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    The document summarizes the five elements of Chinese medicine - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water - and their associations with various domains including emotions, organs, seasons, directions, colors, tastes, and sounds. Each element is linked to governing and damaging emotions. For example, wood governs emotions and mental balance but is damaged by anger and depression, while fire governs consciousness and logic but is damaged by overjoy.

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    The document summarizes the five elements of Chinese medicine - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water - and their associations with various domains including emotions, organs, seasons, directions, colors, tastes, and sounds. Each element is linked to governing and damaging emotions. For example, wood governs emotions and mental balance but is damaged by anger and depression, while fire governs consciousness and logic but is damaged by overjoy.

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    The document summarizes the five elements of Chinese medicine - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water - and their associations with various domains including emotions, organs, seasons, directions, colors, tastes, and sounds. Each element is linked to governing and damaging emotions. For example, wood governs emotions and mental balance but is damaged by anger and depression, while fire governs consciousness and logic but is damaged by overjoy.

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    The document summarizes the five elements of Chinese medicine - wood, fire, earth, metal, and water - and their associations with various domains including emotions, organs, seasons, directions, colors, tastes, and sounds. Each element is linked to governing and damaging emotions. For example, wood governs emotions and mental balance but is damaged by anger and depression, while fire governs consciousness and logic but is damaged by overjoy.

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    Element Translation Govern/Normal activity Damaging emotions

    Wood/Hun Ethereal soul Emotions, Mental balance, Spiritual ‘soul’ Anger, Depression
    Fire/Shen Spirit-mind Consciousness, Logical thinking, Insight Over joy
    Earth/Yi Idea Cognition, Memory, Imagination, Worry, Obsession
    Centrality, Grounding
    Metal/Po Animal spirit Sensations, Emotions, Body awareness Grief
    Water/Zhi Will Motivation, Determination, Decision Fear

    Element Season Climate Direction Color Taste Smell Sound


    Wood Spring Wind East Green Sour Rancid Shouting
    Fire Summer Heat South Red Bitter Burned Laughing
    Earth Late Summer Damp Middle Yellow Sweet Sweetish Singing
    Metal Autumn Dry West White Pungent Rank Crying
    Water Winter Cold North Black Salty Putrid Groaning

    Element Zang/Yin Fu/Yang Sense Tissue


    Wood Liver/Gan Gall bladder/Dan Eyes Sinew (tendon)
    Fire Heart/Xin Small Intestin/Xiao Chang Tongue Vessels
    Pericardium/Xin Bao Triple burner/San Jiao
    Earth Spleen/Pi Stomach/Wei Mouth Muscle
    Metal Lung/Fei Large Intestine/Da Chang Nose Skin
    Water Kidney/Shen Urinary bladder/Pang Guang Ear Bone

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