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Five Elements Theory in Chinese Medicine

In the "Five elements theory" in China, which has been an old concept traced back to ancient times, in the belief that everything in the universe is composed of the five primary elements of nature, namely "metal, wood, water, fire and earth" having relationships to balance everything in equilibrium.

The generation relationship (for instance, by burning wood,
fire is formed, which when turned to ash becomes earth) and
the restriction relationship (for instance, wood has to dominate earth in order to grow from it, earth to dominate water and water to dominate fire) in the Five elements theory are both applicable to the human body.

Wood promotes fire	If the liver and gall improve, the heart and intestines also improve
Fire promotes earth	If the heart and intestines improve, the spleen and stomach also improve
Earth promotes metal	If the spleen and stomach improve, the lung and colon also improve
Metal promotes water	If the lung and colon improve, the kidneys and bladder also improve
Water promotes wood	If he kidneys and bladder improve, the liver and gall also improve

Restriction relationship

Wood inhibits earth	If the liver and gall deteriorate, the spleen and stomach also deteriorate
Earth inhibits water	If the spleen and stomach deteriorate, the kidneys and bladder also deteriorate
Water inhibits fire	If the kidneys and bladder deteriorate, the heart and intestines also deteriorate
Fire inhibits metal	If the heart and intestines deteriorate, the lungs and colon also deteriorate
Metal inhibits wood	If the lungs and colon deteriorate, the liver and gall also deteriorate

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