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5 element Pathologies

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Timidity, lack of courage, indecision, palpitations and insomnia (waking up early in the morning)
Wood not generating Fire
AKA Deficient Gallbladder
Wood not generating Fire
Loose stools, chilliness, weakness of the limbs
Fire not generating Earth
AKA Spleen Yang deficiency
Fire not generating Earth
Phlegm in the chest, cough, tiredness
Earth not generating Metal
AKA Kidneys not receiving Qi
Metal not generating Water
AKA Spleen deficiency-->phlegm-->obstructs the lungs
Earth not generating Metal
Dizziness, blurred vision, headaches and vertigo
Water not generating Wood
Cough, breathlessness, loss of voice, asthma
Metal not generating Water
AKA Kidney and Liver yin deficiency
Water not generating Wood
Hypochondrial/epigastric pain, a feeling of distention, irritability, loose stools, poor appetite, greenish face
Wood overacting on Earth
Edema, difficult urination, yellow face
Earth overacting on Water
Edema of the ankles, backache, a feeling of cold, dizziness, expectoration of thin-watery sputum, palpitations
Water overacting on Fire
Cough with profuse yellow sputum, feeling of heat, red face
Fire overacting on Metal
Tiredness, irritability, a feeling of distention, cough, white face
Metal overacting on Wood
Cough, asthma, feeling of distention of chest and hypochondrium
Wood insulting Metal
Palpitations, insomnia, breathlessness
Metal insulting Fire
Malar flush, dry mouth at night, insomnia, dizziness, lower backache, night sweating
Fire insulting Water
Loose stools, edema, tiredness, weakness of the limbs
Water insulting Earth
Jaundice, hypochondriac pain and distention
Earth insulting Wood
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