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1、TradtionalChineseMedicineZhaiJianli翟建丽2.2TheFiveelements2.2.1FormationandConceptsoftheFiveElementsTheancientChineserecognizedthatwood,fire,earth,metal,waterarethefiveindispensablematerialsinhumanlife,later,peoplelookedtothepropertiesofthesefivematerialstoexplai
2、nthewholephysicalworld.2.2TheFiveelements2.2.2MajorconceptsoftheFiveElements2.2.2.1CharacteristicsofFiveElementsPeoplecategorizedthingsintowood,fire,earth,metalandwateracocordingtotheirdifferentnatures,actions,shapesorforms.2.2TheFiveelementsWood---flourishesan
3、dgrowsfreely,anythingthatpossessesthisnatureisattributedtowood.Fire---warm,heatandflaresup,anythingthatpossessesthisnatureisattributedtofire.Earth---holdingandproducing,anythingthatpossessesthisnatureisattributedtoearth.Metal---solidityandclarity,anythingthatpo
4、ssessesthisnatureisattributedtometal.Water---coldmoistandflowinginadownwarddirection,anythingthatpossessesthisnatureisattributedtowater.2.2.1promotion,restriction,invasionandviolationofthefiveelement(1)Promotionandrestrictionpromotionmeanspromotingandimproving,
5、woodearthwatermetalfire2.2TheFiveelementsEachelementhastwoaspectsof"beingpromotedand"promoting".Thepromotingelementisthe"mother",thepromotedelementisthechild,thisis"mother-childrelationship.Example:water---wood---firewoodpromotesfireFirepromotesearthearthpromot
6、esmetalmetalpromoteswaterwaterpromoteswoodrestrictionmeanscheckingandbringundercontrolamongthefiveelements.eachelementhastwoaspectsof“beingrestricted”and"restricting".therestrictingelementisthe"dominator",therestrictedelementisthe"subordinate".earthisrestricted
7、bywoodMetalisrestrictedbyfirewoodisrestrictedbymetalTable1.2.2TheFiveelements(1)PromotionandrestrictionExample:metal---wood---earthPromotionandrestrictionkeeparelativebalancefornormalgenerationanddevelopment.2.2TheFiveelements(2)Invasionbyanotherelement(abnorma
8、lrelation)Invasionmeans"encroachingonthatwhichisweak."example:--excessivewood---invadeearth--makeitdeficient.2.2TheFiveelementsviolationmeansusingone'sstrengthtobullyanother
