The Chinese Five ElementsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D.
WOOD FIRE EARTH METAL WATER PLANET Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus Mercury DIRECTION East South Center West North SEASON Spring Summer Indian Summer Autumn Winter COLOR Blue Green Red Yellow White Black INJURIOUS CLIMATE Wind Heat Damp Dry Cold YIN ORGAN Liver Heart Spleen- Pancreas Lungs Kidneys- endocrine YANG ORGAN Gall Bladder Small Intestine Stomach Large Intestine Bladder SENSE Sight Speech Taste Smell Hearing BODY PART Tendons Vessels Flesh- Muscles Skin Bones ORIFICE Eyes Tongue Mouth Nose Ears FLUID Tears Sweat Lymph Mucus Saliva SOUND Shouting Laughter Sing Song Sob Groan SPIRITUAL QUALITIES Spirit Conscience Thought Instinct Will EMOTION Anger Levity-Joy Worry Sadness-Grief Fear- Paranoia DYNAMIC Blood Intuition Strength Vitality Will GOVERNS Lungs Kidney Liver Heart Spleen ACTIVITY Seeing Walking Sitting Reclining Standing
FOOD CORRESPONDENCES
| WOOD | FIRE | EARTH | METAL | WATER | |
| GRAIN-SEED | Wheat | Corn | Millet | Rice | Bean-Legume |
| ANIMAL | Chicken | Lamb | Cow | Horse | Pig |
| VEGETABLE | Leek | Shallot | Hollyhock-Malva | Scallions | Leaf of Bean Plant |
| FRUIT | Plum | Apricot | Date | Peach | Chestnut |
| STAGES | Birth | Growth | Transformation | Harvest | Storage |
| FLAVOR | Sour | Bitter | Sweet | Spicy-Pungent | Salty |
| HERB | Citrus peel | Golden Seal | Ginseng | Pepper | Seaweed |
| FOOD | Lemon | Endive | Grains- meat-dairy | Radish | Nori-Kombu |