五行学说之五行概念经典案例.pptVIP

The theories five elements Dr. Xie Heping Email:sunyetsun@126.com outline Definition and concept Origin Characters Categorization direct and indirect Essential contents--relationship promotion（生） and restriction（克） over-restriction（乘） and counter-restriction （侮） What is Wu Xing? Originally,it is a philosophical theory in ancient China, later adapted to medical practice, becoming an important part of TCM theory universal interdependence of all things and events used to explain medical problems Definition and concept Wu —five refers to five categories or kinds of things in the natural world, namely wood, fire, earth, metal and water. Xing —movement and change, order and sequence Wuxing represents a dynamic process and not just the elements that come together to produce things. 木曰曲直 Characters wood bends and strengthens It is characterized by growing freely and peripherally. So anything with the functions of growing and developing freely is attributed to the category of wood. 火曰炎上 Characters Fire burns and flares up means that the fire has the characters of warmth, heat, and ascending. Thereby anything with the functions of warming and rising is attributed to the category of fire. 土爰稼穑 Characters Earth provides for sowing and reaping It is characterized by cultivation and reaping. So anything with the functions of generating, transforming, supporting and receiving is attributed to the category of earth. 金曰从革 Characters Metal is characterized by change. Hence anything with the functions of purifying, descending and astringing is attributed to the category of metal. 水曰润下 Characters Water is characterized by moistening and downward flowing. Therefore anything with the functions of cooling, moistening and moving downward is attributed to the category of water. * *