The liver is a very important organ in our body responsible for detoxification. When people frequently experience anger and depression, it can harm the liver. This leads to a condition known as gan yu qi zhi (肝郁气滞), which is a term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Today, we will explore what gan yu qi … 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
The Five Elements are interrelated through generating and overcoming cycles. Generating Cycle: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generating represents development. Overcoming Cycle: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese … Read more
The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and restriction. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Restriction: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains Wood. —- Restriction represents balance. Traditional Chinese Medicine emphasizes the … Read more
Understanding the Five Elements Virtue Carries All Things · Virtue Reigns the World The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and restriction. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood.—-Generation represents development. Restriction: Wood restrains Earth, Earth restrains Water, Water restrains Fire, Fire restrains Metal, Metal restrains … Read more
The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood. —- Generation represents development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood. —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the … Read more
The Five Elements are interrelated through generation and overcoming. Generation: Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, Metal generates Water, Water generates Wood —- Generation represents development. Overcoming: Wood overcomes Earth, Earth overcomes Water, Water overcomes Fire, Fire overcomes Metal, Metal overcomes Wood —- Overcoming represents balance. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the … Read more
The Five Elements (五行) represent an ancient materialistic view in China, commonly applied in philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and divination. The Five Elements are: Metal (金), Wood (木), Water (水), Fire (火), and Earth (土). It is believed that nature is composed of these five elements, and their fluctuations lead to changes in the … Read more
1. The Five Elements1. Origin of the Theory of Five Elements:The Theory of Five Elements is the essence of traditional Chinese culture, referring to the movement of five fundamental substances: Wood (growth, gentleness, smoothness), Fire (warmth, rising, brightness), Earth (transformation, support, acceptance), Metal (cleansing, refinement, contraction), and Water (coolness, nourishment, downward flow).Ancient Chinese people recognized … Read more
This official account is from the Beijing Traditional Chinese Medicine Administration. If you have not followed us yet, please click the blue “Capital TCM” above to follow. Source: China Traditional Chinese Medicine News Author: Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Lu Weimin As the saying goes, “During the minor cold, the temperature can drop … Read more