Healing Dao, The: Chinese Medicine For Beginners

The ancient Chinese conceived of the elements as general principles or natural forces that interact to bring forth the various manifestations of the cosmos and nature: expansion and growth (Wood), ascension (Fire), stability and continuity (Earth), concentration and recession (Metal), and gravitation (Water). The Five Elements connect our body and mind; there is no split between the two as found in Western culture. Thus, a physical symptom or disease reflects a related imbalance in the emotions