During my studies I discovered that I did not know all of the five agent associations. I have decided to share them since it has deepened my understanding of the qualities of each element.
I have grouped the association into categories. A general category and one for each of the elements.
General
Chapter 4
The five depots correspond to the four seasons. Do all of them have something specific that they collect and receive? Yes they do.
What is it they collect and receive. The directions collect things that are the same.
The Great Commentary of the Classic of Changes, The directions of the compass gather things of their ilk, creatures are thereby gathered together and separated out.
Chapter 5
Water is yin, fire is yang, yang is qi, flavor is yin.
Flavor turns to physical appearance. Physical appearance turns to qi. Qi turns to essence. Essence turns to transformation.
Essence is nourished by qi. Physical appearance is nourished by flavor.
Transformation generates essence. Qi generates physical appearance.
Flavor harms physical appearance. Qi harms essence. Essence transforms into qi. Qi is harmed by flavor.
This is a description of how water and fire transform and give birth to the many beings.
Chapter 25
When wood meets metal it is felled
When fire meets water it is extinguished
When soil meets wood it is penetrated
When metal meets fire it is destroyed
When water meets soils it is interrupted in its flow
These five processes apply to the interactions among all the myriad beings, their validity is never exhausted.
Chapter 66
Huang Di asked, Heaven has the five agents, they control the five positions. Thereby the five agents generate cold, dryness, dampness, summer heat, and wind.
Man has the five depots, they transform the five qi, thereby generating joy, anger, pensiveness, anxiety, and fear. How is this linked to the three yin and three yang?
Cold, dryness, fire, dampness, summer heat, and wind. These are the yin and yang of heaven. The three yin and three yang act on their behalf.
Wang Bing explains, Tai yang is cold, yang ming is dryness, shao yang is fire, tai yin is dampness, shao yin is summer heat, and jue yin is wind. They all have their origin in heaven.
The five agents give birth to the three yin and three yang atmospheric influences which are also know as the six conformations.
Chapter 69
Qi Bo, Now, the movements of the qi indicating changes have never been regular.
Virtues, transformations, policies, commands, catastrophes, and changes are the different manifestations of the movements indicating changes.
Hence through investigating their movement, there is virtue and there is transformation, there is policy and there is command, there is change and there is catastrophes to be recognized, and how all things originate from them, and how man corresponds to them.
Chapter 23
Where the five flavors enter
Sour enters the liver
Acrid enters lung
Bitter enters the heart
Salty enters the kidneys
Sweet enters the spleen
There relationships are called the five enterings.
When the qi in the five depots have a disease
In the heart it causes belching
In the lung it causes coughing
In the liver it causes talkativeness
In the spleen it causes swallowing
In the kidneys it causes yawning, and it causes sneezing
In the stomach it causes qi to move contrary, it causes hiccup and fear
In the large intestine and the small intestine it causes outflow,
Wand Bing, The large intestine is the palace representing transmission and the small intestine is the palace of accepting riches.
In the lower burner, if it causes overflow it causes water
In the urinary bladder, if it does not pass freely it causes protuberance illness, if it is unrestrained, it causes involuntary loss of urine. Protuberance indicating closure of the bladder.
In the gall bladder it causes anger
These are the so-called five diseases
Where the five essences collect
When essence qi collects in the heart joy results
In the lungs, sadness results
In the liver, anxiety results
In the spleen, fright results
In the kidneys, fear results
These are the so-called five accumulations
What the five depots dislike
The heart dislikes heat
The lung dislikes cold
The liver dislikes wind
The spleen dislikes dampness
The kidneys dislike dryness
These are the so-called five dislikes
The fluids transformed by the five depots
The heart generates sweat
The lungs generates snivel
The liver generates tears
The spleen generates spittle
These are the so-called five fluids
What the five depots store, with commentary from Wang Bing
The heart stores the spirit, spirit brightness, shen. The spirit is a transformation product of the essence qi.
The lungs store the po-soul. It assists the essence spirit.
The liver stores the hun-soul. It supports the essence spirit.
The spleen stores the sentiments. They record and do not let one forget.
The kidneys store the will. It focuses the sentiment on one goal and does not let them shift elsewhere.
These are the so-called, what the five depots store.
What the five depots rule
The heart rules the vessels
The lung rules the skin
The liver rules the sinews
The spleen rules the flesh
The kidneys rule the bones
These are the so-called five rulings
Chapter 44
The lungs rule the body’s skin and body hair
The heart rules the body’s blood and vessels
The liver rules the body’s sinews and membranes
The spleen rules the body’s muscles and flesh
The kidneys rule the body’s bones and marrow
Chapter 52
Each depot has an important location where it can be harmed. Commentary from Wang Bing
The liver generates life on the left. The liver reflects the wood, it flourishes in spring. The spring is yang and brings things to life. Hence, it generates on the left. Remember the sage faces south, so the east is where the sun starts to rise, which is on the left.
The lungs store of the right. The lung reflects the metal, it flourishes in autumn. The autumn is yin, it gathers and kills. Hence, it stores on the right. The sage facing south has the setting sun on his right.
The heart commands in the exterior. The yang qi rules the exterior, the heart reflects the fire.
The kidneys govern the interior. The yin qi rules the interior, the kidneys reflect the water.
The spleen serves as their messenger. It transports, without ceasing, the dregs, the water, and the grains.
The stomach serves as their market place. This is where the water and the grains turns to, all five flavors enter here. It resembles the variety of food at the market.
Above the ge-huang, in the middle there are the father and mother. Yang Shangshan, Below the heart and above the diaphragm is the huang. The heart is yang, it is the father. The lung is yin, it is the mother.
Chapter 57
What are the regular colors of the vessels?
The color associated with the heart is red.
The lung is white
The liver is green-blue
The spleen is yellow
The kidneys is black
Do the yin and yang sections of the network vessels reflect the colors of these vessels too?
The colors of the yin network vessels reflect those of the respective vessels.
The colors of the yang vessels change. They have no permanence. The colors are activated in accordance with the four seasons.
Chapter 62
How are the five states of surplus and deficiency generated.
Now, the heart stores the spirit
The lung stores the qi
The liver stores the blood
The spleen stores the flesh
The kidneys store the will
And this completes the physical appearance.
Chapter 66
In chen and xu years the tai yang appears above. Center heavenly stems
In mao and you years the yang ming appears above. Wood and metal heavenly stems
In yin and shen years the shao yang appears above. Wood and metal heavenly stems
In chou and wei years the tai yin appears above. Center heavenly stems
In zi and wu years the shao yin appears above. Water and fire heavenly stems
In si and hai years the jue yin appears above. Fire and water heavenly stems
Zhang Ziebing, Above is to say, governs heaven.
In chen and xu years the tai yang appears above. Center heavenly stems
In chou and wei years the tai yin appears above. Center heavenly stems
In mao and you years the yang ming appears above. Wood and metal heavenly stems
In yin and shen years the shao yang appears above. Wood and metal heavenly stems
In zi and wu years the shao yin appears above. Water and fire heavenly stems
In si and hai years the jue yin appears above. Fire and water heavenly stems
Tai yang and tai yin correspond with the center.
Yang ming and shao yang correspond with wood and metal.
Shao yin and jue yin correspond with fire and water.
Chapter 70
A year of the wood period with balanced qi is called extended harmony
Fire qi is called ascending brilliance
Soil qi is called perfect transformation
Metal qi is called secured balance
Water qi is called quiet adaptation
Inadequacy qi is
A year of the wood period with inadequate qi is called discarded harmony
Fire is called hidden brilliance
Soil is called inferior supervision
Metal is called accepted change
Water is called dried-up flow
Great excess qi is
A year of the wood period with great excess is called effusive generation
Fire is called fire-red sunlight
Soil is called prominent mound
Metal is called firm completion
Water is called inundating flow
Wood and the East
Chapter 2
The three months of spring, they denote effusion and spreading.
Heaven and earth together generate life, the myriad beings flourish.
Chapter 4
The east, blue green color.
Having entered it communicates with the liver.
It opens an orifice in the eyes.
It stores essence in the liver.
The disease it brings forth is shock.
Its flavor is sour
Its class, herbs and trees
Its domestic animal, chicken
Its grain, wheat
Its correspondence with the four seasons, above it is Juniper.
Hence the qi of spring is in the head.
Its tone, jue.
Its number, eight
Hence one knows that its diseases are located in the sinews.
Its odor, fetid.
Chapter 5
The east generates wind
Wind generates wood
Wood generates sour
Sour generates the liver
The liver generates the sinews
The sinews generates the heart
The liver rules the eyes
Among the depots it is the liver
Among the colors it is greenish
Among the tones it is jue
Among the voice it is shouting
Among the movements indicating changes it is grasping
Among the orifices it is the eyes
Among the flavors it is sour
Among the states of mind it is anger
The east is yang. As for the yang, its essence collects above.
Chapter 12
The fact is, the region of the east, this is where heaven and earth give life first.
This is the land of fish and salt, beaches border on the water.
Chapter 19
In spring, the movement in the vessels is a liver movement.
The east is wood, this is whereby the myriad beings come life first.
Hence, when this qi comes, it is soft, weak, light, depleted, and smooth.
It is straight and extended. Hence it is called string like. A movement contrary to this is called disease.
Chapter 22
The liver rules is spring. The jue yin and the shao yang vessels rule its treatments.
Its days are jia and yi. Jia and yi are wood. They are the heavenly stems of the east.
When the liver suffers tensions, quickly consume sweet flavor to relax these tensions.
Chapter 61
In spring, it is said, take the network vessels in the partings of the flesh. Why is that?
In spring, the wood begins to govern. The qi of the liver begins to stimulate generation. The liver qi is tense, the wind of this is swift.
Chapter 64
In spring, the qi of heaven begins to disperse into the open. The qi of the earth begins to flow out. What is frozen breaks open, the ice melts. The water flows and the vessels are passable.
Hence, the human qi is in the vessels.
Chapter 67
The east generates wind
Wind generates wood
Wood generates sour
Sour generates the liver
The liver generates the sinews
The sinews generates the heart
The spirit in heaven it is wind
On earth it it is wood
In man’s body it is the sinews
Among the depots it is the liver
Its nature is warm
Its virtue is harmony
Its operation is movement
Its color is greenish
Its transformation is blossoming
Its creatures are hairy
Its policy is dispersion
Its commands are spreading and effusion
It causing changes is to break and pull things
Its flavor is sour
Its state of mind is anger
Chapter 69
The east generates wind
Wind generates wood
Its virtue is to extend harmony
Its transformation brings about generation and blossoming
Its policy is unfolding and opening up
Its command is wind
Its change to the extreme causes shaking and effusion
Its catastrophe are dispersing and falling down
Chapter 70
A year of the wood period with balanced qi is called extended harmony
A year of the wood period with inadequate qi is called discarded harmony
A year of the wood period with great excess is called effusive generation
In an arrangement of extended harmony
The virtue of wood prevails everywhere
Yang qi unfolds and yin qi spreads
The five transformations are spread widely and balanced
Its qi is uprightness
Its nature is adaptive
Its operation manifests itself in what is curved and straight
Its transformation brings beings to life and makes them flourish
Its class is herbs and wood
Its policy brings about effusion and dispersion
Its climatic manifestation is warmth and harmony
Its seasonal command brings about wind.
Its depot is the liver
As for the liver it fears coolness
It rules the eyes
Its grain is sesame
Its tree fruit is the plum
Its fruit are those with a kernel
Its corresponding season is spring
Its creatures are hairy
Its domestic animal is the dog
Its color is greenish
It nourishes the sinews
Its illness is internal tightness and propping fullness
Its flavor is sour
Its tome is jue
Its material items are firm in the center
Its number is eight
Fire and the South
Chapter 2
The three months of summer, they denote opulence and blossoming.
The qi of heaven and earth interact and the myriad beings bloom and bear fruit.
Chapter 4
The south, red color
Having entered it communicates with the heart
It opens in the ears
It stores essence in the heart
Hence the disease it brings forth is in the five depots
Its flavor, bitter
Its class, fire
Its domestic animal, sheep
Its grain, glutinous millet
Its correspondence with the four seasons, above it is Mars.
Hence one knows that its diseases are located in the vessels.
Its tone, zhi
Its number, seven
Its odor, burned
Chapter 5
The south generates heat
Heat generates fire
Fire generates bitter
Bitter generates the heart
The heart generates the blood
The blood generates the spleen
The heart rules the tongue
Among the zang yin organs or depots, it is the heart
Among the colors it is red
Among the tones it is zhi
Among the voices it is laughing
Among the movements indicating changes it is anxiety
Among the orifices it is the tongue
Among the flavors it is bitter
Among the states it is joy
Chapter 12
The south, this is the region where heaven and earth bestow growth and nourishment, it is the place where yang qi is present in abundance.
Chapter 19
In summer, the movement in the vessels is a heart movement.
The south if fire, this is whereby the myriad beings abound and grow.
Hence, when this qi comes, it is abundant, when it leaves it is weak.
Hence it is called hook like.
A movement contrary to this is called disease.
Chapter 61
In summer, it is said, take the conduit vessels with qi at the interstice structures. Why is that?
In summer, the fire begins to govern. The qi of the heart begins to stimulate growth.
Chapter 64
In summer, the vessels are full and the qi overflows. It enters the tertiary network vessels which there by receive blood. The skin is filled and replete.
Chapter 67
The south generates heat
Heat generates fire
Fire generates bitter
Bitter generates the heart
The heart generates the blood
The bold generates the spleen
In heaven it is heat
On earth it is fire
In man’s body it is the vessels
Among the qi it is breath
Among the depots it is the heart
Its nature is summer heat
Its virtue is clarity
Its operation is dryness
Its color is red
Its transformation is lushness
Its creatures are feathered
Its policy is brilliance
Its commands are pressure and steam
Its causing changes is to generate flames and melting
Its causing a calamity is to cause burning heat
Its flavor is bitter
Its state of mind is joy
Chapter 69
The south generates the heat
Heat generates fire
Its virtue is obviousness and clarity
Its transformation brings about opulence and lushness
Its policy is brilliance and luster
Its command is heat
Its change to the extreme causes fusing and melting
Its catastrophe is burning heat
Chapter 70
A year of the fire period with balanced qi is called ascending brilliance.
Fire with inadequacy is called inferior supervision.
Fire with great excess is called fire-red sunlight.
In an arrangement of ascending brilliance
The proper yang governs
The virtue of fire is applied ubiquitously, means, in a way that seems to be everywhere
The five transformations are evenly balanced
Its qi is highness
Its nature is fast
Its operation manifests in burning
Its transformation brings about opulence and lushness
Its class is fire
Its policy brings about brilliance and luster
Its climatic manifestation is flaming summer heat
Its seasonal command brings about heat
Its depot is the heart
As for the heart, it fears cold
It rules the tongue
Its grain is wheat
Its tree fruit is the apricot
Its fruit are those with a network
It corresponding season is summer
Its creatures are feathered
Its domestic animal is the horse
Its color is red
It nourishes the blood
Its illness is twitching flesh and muscle spasms
Its flavor is bitter
Its tone is zhi
Its material items have vessels
Its number is seven
Earth and the Center
Chapter 4
The center, yellow color
Having entered it communicates with the spleen
It opens an orifice in the mouth
It stores essence in the spleen
Hence the disease it brings forth is at the base of the tongue
Its flavor, sweet
Its class, soil
Its domestic animal, ox
Its grain, panicled millet, Proso millet panicles, common millet
Its correspondence with the four seasons, above it is Saturn
Hence one knows that its diseases are in the flesh.
Its tone, gong
Its number, five
Its odor, aromatic
Chapter 5
The center generates dampness
Dampness generates soil
Soil generates sweetness
Sweet flavor generates the spleen
The spleen generates the flesh
The flesh generates the lung
The spleen rules the mouth
Among the depots it is the spleen
Among the colors it is yellow
Among the tones it is gong
Among the voices it is singing
Among the movements indicating change it is hiccup
Among the orifices it is the mouth
Among the flavors it is sweet
Among the states of mind it is pensiveness
Chapter 12
The center, its land is flat and damp. It is here that heaven and earth generate the myriad beings in large numbers.
Chapter 19
The spleen movement in the vessels is associated with the soil. The spleen is a solitary depot serving to pour qi into the four sides.
Chapter 22
The spleen rules in late summer. The tai yin and yang ming vessels rule its treatment.
Its days are wu and ji. Wu and ji are soil, they are the heavenly stems of the center.
When the spleen suffers from dampness, quickly consume bitter flavor to dry it.
Chapter 64
In late summer, the vessels and the network vessels all abound with the contents which internally overflow into the muscles.
Chapter 67
The center generates dampness
Dampness generates soil
Soil generates sweetness
Sweet flavor generates the spleen
The spleen generates the flesh
The flesh generates the lung
In heaven it is dampness
On earth it is soil
In man’s body it is the flesh
Among the qi it is fullness
Among the depots it is the spleen
Its nature is resting and union
Its virtue is sogginess
Its operation is transformation
Its color is yellow
Its creatures are naked
Its policy is tranquility
Its commands are clouds and rain
Its causing changes is to generate movement and out pour
Its causing a calamity is to generate excessive rain and massive flooding
Its flavor is sweet
Its state of mind is pensiveness
Chapter 69
The center generates dampness
Dampness generates soil
Its virtue is humidity and steam
Its transformation brings about prosperity and perfection
Its policy is peace and resting
Its command is dampness
Its command to the extreme causes floodings because of rainstorms
Its catastrophes are continuing rain and massive flooding
Chapter 70
A year of the soil period with balanced qi is called prefect transformation.
A year of the soil period with inadequate qi is called inferior supervision
A year of the soil period with excess qi is called prominent mound.
In an arrangement of perfect transformation
The qi is in harmony and heaven is beautiful
The virtue of soil flows into the four policies
The five transformations are equally refined
Its qi is balance
Its nature is adaptive
Its operation manifests itself high and below
Its transformation brings about prosperity and copiousness
Its class is soil
Its policy brings about peace and resting
Its climatic manifestations is humidity and steam
Its seasonal commands bring about dampness
Its depot is the spleen
As for the spleen, it fears wind
It rules the mouth
Its grain is panicled millet
Its fruit-tree is the date
Its fruit are those with flesh
Its corresponding season is late summer
Its creatures are naked
Its domestic animal is the ox
Its color is yellow
It nourishes the flesh
Its illness is blockage
Its flavor is sweet
Its tone is gong
Its material items have a skin
It number is five
Metal and the West
Chapter 2
The three months of autumn, they denote taking in and balance.
The qi of heaven becomes tense, the qi of earth becomes bright.
Chapter 4
The west, color white
Having entered it communicates with the lung
It opens an orifice in the nose
It stores essence in the lungs
Hence the disease it brings forth is in the back.
Its domestic animal, horse
Its grain, rice
Its correspondence with the four seasons, above it is Venus.
Hence one knows that its diseases are in the skin and body hair.
Its tone, shang
Its number, nine
Its odor, fishy
Chapter 5
The west generates dryness
Dryness generates metal
Metal generates acrid flavor
Acrid generates the lung
The lung generates skin and body hair
Skin and body hair generate the kidneys
The lungs rule the nose
Among the depots it is the lungs
Among the colors it is white
Among the tones it is shang
Among the voices it is weeping
Among the movements indicating change it is coughing
Among the orifices it is the nose
Among the flavors it is acrid
Among the states of mind it is it is anxiety
The west is yin. As for the yin, its essence collects below.
Chapter 12
The west, this is region of gold and jade. It is the location of sand and stone.
It is where heaven and earth contract and pull things together.
Chapter 19
In autumn, the movement in the vessels is a lung movement.
The west is metal, this is whereby the myriad beings are gathered after they have reached maturity.
Hence, when this qi comes, it is light, depleted, and floating.
It comes tense and leaves dispersed. Hence, it is called floating.
A movement contrary to this is called disease.
Chapter 22
The lung rules in autumn, the tai yin and the yang ming vessels rule its treatment.
It days are geng and xin. Geng and xin days are metal. They are the heavenly stems of the west.
When the lung suffers from qi rising contrary to its regular course, quickly consume bitter flavor to drain it.
Chapter 61
In autumn, it is said, take the vessel transporters. Why is that?
In autumn, the metal begins to govern. The lung is about to gather and kill.
Chapter 64
In autumn, the qi of heaven begins to contract things. The interstice structures are obstructed and the skin is pulled together tightly.
Chapter 67
The west generates dryness
Dryness generates metal
Metal generates acrid flavor
Acrid generates the lung
The lung generates skin and body hair
Skin and body hair generate the kidneys
In heaven it is dryness
On earth it is metal
On man’s body it is the skin and its hair
Among the qi it is completion
Among the depots it is the lung
Its nature is coolness
Its virtue is clearness
Its operation is hardening
Its color is white
Its transformation is contraction
Its creatures are armored
Its policy is force
Its commands are fog and dew
Its causing changes is to cause sternness and killing
Its causing a calamity is to cause aging and falling
Its flavor is acrid
Its state of mind is anxiety
Chapter 69
The west generates dryness
Dryness generates metal
Its virtue is clearness and cleanliness
Its transformation brings about tightness and contraction
Its policy is force and cutting
Its command is dryness
Its change to the extreme causes sternness and killing
Its catastrophes are aging and falling down
Chapter 70
A year of the metal period with balanced qi is called secured balance
A year of the metal period with inadequate qi is called accepted change
A year of the metal period with excessive qi is called firm completion
In arrangement of secured balance
There is gathering but no fright
Killing but no invasion
The five transformations are widely promulgated. Announced publicly
Its qi is cleanliness
Its nature is hard
Its operation manifests itself about firmness and contraction
Its class is metal
Its policy is forceful and stern
Its climatic manifestation is clear and cutting
Its seasonal command brings about dryness
Its depot is the lung
As for the lung, it fears heat
It rules the nose
Its grain is rice
Its fruit-tree is the peach
Its fruit are those with a shell
Its corresponding season is autumn
Its creatures are armored
Its domestic animal is the chicken
Its color is white
It nourishes the skin and body hair
Its illness is cough
Its flavor is acrid
Its tone is shang
Its material items are firm on the outside
Its number is nine
Water and the North
Chapter 2
The three months of winter, they denote securing and storing.
The water is frozen and the earth breaks open.
Chapter 4
The north, black color
Having entered it communicates with the kidneys
It opens an orifice in the two yin sites, urethra and anus
It stores essence in the kidneys
Hence the disease it brings forth is in the ravines. This is the location in the flesh where water flows and stagnates.
Its flavor, salty
Its class, water
Its domestic animal, the swine
Its grain, the bean
Its correspondence with the four seasons, above it is Mercury
Hence one knows that is diseases are in the bones.
Its tone, yu
Its number, six
Its odor, foul
Chapter 5
The north generates cold
Cold generates water
Water generates salty
Salty generates the kidneys
The kidneys generate the bones and the marrow
The marrow generates the liver
The kidneys rule the ears
Among the depots it is the kidneys
Among the colors it is black
Among the tones it is yu
Among the voices it is groaning
Among the movements indicating change it is shivering
Among the orifices it is the ear
Among the flavors it is salty
Among the states of mind it is fear
Chapter 12
The north, this is the region where heaven and earth secure and store.
Its land lies at a high elevation, its people live in earthen mounds.
Wind, cold, and piercing frost dominate.
Chapter 19
In winter, the movement in the vessels is a kidney movement.
The north is water, this is whereby the myriad beings are brought together and stored.
Hence, this qi comes in the depth and is beating. Hence, it is called encamped.
A movement contrary to this indicates disease.
Chapter 22
The kidneys rule in winter, the shao yin and the tai yang vessels rule its treatment.
Its days are ren and gui. Ren and gui are the heavenly stems of water of the north.
When the kidneys suffer from desiccation, or dryness, quickly consume pungent to moisten them.
Chapter 61
In winter, it is said, take the well and brooks. Why is that?
In winter, the water begins to govern. The kidneys are about to stimulate closure.
Chapter 64
In winter, everything is covered and stored away. Blood and qi are in the center. They are attached to the bones and the marrow internally and penetrate the five depots.
Chapter 67
The north generates cold
Cold generates water
Water generates salty
Salty generates the kidneys
The kidneys generate the bones and the marrow
The marrow generates the liver
In heaven it is cold
On earth it is water
In man’s body it is the bones
Among the qi it is hardness
Among the depot it is the kidneys
Its nature is piercing cold
Its virtue is cold
Its operation is storage
Its color is black
Its transformation is sternness
Its creatures are scaly
Its policy is resting
Its commands closure
Its causing changes is to cause piercing frost
Its causing a calamity is to cause ice and hail
Its flavor is salty
Its state of mind is fear
Chapter 69
The north generates cold
Cold generates water
Its virtue is chilling temperatures
Its transformation brings about clarity and tranquility
Its policy is freezing and sternness
Its command is cold
Its change to the extreme causes piercing cold
Its catastrophes are ice, snow, frosts, and hail.
Chapter 70
A year of the water period with balanced qi is called quiet adaptation
A year of the water period with inadequacy is called dried-up flow
A year of the water period in great excess qi is called inundating flow
In arrangement of quiet adaptation
There is storage but no injury
There is order and benevolence extends to those below
Its qi is brilliance
Its nature is to move downward
Its operation manifests itself in pouring and inundation, flooding
Its transformation brings about congealing and firmness
Its class is water
Its policy brings about excessive flow
Its climatic manifestation is freezing and sternness
Its seasonal command brings about cold
Its depots are the kidneys
As for the kidneys, they fear dampness
They rule the two yin openings
Its grain is the bean
Its fruit-tree is the chestnut
Its fruit are those with moisture
Its corresponding season is winter
Its creatures are scaly
Its domestic animal is the swine
Its color is black
It nourishes the bones and marrow
Its illness is recession
Its flavor is salty
Its tone is yu
Its material items have moisture
Its number is six
