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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)
footnotes