5 Element Correspondences

	Wood(Yang)	Fire(Yang)	Earth(Neutral)	Metal(Yin)	Water(Yin)
Season	Spring	Summer	Late Summer	Autumn	Winter
Climate	Wind	Heat	Humidity/dampness	Dryness	Cold
Direction	East	South	Center	West	North
Problem
Hot	Headache, rash	Heatstroke	Ulcer	Cough, thirst	Sparse urine
Cold	Indigestion	Weak heart	Nausea	Shortness of breath	Frequent clear urine
Remedy
Hot	Aloe, Dandelion	Chrysanthe-mum flower tea	Aloe, cumin	Lo Han Kuo Beverage	Saw palmetto, parsley
Cold	Ginger	Hawthorne	Ginger	Thyme, clove	Clove
Organs:
Yin	Liver	Heart	Spleen	Lung	Kidneys
Yin organ time	1am-3am	11am-1pm	9am-11am	3am-5am	5pm-7pm
Yang	Gall bladder	Small intestine	Stomach	Large intestine	Bladder
Yang order time	11pm-1am	1pm-3pm	7am-9am	5am-7am	3pm-5pm
Taste	Sour	Bitter	Sweet	Pungent	Salty
Color	Green	Red	Yellow	White	Black
Odor	Rancid	Scorched	Fragrant	Rotten	Putrid
Sound	Shout	Laugh	Sing/Whine	Weep/sign	Groan
Emotion	Anger	Joy, jubilance	Sympathy, worry	Grief, depression	Fear
Reflexology	Middle finger	Little finger	Thumb	Ring finger	Index finger
Orifice	Eyes	Ears	Mouth	Nose/throat	Urinary
-from Hadady	Sight	Speech	Taste	Smell	Hearing
Sense organ	Eyes	Tongue	Mouth	Nose	Ears
-from Svoboda
Indicator	Nails and tendons	Complexion	Lips	Hair(Body)	Hair(Head)
Helpful grains	Wheat	Glutinous millet	Millet	Rice	Beans/peas
Develop-ment	Germination growth	Growth ripening	Transformation	Maturation harvest	Decay storage
Planet	Jupiter	Mars	Saturn	Venus	Mercury
Substance	Blood	Spirit	Fluids	Qi (chi)	Essence
Tissues fortified	Tendon, fascia	Blood vessels	Flesh/Muscles	Skin, body hair	Bones
Virtue	Kindness	Humility	Faithfulness	Fairness	Wisdom
Secretions	Tears	Sweat	Saliva/Lymph	Stool, spittle	Urine, reproduc-tion
Manifest-ation	Nails	Facial color	Lips	Skin/body hair	Teeth/head hair
Controls	Earth	Metal	Water	Wood	Fire
Injured by	Wind	Heat	Damp	Dry	Cold
Activity	Seeing	Walking	Sitting	Reclining	Standing

Control cycle functions as counter/balance to promotion tendency within the Generative cycle and ensures the maintenance of equilibrium: Wood uproots and loosens Earth; Fire melts Metal; Earth contains and obstructs Water; Metal penetrates and cuts Wood; and Water extinguishes Fire.