence houses Zhi |
| Five Emotions | Anger | Joy | Thought | Worry, Sadness | Fear, Shock |
| Joint Distribution | Both Armpits | Both Elbows | Both Hips | Both Elbows | Both Knees |
| Heat Distribution | Left Cheek Red | Entire Face Red | Nose Red | Right Cheek Red | Both Cheeks Red |
| Tongue Distribution | Both Sides of the Tongue (Liver and Gallbladder) | Tip of the Tongue | Center of the Tongue (Lung and Stomach) | Center of the Tongue (Lung and Stomach) | Root of the Tongue |
| Qi and Blood Channels Injection Points | All tendons belong to the joints (During sleep, blood returns to the liver) | All vessels belong to the eyes, all blood belongs to the heart | All Qi belongs to the lungs | All marrow belongs to the brain | |
| Five Essences Combined | Essence Qi combined in the liver leads to worry | Essence Qi combined in the heart leads to joy | Essence Qi combined in the spleen leads to fear | Essence Qi combined in the lungs leads to sadness | Essence Qi combined in the kidneys leads to fear |
| Essence Qi Injection (Five Wheels) | Essence Qi of the five organs and six bowels all rise to the eyes and become essence. The essence of the eye is the pupil, the essence of the bone is the cornea, the essence of the tendon is the black eye, the essence of the blood is the network, the essence of the Qi is the white eye, the essence of the muscle is the binding, wrapping the tendons, bones, blood, and Qi together with the vessels, rising to the brain, and exiting from the back of the neck. | ||||
| Liver | Heart | Spleen | Lung | Kidney | |
| Black Eye | Network | Binding | White Eye | Pupil | |
| Wind Wheel | Blood Wheel | Flesh Wheel | Qi Wheel | Water Wheel | |
| Cornea, Black Eye | Blood Network of the Eye | Eyelid, Eyelash | Sclera, White Eye | Pupil |
| Five Colors | Green | Red | Yellow | White | Black |
| Five Colors Indicating Death | Color appears green like grass indicates death | Color appears red like blood indicates death | Color appears yellow like bitter orange indicates death | Color appears white like dry bones indicates death | Color appears black like charcoal indicates death |
| Five Colors Indicating Life | Green like emerald indicates life | Red like a rooster comb indicates life | Yellow like crab belly indicates life | White like pig fat indicates life | Black like crow feathers indicates life |
| Five Organs’ External Manifestations | Born in the liver, like wrapping blue | Born in the heart, like wrapping red | Born in the spleen, like wrapping gourd fruit | Born in the lung, like wrapping red | Born in the kidney, like wrapping purple |
| Colors and Tastes Corresponding to Five Organs | Green corresponds to liverSourGreen corresponds to tendons | Red corresponds to heartBitterRed corresponds to vessels | Yellow corresponds to spleenSweetYellow corresponds to flesh | White corresponds to lungSpicyWhite corresponds to skin | Black corresponds to kidneySaltyBlack corresponds to bones |
| Facial Features Indicating Life and Death | In general, facial features with yellow face and green eyes, yellow face and red eyes, yellow face and white eyes, yellow face and black eyes, all indicate life. Green face and red eyes, red face and white eyes, black face and white eyes, red face and green eyes, all indicate death. |
| Five Tastes | Sour | Bitter | Sweet | Spicy | Salty |
| Five Tastes’ Entry | Sour enters the liver | Bitter enters the heart | Sweet enters the spleen | Spicy enters the lung | Salty enters the kidney |
| Five Tastes’ Desires | Liver desires sour | Heart desires bitter | Spleen desires sweet | Lung desires spicy | Kidney desires salty |
| Five Tastes’ Effects | Sour affects tendonsExcessive consumption leads to urinary issues(Numbness of hands and feet) | Salty affects bloodExcessive consumption leads to thirst(Dry mouth) | Sweet affects fleshExcessive consumption leads to anxiety(Worry) | Spicy affects QiExcessive consumption leads to emptiness in the heart(Feeling hollow) | Bitter affects bonesExcessive consumption leads to vomiting(Nausea) |
| Five Tastes’ Prohibitions | Sour affects tendons, tendon diseases should avoid sour | Salty affects blood, blood diseases should avoid salty | Sweet affects flesh, flesh diseases should avoid sweet | Spicy affects Qi, Qi diseases should avoid spicy | Bitter affects bones, bone diseases should avoid bitter |
| Five Prohibitions | Liver diseases prohibit spicy | Heart diseases prohibit salty | Spleen diseases prohibit sour | Lung diseases prohibit bitter | Kidney diseases prohibit sweet |
| Five Tastes’ Harm | Excessive consumption of spicy leads to tense tendons and brittle nails(Excessively spicy, tendons weaken, spirit becomes anxious.) | Excessive consumption of salty leads to coagulated blood and discoloration(Excessively salty, bones become weak, muscles shorten, heart Qi is suppressed.) | Excessive consumption of sour leads to flesh withered and lips peeling(Excessively sour, liver Qi becomes dry, spleen Qi becomes exhausted. Excessively bitter, spleen Qi does not moisten, stomach Qi becomes thick.) | Excessive consumption of bitter leads to dry skin and hair loss | Excessive consumption of sweet leads to bone pain and hair loss(Excessively sweet, heart Qi becomes full, complexion darkens, kidney Qi becomes unbalanced.) |
| Five Recommendations | Liver color is green, suitable to eat sweet | Heart color is red, suitable to eat sour | Spleen color is yellow, suitable to eat salty | Lung color is white, suitable to eat bitter | Kidney color is black, suitable to eat spicy |
| Five Diseases Recommendations | For liver disease, suitable to eatMillet rice, beef, dates, sunflower | For heart disease, suitable to eatHemp, dog meat, plums, leeks | For spleen disease, suitable to eatSoybeans, pork, chestnuts, mint | For lung disease, suitable to eatWheat, lamb, apricots, garlic | For kidney disease, suitable to eatMillet, chicken, peaches, onions |
| Five Organs’ Distress | Liver suffers from urgency, eat sweet to alleviate | Heart suffers from slowness, eat sour to gather | Spleen suffers from dampness, eat bitter to dry | Lung suffers from Qi counterflow, eat bitter to drain | Kidney suffers from dryness, eat spicy to moisten |
| Five Organs’ Desires | Liver desires to disperse, eat spicy to disperse | Heart desires to soften, eat salty to soften | Spleen desires to relax, eat sweet to relax | Lung desires to gather, eat sour to gather | Kidney desires to strengthen, eat bitter to strengthen |
| Supplement | Use spicy to supplement | Use salty to supplement | Use sweet to supplement | Use sour to supplement | Use bitter to supplement |
| Drain | Sour drains | Sweet drains | Bitter drains | Spicy drains | Salty drains |
Five Elements SystemFive Elements: Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water;Five Numbers: Eight, Seven, Five, Nine, Six;Five Directions: East, South, Center, West, North;Five Seasons: Spring, Summer, Long Summer, Autumn, Winter;Five Qi: Wind, Heat, Dampness, Dryness, Fire;Five Colors: Green, Red, Yellow, White, Black;Five Tones: Jiao, Zheng, Gong, Shang, Yu;Five Tastes: Sour, Bitter, Sweet, Spicy, Salty;Five Odors: Foul, Burnt, Fragrant, Fishy, Rotten;Five Grains: Wheat, Millet, Rice, Beans;Five Livestock: Chicken, Sheep, Cow, Horse, Pig;Five Organs: Liver, Heart, Spleen, Lung, Kidney;Five Bowels: Gallbladder, Small Intestine, Stomach, Large Intestine, Bladder;Five Spirits: Hun, Shen, Yi, Po, Zhi;Five Fluids: Tears, Sweat, Saliva, Mucus, Spit;Five Bodies: Tendons, Vessels, Flesh, Skin, Bone;Five Shu Points: Neck, Chest, Spine, Shoulders, Hips;Five Sounds: Call, Laugh, Sing, Cry, Moan;Five Emotions: Anger, Joy, Thought, Sadness, Fear;Five Poisons: Anger, Hatred, Resentment, Annoyance, Worry