文档介绍：The theories five elements
Dr. Xie Heping
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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, ing 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' e together to produce things.
Definition and concept
Wu Xing—the movement and change of five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The order and sequence of five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water. The relationships among five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
These five kinds of substances are of the relationships of generation and restriction and are in constant motion and change.
Origin
Resulted from the observations and studies of the natural world by the ancient Chinese people in the course of their lives and productive labor.
Since ancient time, wood, fire, earth, metal and water have been considered as basic substances to constitute the universe and they are also indispensable for life.
Zuo's Interpretation of the Spring and Autumn Annals (Zuo Zhuan) says:" The five kinds of materials in nature are all used by people. None of them cannot be dispensed with".
Another classical work Shang shu states: "water and fire are used for cooking, metal and wood are used for cultivating and earth gives birth to all things, which are used by people."
木曰曲直
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