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Chinese Physiology
Wu-Xing: the Five Phases: Clinical Uses
diagnoses
definition
Five Phases in Pathology and Diagnosis:
various aberrations to the normal pattern of five phase relations are possible
Aberrations of the Sheng Cycle
overproduction: hyperfunction generating Shi (Excess)
underproduction: hypofunction creating Xu (Deficiency)
over-taxed, in which case the child drains the parent (Deficiency producing exhaustion) (analog to underproduction)
Aberrations of the Ke Cycle
too much control, over-bearing, invasive and destructive (Excess producing Deficiency)
insufficient restraint, too weak to be effective (Deficiency generating Excess)
a reversed Ke cycle (counteracting) in which the child (normally restrained) rebels and insults the grandparent (Excess creates Deficiency)
Five Phases in Treatment:
many options exist for applying this theory to treatment
it largely depends on one's level of understanding and willingness to design creative strategies using the principles
constitutional typing often follows a five element scheme
acupuncture employs various systems of transferring Qi between organs using the five Shu (transport) points
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