Steps to use in a deficient condition?
- Tonify Horary point of mother organ
- Tonify the mother organ’s element point on the affected organ
- Sedate the horary point of the controlling organ
- Sedate the controlling organs element point on the affected organ
Steps to use in an excess condition
- Tonify the horary point of the controlling organ
- Tonify the controlling organs element point on the affected organ
- Sedater the horary point on the son organ
- Sedate the son organs element point on the affected organ
Over acting Cycle:
Heart Overacting on Lung
Fire overacting on Metal
Heart Fire can dry up Lung Fluids causing Lung Yin Def
Clinical Manifestation: Cough with profuse yellow sputum, a feeling of heat and red face - Full heat in the Lungs
Overacting cycle:
Spleen overacting on kidney
Earth overacting on Water
Spleen holds dampness, can obstruct kidney functions of transformation and excretions of fluids
Main Clinical manifestation: Edema, difficulty urination and yellow face
Deficient spleen fails to transform and transport fluids
Overacting cycle:
Lu overacting on Liver
Metal overacting on Wood
Lung Heat or Phlegm may be transmitted to Liver
irritability, feeling of distension, cough, white face
Overacting cycle:
Kidneys overact on heart
water overacting on fire
Edema of the ankles, backache, feeling of cold, dizziness
Generating:
Wood not generating fire
Timidity, lack of courage, indecision, palpitations, insomnia (waking up early hours of the morning)
- GB deficiency, Liver Blood deficient not nourishing heart blood
Generating:
Fire not generating earth
Loose stools, chillness, weakness of the limbs
- Sp Yang deficiency, mind of the heart supports mental faculties and capacity of concentration
Generating
Earth not generating Metal
Phlegm in the chest, cough, tiredness
- Sp Deficiency leads to the formation of Phlegm which obstructs the lung
Generating
Metal not generating water
Cough, SOB, loss of voice, breathlessness, loss of voice, asthma
- kidney qi not receiving Qi
Generating
Water not generating wood
Dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, vertigo
- Kid and Liver Yin deficiency
Insulting Sequence:
Wood Insulting Metal
Cough, asthma, feeling of distension of chest and hypochrondrium
Stagnate Liver Qi or Liver Fire can obstruct the chest and prevent Lung Qi from descending
Insulting Sequence:
Metal insulting Fire
Palpitations, insomnia, SOB
Lu and Heart Qi Deficiency
Insulting Sequence;
Fire insulting water
Malar Flush, dry mouth at night, insomnia, dizziness, lower backache, night sweating
Kidney and heart not harmonized
Water insulting earth
Loose stools, edema, tiredness, weakness of the limbs
- Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency
Earth insulting Wood
Jaundice and Hypochondriac pain and distension
- Failure for of spleen in transformation fluids leading to dampness
