121 Ayur: Alternate Medicine and therapies, eye care, hair care, skin care,
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| How the imbalance
of the elements affect us? |
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How the Five Elements are Manifested
Internally and Externally?
Element |
Winter |
Spring |
| Wood |
Growing, flourishing,
rooted yet pushing upward |
Striving, controlling,
flexible strength, self-assured |
| Earth |
Productive, fertile |
Solid, stable,
reliable, tenacious, grounded |
| Metal |
Hard, structured,
symmetric |
Organized, substantial,
strong, durable |
| Fire |
Dry, hot, ascending |
Dynamic, sparkling,
enthusiastic |
| Water |
Wet, cool, descending |
Flowing, adaptable,
pliant |
Imbalance |
Meaning |
Symptoms |
| Too low fire
- not warming the earth |
Heart (fire)
unable to warm spleen (earth) |
Dislike of cold,
cold in extremities, early morning diarrhea, urinary symptoms,
edema, distended abdomen, fatigue, weakness |
| Too low metal
- metal not producing water |
Lungs (metal)
not sending water to kidney |
Shortness of
breath, thirst, weak knees, lower back pain, scanty dark urine. |
| Too much wood
- Wood overpowers the earth |
Liver (wood)
qi dominates spleen (earth) |
Headache, sore
eyes, gas, poor appetite, weakness, pain in flanks, vertigo,
chest distress |
| Too much metal
- Fire cannot control metal |
Heart (fire)
yang cannot control lung (metal) fluids |
Frequent urination,
shortness of breath, palpitation, insomnia |
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