The Five Elements & Their Meanings

 

  WOOD FIRE EARTH METAL WATER
Colour Green Red Yellow White Blue
Yin Organ Liver Heart Spleen Lungs Kidney
Yang Organ Gall Bladder Small Intestine Stomach Colon Bladder
Time Active LV=1a.m./3 a.m. GB=11p.m./1a.m HT=11a.m./1p.m SI=1p.m./3p.m. SP=9.a.m/11a.m. ST=7a.m./9a.m. LU=3a.m./5a.m. CO=5a.m./7a.m. KD=5p.m./7p.m. BL3p.m./5p.m.
Sense Commanded Sight Words Taste Smell Hearing
Nourishes Muscles Blood Vessels Fat Skin Bones
Expands into Nails Colour Lips Body hair Head Hair
Liquid Emitted Tears Sweat Saliva Mucus Urine
Bodily Smell Rancid Scorched Fragrant Fleshy Putrid
Emotion Depressed Anger Joy Worry/Sympathy Grief/Anguish Fear
Flavour Sour Bitter Sweet Hot Salty
Sound Shout Laugh Sing Weep Groan
Danger Weather Wind Heat Humidity Dryness Cold
Season Spring Summer Mid-summer Autumn Winter
Colour Green Red Yellow White Blue or Black
Beneficial Cereal Wheat Millet Rye Rice Beans
Beneficial Meat Chicken Mutton Beef Horse Horse
Musical Note chio chih kung shang yu
Beneficial Fruit Peach Plum Apricot Chestnut Date
Faculty Spiritual Inspiration Intellectual Vital Will
Orifice Eyes Ears Mouth Nose Genitals
Direction East South Centre West North
           

Please note that the Pericardium (PC) is also a "Fire" and "Yin" Organ. Its time is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Please note that the Triple Heater (TH) is also a "Fire" and "Yang" Organ. 9p.m. to 11 p.m.

 

 

Depression Is a disease of the Liver
Excessive Joy Is a disease of the heart
Obsession Is a disease of the Spleen
Anguish Is a disease of the Lungs
Fear Is a disease of the Kidneys