According to the theory of five elements, everything in the universe is composed of the movement and change of five basic substances: wood, fire, earth, gold and water. It emphasizes the whole concept and describes the structural relationship and movement form of things. If Yin and Yang are an ancient theory of unity of opposites, the five elements can be said to be a primitive general system theory.
The application of the theory of five elements to medicine in Neijing has played an important role in studying and sorting out a large number of clinical experiences accumulated by the ancients and forming a unique theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine.
yin-yang and five elements
Yin and Yang refer to two opposing and interrelated forces in everything in the world. As can be understood from the foregoing description, Yin and Yang are originally contained in Qi. Popular breath, infinite, tai chi, tai chi movement produces yin and yang, which in turn promotes the movement and change of the world and everything. Five elements are categories used to summarize several basic elements in the world. They are named after wood, fire, earth and water, but they don't just refer to these specific things themselves, but take them as the basic framework, or take them as the thinking model, and divide all phenomena into five basic categories. The five elements are the basic elements of the world.
The theory of Yin and Yang originated in Xia Dynasty, which is the origin and foundation of China's ancient philosophy. The viewpoint of unity of opposites in today's materialist dialectics is consistent with the theory of Yin and Yang. Yin-yang theory is widely used in all fields of social life, and people use it unconsciously.
Yin and yang contain five elements, and the five elements contain yin and yang. Everything in the universe can be divided into yin and yang according to its attributes. "Yang" is vigorous, upward, budding, showing, extroverted, stretching, bright, positive and active; "Yin" is weak, downward, convergent, hidden, introverted, shrinking, economical, passive and quiet. I have the duality of yin and yang in any specific matter. That is, there is yang in yin and yin in yang.
Anything huge can't escape the category of yin and yang, and anything tiny has two aspects. Under certain conditions, Yin and Yang can be transformed into each other, and the phenomenon that the two poles meet is a manifestation of the transformation of Yin and Yang.
Everything in the universe can be systematically divided into five categories according to its characteristics: gold, wood, water, fire and earth. These five things are collectively called the five elements. Gold, wood, water, fire and earth do not refer to five specific single things, but are abstract summaries of five different attributes of all things in the universe. We should fully understand the true connotation of the five elements.
There is a relationship between the five elements, and the emergence of gram is two contradictory aspects, namely yin and yang. Mutual growth and mutual resistance are the universal laws of things, and they are two inseparable aspects within things. Birth is relative. No birth, no birth. Without grams, there is no life. If there is nothing, things will develop endlessly, go to extremes, produce extremes, and change from good to bad; If there is no life, things will be weakened and decline because they are suppressed too much.
In the contradiction between opposition and unity, whether excessive or excessive, the relative balance or unity will be broken because of opposition, and things will tilt to one side. In order to keep a relative balance, life and gram should contain each other. When they can't contain each other, the balance will be broken, and then things will change.
The five elements are mutually generated and restricted.
Aquatic wood, wood fires, fire produces soil, soil produces gold, and gold produces water.
Water can break fire, fire can break gold, Jin Kemu, Muketu, Tuke water.
Heavenly stems and earthly branches and Yin and Yang
Heavenly stems: A, B, C, D, E, Ji, G, Xin, Ren and Gui.
Dry on cloudy days: b, d, b, b, b, d, d, d, d, d, d, d.
Yang Tiangan: A, C, E, G, Ren
Dizhi: Zi, Ugly, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu and Hai.
Yangtu branch: Zi, Yin, Chen, Wu, Shen and Xu.
Yin branch: ugliness, hair, division, health, unitary and sea.
yin-yang and five elements
Five elements: golden wood fire, water and earth
Five elements and four directions: the east belongs to wood, the south to fire, the west to gold, the north to water and the center to earth.
Wuxing Ke Sheng
The five elements coexist: Jinshui, aquatic wood, Muhuo, Huotu and Tujin.
The five elements coexist: Jin Kemu, Muketu, Tuke Water, Fire, Water and Fire.
Five elements should be restrained and avoided:
Kim: First there is fire, then it becomes a container.
Gold can produce water, and water is heavy; Strong gold gets water, and it will defeat its front.
Jinneng Kemu, Mujin Duoque; When wood is weak and meets gold, it must be cut.
Gold is born in the soil, and more gold is buried in the soil; Soil can produce gold, and more gold changes with soil.
Fire: fire is flourishing, and water can help each other.
Fire can produce soil, and the soil is full of fire; A strong fire can only stop its flame if it gets soil.
Fire can kill gold, and gold can put out more fires; When gold is weak, it will melt when it meets fire.
Fire depends on wood, and wood is full of fire; Wood can make a fire, and fire burns more wood.
Water: A pond can only be formed when there is plenty of water and soil.
Water can produce wood, and wood shrinks when it meets water; Strong water gets wood, so you have to let it go.
Water can overcome fire, and fire is dry; A weak fire will never go out when it meets water.
Water is Lai Jinsheng, and gold is turbid water; Gold can produce water, and water contains gold.
Earth: only when the soil is prosperous can it be dredged.
Soil can produce gold, and the change of gold is greater than that of soil; Only when you gain gold from strong soil can you restrain yourself.
Soil can replace water, and water has more soil flow; When the water is weak, it will clog.
Soil depends on fire, and fire is full of soil coke; Fire can produce soil, and the soil is full of fire.
Wood: it takes wood to become a pillar.
Wood can make a fire, and more wood burns; Strong wood can get fire and make it stubborn.
Wood can break the soil, and the soil is broken; When the soil becomes weak, it will sink.
Wood depends on water, and water floats more than wood; Water can make wood, and more wood shrinks. There is a lack of fire, because Li is wood and wood is fire, so there must be a lack of wood!