Five Elements & Five Organs: How TCM Reads the Body

Chinese medicine pairs the organs with the five elements: Liver–Wood, Heart–Fire, Spleen–Earth, Lung–Metal, Kidney–Water, and reads health through their mutual generation and control. Knowing which way your constitution leans, and nourishing with the grain, is the most effortless self-care. (Cultural education only; consult a qualified TCM practitioner.)