The system of five phases was used for describing interactions and relationships between phenomena.
Generating :
Metal carries Water Water nourishes Wood. Wood feeds Fire; Fire creates Earth (ash); Earth bears Metal;
Auriculotherapy
Auriculotherapy(耳灼疗法/耳燭 療法), which comes under the heading of Acupuncture and Moxibustion.
Chinese food therapy
Chinese food therapy(食疗/食療): When one is diseased (and therefore unbalanced), certain foods and herbs are prescribed to restore balance to the body.
Wu xing and TCM
The interdependence of Zang Fu (viscera) networks in the body was noted to be a circle of five things, and so mapped by the Chinese doctors onto the five phases.
(water condenses on metal);
overcoming
• • • • • Wood parts Earth (such as roots) Earth absorbs Water Water quenches Fire; Fire melts Metal; Metal chops Wood
Methods of treatment Go 1
Acupuncture(针疗/針療) Auriculotherapy (耳灼疗法/耳燭療法) Chinese food therapy (食疗/食療) Chinese herbal medicine (中草药/中药) Cupping (拔罐) Gua Sha (刮痧) Qigong (气功/氣功) Physical Qigong exercises such as Tai chi chuan
Go 4
12 standard meridians
Lung Large Intestine
Liver Gall Bladder
Stomach
Spleen Heart Small Intestine
Triple Warmer
Pericardium Kidney. Urinary Bladder
Start from “shaoze” to Small Intestine
Eight Extraordinary Vessels
Directing Vessel (Ren mai) Governing Vessel (Du Mai) Penetrating Vessel (Chong Mai) Girdle Vessel (Dai Mai) Yin linking vessel (Yin Wei Mai) Yang linking vessel (Yang Wei Mai) Yin Heel Vessel (Yin Qiao Mai) Yang Heel Vessel (Yang Qiao Mai) Go 4
* Yin and Yang(阴阳) * Wu Xing(五行) * "meridians"(经络) * Zang Fu (viscera) * Triple Burner * Qi * ……
Yin-yang
In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin yang is used to describe how polar or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other in turn.

Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a technique in which the practitioner inserts fine needles into specific points on the patient's body. The intended effect is to increase circulation and balance energy (Qi) within the body.
Go 4
Zang
fu
Zang Fu (viscera), is a concept within traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) that describes the functions of the organs of the body and the interactions that occur between them.
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Yin-yang in Chinese martial arts and exercise

Wu xing
The five elements are: Wood (Chinese: 木) Fire (Chinese: 火) Earth (Chinese: 土) Metal (Chinese: 金) Water (Chinese: 水)