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Cycles of Wuxing（五行相生相克）
Cycles
The doctrine of five phases describes two cycles, a generating or creation (生 shēng) cycle, also known as "mother-son", and an overcoming or destruction (克 kè) cycle, also known as "grandfather-grandson", of interactions between the phases. Within Chinese medicine the effects of these two main relations are further elaborated:
Inter-promoting (相生 xiāngshēng): the effect in the generating (生 shēng) cycle
Weakening (相洩/相泄 xiāngxiè): the effect in a deficient or inverse generating (生 shēng) cycle
Inter-regulating (相克 xiāngkè): the effect in the overcoming (克 kè) cycle
Overacting (相乘 xiāngchéng): the effect in an excessive overcoming (克 kè) cycle
Counteracting (相侮 xiāngwǔ 相耗 xiānghào): the effect in a deficient or inverse overcoming (克 kè) cycle
Inter-promoting
Common verbs for the shēng cycle include "generate", "create" or "strengthens", as well as "grow" or "promote". The phase interactions in the shēng cycle are:
* Wood feeds Fire
* Fire produces Earth (ash, lava)
* Earth bears Metal (geological processes produce minerals)
* Metal collects Water (water vapor condenses on metal)
* Water nourishes Wood
Weakening
A deficient shēng cycle is called the xiè cycle and is the inverse of the shēng cycle. Common verbs for the xiè include "weaken", "drain", "diminish" or "exhaust". The phase interactions in the xiè cycle are:
* Wood depletes Water
* Water rusts Metal
* Metal impoverishes Earth (overmining or over-extraction of the earth's minerals)
* Earth smothers Fire
* Fire burns Wood (forest fires)
Inter-regulating
Common verbs for the kè cycle include "controls", "restrains" and "fathers", as well as "overcome" or "regulate". The phase interactions in the kè cycle are:
* Wood parts (or stabilizes) Earth (roots of trees can prevent soil erosion)
* Earth contains (or directs) Water (dams or river banks)
* Water dampens (or regulates) Fire
* Fire melts (or refines or shapes) Metal
* Metal chops (or carves) Wood
Overacting
An excessive kè cycle is called the chéng cycle. Common verbs for the chéng cycle include "restrict", "overwhelm", "dominate" or "destroy". The phase interactions in the chéng cycle are:
* Wood depletes Earth (depletion of nutrients in soil, overfarming, overcultivation)
* Earth obstructs Water (over-damming)
* Water extinguishes Fire
* Fire vaporizes Metal
* Metal overharvests Wood (deforestation)
Counteracting
A deficient kè cycle is called the wǔ cycle and is the inverse of the kè cycle. Common verbs for the wǔ cycle can include "insult" or "harm". The phase interactions in the wǔ cycle are:
* Wood dulls Metal
* Metal de-energizes Fire (metals conduct heat away)
* Fire evaporates Water
* Water muddies (or destabilizes) Earth
* Earth rots Wood (overpiling soil on wood can rot the wood)
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The doctrine of five phases describes two cycles, a generating or creation (生 shēng) cycle, also known as "mother-son", and an overcoming or destruction (克 kè) cycle, also known as "grandfather-grandson", of interactions between the phases. Within Chinese medicine the effects of these two main relations are further elaborated:
Inter-promoting (相生 xiāngshēng): the effect in the generating (生 shēng) cycle
Weakening (相洩/相泄 xiāngxiè): the effect in a deficient or inverse generating (生 shēng) cycle
Inter-regulating (相克 xiāngkè): the effect in the overcoming (克 kè) cycle
Overacting (相乘 xiāngchéng): the effect in an excessive overcoming (克 kè) cycle
Counteracting (相侮 xiāngwǔ 相耗 xiānghào): the effect in a deficient or inverse overcoming (克 kè) cycle
Inter-promoting
Common verbs for the shēng cycle include "generate", "create" or "strengthens", as well as "grow" or "promote". The phase interactions in the shēng cycle are:
* Wood feeds Fire
* Fire produces Earth (ash, lava)
* Earth bears Metal (geological processes produce minerals)
* Metal collects Water (water vapor condenses on metal)
* Water nourishes Wood
Weakening
A deficient shēng cycle is called the xiè cycle and is the inverse of the shēng cycle. Common verbs for the xiè include "weaken", "drain", "diminish" or "exhaust". The phase interactions in the xiè cycle are:
* Wood depletes Water
* Water rusts Metal
* Metal impoverishes Earth (overmining or over-extraction of the earth's minerals)
* Earth smothers Fire
* Fire burns Wood (forest fires)
Inter-regulating
Common verbs for the kè cycle include "controls", "restrains" and "fathers", as well as "overcome" or "regulate". The phase interactions in the kè cycle are:
* Wood parts (or stabilizes) Earth (roots of trees can prevent soil erosion)
* Earth contains (or directs) Water (dams or river banks)
* Water dampens (or regulates) Fire
* Fire melts (or refines or shapes) Metal
* Metal chops (or carves) Wood
Overacting
An excessive kè cycle is called the chéng cycle. Common verbs for the chéng cycle include "restrict", "overwhelm", "dominate" or "destroy". The phase interactions in the chéng cycle are:
* Wood depletes Earth (depletion of nutrients in soil, overfarming, overcultivation)
* Earth obstructs Water (over-damming)
* Water extinguishes Fire
* Fire vaporizes Metal
* Metal overharvests Wood (deforestation)
Counteracting
A deficient kè cycle is called the wǔ cycle and is the inverse of the kè cycle. Common verbs for the wǔ cycle can include "insult" or "harm". The phase interactions in the wǔ cycle are:
* Wood dulls Metal
* Metal de-energizes Fire (metals conduct heat away)
* Fire evaporates Water
* Water muddies (or destabilizes) Earth
* Earth rots Wood (overpiling soil on wood can rot the wood)
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