Five Element Diagnosis

Front 1

Tinnitus, low back pain, weak knees, vertigo, tremors, HA, dizziness, blurred vision.
-Liv/Kid Yin deficiency

Back 1

Generating Cycle:
Water not producing Wood
Kid yin doesn't nourish Liv yin or blood
(affected organ Liv)

Front 2

Weakness, palpitations, poor memory, insomnia, timidity, lack of courage, indecision.
-Ht blood and GB deficiency

Back 2

Generating Cycle:
Wood not producing Fire
Liv Blood not generating Fire
(affected organs: Ht, Pc)

Front 3

Loose stools, chilliness, cold limbs, distended abdomen, edema, aversion to cold.
-Sp Yang deficiency

Back 3

Generating Cycle:
Fire not producing Earth
Ht Fire unable to warm Sp Yang
(affected organ: Sp)

Front 4

Phlegm, cough, fatigue.
-Phlegm in Lu

Back 4

Generating Cycle:
Earth not producing Metal
Sp not nourishing the Lungs

Front 5

Cough, breathlessness, asthma, sore low back, weak knees, SOB, scanty dark urine, loss of voice.
-Kd Yin def or Kid not grasping Lu Qi

Back 5

Generating Cycle:
Metal not producing Water
Lu rails to descend Qi & fluids to Kid
(affected organ: Kd)

Front 6

HA, distention, loose stools, poor appetite, flatulence, hypochondriac & epigastric pain, irritability, blue/green face
(Yellow face w/ greenish tinge around mouth)

Back 6

Control Cycle:
Wood overacts on Earth

Front 7

Edema, difficult urination, yellow face.

Back 7

Control Cycle:
Earth overacts on Water
Sp Damp d/t Kd fx of fluids impaired.

Front 8

Darkish face

Back 8

Control Cycle:
Water overacts on Fire
(Some say no Kidney Excess)

Front 9

Cough with profuse yellow sputum, heat, red face
(very pale white face w/ red cheekbones)

Back 9

Control Cycle:
Fire overacts on Metal
Full Heat in the Lung

Front 10

Tiredness, irritability, abdominal distention, white face.

Back 10

Control Cycle:
Metal overacts on Wood

Front 11

Painful flanks, bitter taste, cough, irritability, asthma, chest and hypochondriac distention.

Back 11

Insult Cycle:
Wood insults Metal-
Metal is humiliated by Wood
Liv invades (stabbing) Lu.

Front 12

Palpitations, insomnia, SOB, circulatory problems, frequent urination.

Back 12

Insult Cycle:
Metal insults Fire-
Fire is humiliated by Metal
Lu & Ht Qi def.

Front 13

malar flush, dry mouth, dizzy, insomnia, low back pain, irritability, spermatorrhea, lumbago, night sweats.

Back 13

Insult Cycle:
Fire insults Water-
Water is humiliated Fire
Ht & Kd Yin def.

Front 14

Loose stools, edema, tiredness, weak limbs, Kid def. symptoms.

Back 14

Insult Cycle:
Water insults Earth-
Earth is humiliated by Water
Sp & Kd Yang def.

Front 15

Jaundice, hypochondriac pain, distention.

Back 15

Insult Cycle:
Earth insults Wood-
Wood is humiliated by Earth
Sp damp leads to Lv Qi stag

Front 16

Poss. formula for
Water not producing Wood

Back 16

Liu Wei Di Huang Wan

Front 17

Poss. formula for
Wood not producing Fire

Back 17

Wen Dan Tang
Gan Mai Da Zao Tang

Front 18

Poss. formula for
Fire not producing Earth

Back 18

Li Zhong Wan

Front 19

Poss. formula for
Earth not producing Metal

Back 19

Er Chen Tang

Front 20

Poss. formula for
Metal not producing Water

Back 20

Su Zi Jiang Qi Tang

Front 21

Poss. formula for
Wood overacts on Earth

Back 21

Xiao Yao San

Front 22

Poss. formula for
Fire overacts on Metal

Back 22

Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang

Front 23

Poss. formula for
Earth overacts on Water

Back 23

Wu Ling San

Front 24

Poss. formula for
Metal overacts on Wood

Back 24

Si Jun Zi Tang
Liu Jun Zi Tang
Yu Ping Feng San

Front 25

Poss. formula for
Water overacts on Fire

Back 25

Zuo Gui Yin

Front 26

Poss. formula for
Wood insults Metal

Back 26

Long Dan Xie Gan Tang

Front 27

Poss. formula for
Fire insults Water

Back 27

Tian Wang Bu Xi Dan

Front 28

Poss. formula for
Earth insults Wood

Back 28

Ping Wei San
Huo Xiang Zheng Qi San

Front 29

Poss. formula for
Metal insults Fire

Back 29

Sheng Mai San
Si Jun Zi Tang + Huang Qi

Front 30

Poss. formula for
Water insults Earth

Back 30

Zhen Wu Tang
Li Zhong Wan + Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

Front 31

south, summer, red, heat, joy, bitter, growth, Mars, tongue, canthus, laughing, burnt, scorched, sweat, birds, fowl, CORN, BEANS, 7, 2

Back 31

Fire

Front 32

center, late summer, lips, mouth, yellow, damp, saliva, sweet, pensive, Saturn, Man, eyelid, RICE, MILLET, transform, singing, fragrant, beef/ox, 10, 5

Back 32

Earth

Front 33

west, fall/dry, white, skin, nose, body hair, sclera, mucus, rotten, pungent, grief, weep, harvest, decline, Venus, mammal, RICE, OATS, horse, dog, 9, 4

Back 33

Metal

Front 34

North, winter, cold, black, ears, head hair, bones, pupil, urine, putrid/rotten, salty, fear, groan, storage, PEAS, MILLET/BUCKWHEAT, Mercury, invertebrae, wild pig, 6, 1

Back 34

Water

Front 35

east, spring, wind, green, nails, eyes, tendons, birth, tears, anger, shout, rancid, sour, Jupiter, fish, WHEAT, RYE, BARLEY, sheep, 8, 3

Back 35

Wood