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As we said earlier, the Five Elements along with Yin and Yang are an important underlying structure of Chinese medicine. Five Element theory says that the energy of the world can be divided into five movements or processes which are sometimes also called phases or Elements. We will use the term ‘Element’ as it is the one most commonly used.

The Elements are: Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. They are the energetic substances or processes out of which the world is made. Each Element is defined as having a set of associations. For example, some of the associations are a Yin and a Yang Organ, a colour, a sound in the voice, a season, a taste, an odour, a direction and a climate. Through these associations arises a Five Element language to describe the world.

The Elements connect to each other via two cycles illustrated by the arrows. The cycles emphasize how aware the Chinese are of the interconnectedness of the Organs. Below is a diagram of the Five Elements and their generating and controlling cycles. Figure 1 shows the main associations of each Element.

Figure 1: THE FIVE ELEMENTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATIONS