– The theory of yin and yang.– The theory of five elements (Wu Xing).– The concept of zang- fu organs.– The concept of Qi Xue and Jin ye.– The concept of Jing Luo.– Six exogenous pathogenic factors.– Seven endogenous pathogenic factors.– Concept of pathogenesis. – Methods of diagnosis.– Bian Zheng & Lun Zhi.– Other minor concepts.

• The theory of five elements holds that “every thing in the Universe is composed by five elements.”

• Every in this world consists five great elements and they exist by the constant motion and change of that elements.

• These elements are– Wood.

– Fire.– Earth.– Metal.– Water.

• The physiology.

• The pathology.

• Interaction of the human body with the. environment.

• The correct diagnosis.

• The prognosis and,

• An ideal treatments.

• Characteristic of five elements.

• Classification of the things according to five elements.

• Law of inter-promotion and interaction among the five elements.

• The five elements represents the peculiar function in the nature or related phenomenon and events of natural worlds.1. Wood:– represents growing, ascending, Flourishing,

and harmonious.

2. Fire:– represents warm and hot evaporating and flaring up.

3. Earth:- represents reproducible change and receiving.

4. Metal :– represents dispersing, descending, firm solid and astringents.

5. Water:- represents cold and cool moistening and running downwards.

• TCM classifies the things according to their nature matched with five elements quality.

• The classification has analogous relation with the quality of five elements.

• eg.. The east classified as wood because the sun rises from east and which is similar to the ascending and flourishing characters of the wood.

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Things Wood Fire Earth Metal Water

1. Five seasons Springs. summer Late summer Autumn. winter

2. Five directions East south Middle West north

3. Five type of weathers

Wind Summer heat

Dampness Dryness Cold

4. Five colors Blue/ green Red Yellow White Black

5. Five tastes Sour Bitter Sweet Acrid Salty

6. Five tones Jiao Zhi Gong Shang Yu

7. Fives smells. Smell of urine Brunt smell

Fragrance Fishy Rotten/ foul

8. Five numbers. Eight Seven Five Nine Six

9. Five types of development

Germination Growth Transformation Raping Storing

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Things Wood Fire Earth Metal Water

1. Five zang organs Liver Heart Spleen Lung kidney

2. five Fu organs Gallbladder Smell intestine

Stomach Large intestine

Urinary bladder

3. Five tissue of the body

Tendon Vessels Muscle Skin Bones

4. Five sense organs Eyes Tongue Mouth Nose Ear

5. Five kinds of secretion

Tears Sweat Serous saliva Nasal discharge

Mucus saliva

6. Five manifestations Nails Face Lips Body hair Hair

7. Five voices Shouting Laughing Singing Crying Moaning

8. Five emotions Angry Joy Over thinking

Grief Fear

9. Five actions Gripping Restlessness Vomiting Coughing Shivering

10 Five shu points Jing/ well Ying/ spring Shu/ stream Jing/ river He/ sea

CLASSIFICATION OF YIN VISCERA • LIVER:- corresponds wood because it is

concerned with ascendance.

• HEART:- corresponds fire because it is concerned with warms.

• SPLEEN:-corresponds earth because it is concerned with nourishments.

• LUNG:- corresponds metal because it is concerned with descending.

• KIDNEY:- corresponds water because it regulates the water.

• The law of inter-promotion and interaction explains correlative relation of the five elements.

• Inter-promotion means the mutual production and generation.

• Interaction means mutual resistance and resistance.

• Both of them (Inter-promotion and Interaction) requires to maintain ecological balance in nature and physiological balance in human body.

• Wood promotes fire.

• Fire promotes earth.

• Earth promotes metal.

• Metal promotes water.

• Water promotes wood.