– 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.
– Wood:– represents growing, ascending, Flourishing,
and harmonious.
– Fire:– represents warm and hot evaporating and flaring
up.
– Earth:- represents reproducible change and receiving.
– Metal :– represents dispersing, descending, firm solid
and astringents.
– 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.
S Things Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
N
1. Five seasons Springs. summer Late summer Autumn. winter

2. Five directions East south Middle West north

3. Five type of Wind Summer Dampness Dryness Cold

weathers heat
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 Fragrance Fishy Rotten/

smell foul
8. Five numbers. Eight Seven Five Nine Six

9. Five types of Germination Growth Transformation Raping Storing

development
S Things Wood Fire Earth Metal Water
N
1. Five zang organs Liver Heart Spleen Lung kidney

2. five Fu organs Gallbladder Smell Stomach Large Urinary

intestine intestine bladder
3. Five tissue of the Tendon Vessels Muscle Skin Bones
body
4. Five sense organs Eyes Tongue Mouth Nose Ear

5. Five kinds of Tears Sweat Serous saliva Nasal Mucus

secretion discharge saliva
6. Five manifestations Nails Face Lips Body hair Hair

7. Five voices Shouting Laughing Singing Crying Moaning

8. Five emotions Angry Joy Over Grief Fear

thinking
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.