There was the One, and the One became the Two, that is Yin/Yang, Yin/Yang became the four seasons with Soil serving as harmony, and they became the Five Elements. They support and restrict each other: Tree helps Fire, Fire helps Soil, Soil helps Metal, Metal helps Water, Water helps Tree. Tree stops Soil, Soil absorbs Water, Water puts out Fire, Fire melts Metal, Metal chops Tree. These Five Elements exist every where in the world. They make up the principles of East Asian culture and are the fundamentals of the Universe.
 
Element Linked Part Body Part Disease  Color
Soil Stomach, Spleen flesh, knee, thigh, mouth, abdomen Knees, indigestion, stomach, yellow face Yellow
Metal Lungs, Colon Skin, wrist, upper arm, nose, chest Constipation, nose, allergy, skin problems White
Water Kidneys, Bladder Bone, marrow, tendon, ankle, ear Waist, ankles, ears, bladder infection Black
Tree Liver, Gall Bladder Muscles, joints, arms, hands, nails, eyes, tears, neck Below the eye and face are blue, liver problems Blue/Green
Fire Heart, Small Intestine Blood, circulation, heel, lower arm, tongue, face, sweat Weak heart, tongue is twisted or white coated Red
Immunity Heart Governor, Triple Warmer Nervous system, lymphs, mind Insomnia, chronic disease, mental disorder Rainbow


Type Tree Fire Soil Metal Water Immunity
Secretion tears sweat saliva, greasy mucous sticky, wet hot/cold
Sounds sighing belching hiccups sneezing yawn shiver
Senses eyes tongue mouth nose ear  
Climate wind heat moisture dryness cold  
Season spring summer late summer fall winter  
 Hand thumb fore finger middle finger fourth finger last finger back of hand
 Foot big toe fore toe middle toe fourth toe last toe back of foot
Taste sour bitter sweet spicy salty pungent
Grains wheat red millet/corn millet brown rice black beans corn
Veggies beets broccolli pumkin onions seaweed cucumber
Meat dog goat cow horse pig lamb, duck
Additives vinegar alcohol sugar peppermint salt  
Fruit plum apricot dates peach chestnut tomato
Emotion anger/ shouting joy/laugh sympathy, worry, sing grief, weep fear, groan  
Texture smooth hard to digest hard to chew leathery flexible  
Habit hopeful idealistic naïve commanding indirect adaptable
To persuade others make angry or envious praise give details make sad make  scared  
Ruin yourself say bad of others exploding speaking too detailed too strict cautious