- the physiological functions and pathological changes of the viscera, the description of which mainly focuses on the physiological functions;
- the relationships between the five zang-organs (五脏) and the body, organs and orifices, including the relationships between the five zang-organs and the five constituents (namely vessels, tendons, muscles, skin and bones), the five sensory organs (五官) and the nine orifices (九窍－namely the tongue, eyes, mouth, nose, ears, external genitals and anus);
- the relationships between the zang-organs (脏) and the fu-organs (腑), including the relationships among the five zang-organs, among the six fu-organs and the relationships between the zang-organs and the fu-organs.
The theory of zangxiang mainly studies the zang-organs and the fu-organs. That is why it is also known as "the theory of zang-fu organs".
Zang-fu (脏腑) is a collective term for internal organs which are divided into two major categories, namely the five zang-organs and the six fu-organs.
The five zang-organs (五脏) include :-
Yin Fire - the heart (心),
Yin Wood - the liver (肝),
Yin Earth - the spleen (脾),
Yin Metal - the lung (肺), and
Yin Water - the kidney (肾);
The six fu-organs (六腑) include：
Yang Wood - the gallbladder (胆),
Yang Earth - the stomach (胃),
Yang Fire - the small intestine (小肠),
Yang Metal - the large intestine (大肠),
Yang Water - the urinary bladder (膀胱) and
- sanjiao (三焦－the triple energizer).
(NOTE : Upon knowing the elemental representation of respective human body parts, it would be easier for us to make our analysis. Any element that is overly strong or overly weak can suffer from related illnesses presented by it)
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Dear Master Goh
I read with interest (the articles quite in depth, how the 5 elements interlink with TCM,)
The five Zang include heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney.
The six fu include gallbladder, stomach, small and big intestine, urinary bladder and sanjao.
Question -
A wise woman who was travelling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveler who was hungry and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveler left, regjoicing in his good fortune.He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the wise woman. "I've been thinking" He said " I know how valuable the stone is but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have WITHIN you that enabled you to give me the stone "
(Author unknown)
So..which part of the organ that stores "the within" ??
(pls dont ask me, I need an answer too. Hahaha)
Thanks and regards
Lilian
Lilian,
Was the question posed by the author of the story? Or is it your attempt to link TCM with the subject of bazi?
Dear Master Goh
Sorry for late reply.
The article is for comtemplation only.
To my understanding of this article, the female traveler is kind, generous, self-contented and willing to let go the previous stone which she know of high monetary value.
I was trying to analyis whether these "virtues" can be reflected in the 5 elements .
Thanks for your patience.
Regards
Lilian
Lilian,
If it is referred to the Virtues, I would deem that Wood & Metal would be the possible elements.
Wood = Benevolence & Kindness (仁)
Metal = Justice (义)
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