Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Basics
Qi is energy.
Yin & Yang - The 2 Polarities, which are opposite yet complimentary.
| Yin | Yang |
| shady side of the street | sunny side of the street |
| tails | heads |
| receptive | active |
| night | day |
| 3/4 time | 4/4 time |
| cold | hot |
| even numbers | odd numbers |
| earth | heaven |
| winter | summer |
| bass | melody |
| moon | sun |
Melody Notes in the Bass & Bass Notes in the Melody can be considered Musical Seeds
The 5 Elements - Water, Wood, Fire, Earth & Metal - along with Yin & Yang, form the basis of TCM's diagnostics and treatment plans. Emotions, music notes & colors and more are represented by the 5 Elements:
| Water | Wood | Fire | Earth | Metal |
| Blue/Black | Green | Red | Yellow | White/Gray |
| Fear | Anger | Joy | Pensive | Grief |
| A | E | G | C | D |
| Cold | Wind | Heat | Damp | Dry |
| Salty | Sour | Bitter | Sweet | Pungent |
| North | East | South | Center | West |
| Earth | Metal | Wood | Fire | Water |
| C | D | E | G | A |
Creation Cycle (Mother/Child) -
Water creates Wood. Wood creates Fire. Fire creates Earth.
Earth creates Metal.
Metal creates Water.
Control Cycle (Restraining Cycle) -
Water controls Fire. Fire controls Metal. Metal controls Wood.
Wood controls
Earth. Earth controls Water.
Twelve Ordinary Meridians/Organs
| Deep Organs | Hollow Organs |
| Yin | Yang |
| Heart | Small Intestine |
| Kidney/Adrenal | Urinary Bladder |
| Pericardium | Triple Heater |
| Liver | Gall Bladder |
| Lung | Large Intestine |
| Spleen/Pancreas | Stomach |
Horary Cycle - Within a 24 hour period Qi moves through the entire energetic system.
| Yin |
Heart |
11AM - 1PM |
| Yang |
Small Intestine |
1PM - 3PM |
| Yang |
Urinary Bladder |
3PM - 5PM |
| Yin |
Kidney |
5PM - 7PM |
| Yin |
Pericardium |
7PM - 9PM |
| Yang |
Triple Heater |
9PM - 11PM |
| Yang |
Gall Bladder |
11PM - 1AM |
| Yin |
Liver |
1AM -3AM |
| Yin |
Lung |
3AM - 5AM |
| Yang |
Large Intestine |
5AM -7AM |
| Yang |
Stomach |
7AM - 9AM |
| Yin |
Spleen |
9AM - 11AM |
Command
(Transporting, Shu) Points are the Five Element Points
within each of the 12 Meridians. The Points are sequential, meaning that with
each succeeding point the channel gets larger and deeper. The beginning points
are dynamic and more easily influenced by climate and external pathogens. The
initial point can vacillate between yin & yang. This point, called the Well
Point, begins with Wood for the Yin Meridians and Metal for the Yang Meridians.
The remaining points are in creation cycle sequence.
|
Transporting Points |
Well
|
Spring
|
Stream
|
River
|
Sea
|
|
Yin Meridians |
Wood | Fire | Earth | Metal | Water |
| Yang Meridians | Metal | Water | Wood | Fire | Earth |
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