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Appendix H
Attributes of the Five Elements

Attributes need not be exclusive.

Attribute Metal Earth Fire Water Wood Attribute
Meridian IX, X XI, XII I, II, V, VI III, IV VII, VIII Meridian
Bearing West Centre South North East Bearing
Color White Yellow Red Black Grey Color
Note Shang Kung Chih Yu Chiao Note
Season Autumn Indian Summer Summer Winter Spring Season
Time of Day 300H - 700H 700H - 1100H 1100H - 1500H, 1900H - 2300K 1500H - 1900H 2300 - 300H Time of Day
Number 9 5 7 6 8 Number
Taste Spice Sweet Bitter Salt Sour Taste
Organ Lungs Spleen Heart, Pericardium Kidney Liver Organ
Bowel Large Intestine Stomach, Pancrease Three Heater, Small Intestine Bladder Gall Bladder Bowel
Opening Nose Mouth Tongue Ears Eyes Opening
Superfic Skin Muscles Blood Bone Nerves Superfic
Organ Vessels Organ
Emotion Sadness Worry Excitement Fear Anger Emotion
Color White Yellow Red Blue, Black Green Color
Quality Harvest Transition Ripening Storage Growth Quality
Sense Organ Nose Smell Mouth / Taste Tongue / Speech Ears Hearing Eye Sight Sense Organ
Fluid Mucus Saliva Sweat Urine Tears Fluid
Indicator Body Hair Lips Complexion Hair on Head Nails Indicator
Tissue Skin / Hair Flesh / Muscles Blood Vessels Bones Tendon Ligaments Tissue
Yin Organ Lungs Spleen Heart Kidneys Liver Yin Organ
Yang Organ Large Intestine Stomach Small Intestine Bladder Gall Bladder Yang Organ
Smell Rotten Fragrant Scorched Putrid Rancid Smell
Taste Pungent Sweet Bitter Salty Sour Taste
Sound Weep Singing Laugh Groan Shout Sound
Emotion Worry, Grief Sympathy Joy, Sorrow Fear Anger Emotion
Weather Dry Moist Heat Cold Wind Weather
Direction West Center South North East Direction
Mother Of Water Metal Earth Wood Fire Mother Of
Son of Earth Fire Wood Metal Water Son of
Attribute Metal Earth Fire Water Wood Attribute

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