Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water — phases mapping organ and natural relationships.
Overview
The Five Elements map the generating (sheng) and controlling (ke) cycles among the Zang-Fu organs, emotions, seasons, and tissues, providing a framework for physiology and pathology.
Key Points
- Generating (sheng) and controlling (ke) cycles
- Each element pairs a Zang and a Fu organ
- Used to explain organ interactions
Clinical Significance
Used clinically to understand how imbalance in one organ affects others (e.g., Wood overacting on Earth = Liver overacting on Spleen).
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