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chinese medicine models
phase: Earth
psychospiritual approaches

definition

phase/element: Earth

basic cosmological correspondences:
• stage of development: maturation
• direction: center
• season: Indian summer or changing of season
• color: yellow
• climate: Damp
• daily cycle: between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m.
• planet: Saturn
• Shen (creative) cycle: Earth is the mother of Metal and the child of Fire
• Ke (controlling) cycle: Earth tends to control Water
• evolutionary projection: phoenix (Chia, p. 135)
• universal energy force: stabilizing

primary physiological correspondences:
• Yin organ (Zang): Pi (Spleen)
• Yang organ (Fu): Wei (Stomach)
• sense: taste
• sense organ: mouth
• symptom reflex area: lips
• special tissue: muscles/flesh (as an indicator of nourishment, e.g. meat on the bones)
• Zhong ("what the organs respect"): flesh
• Yin organ stores: Ying
• Jing (Spirit): Yi (Thought)
• emotion: worry, reflection, contemplation, overthinking
• psychological qualities: ability to integrate, stabilize, feel centered and balanced (Chia)

secondary physiological correspondences:
• odor: fragrant
• vocal sound: singing
• tone of voice: big, moderate; humming
• secretion: sticky saliva, phlegm
• pulse: middle, moderate and big

pathological associations:
• labor: sitting
• symptomatic emotion: fear (like stress)
• disease transformation: hiccoughs
• Yin organ damaged by: "Overeating and drinking or tiredness from overwork injures the Spleen." (Nan Ching via Matsumoto and Birch, p. 48)
• injury effects: flesh
• organ symptom presentation: belching with food

food associations:
• taste: sweet
• domestic animal: cow
• vegetable: hollyhock
• fruit: date
• cereal: millet
• foods better eaten: Salty
• foods better avoided: Sweet (also Acid)


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