Five Elements. Primary elements as the basis of creation

Contemplation of the structure of the Universe and observation of it allowed the ancient Taoists to create a theory that explained the balance established between complementary and opposite entities that make up the Universe. The characteristics of these dynamic entities or units and their relationships to each other are set forth in the theory of the five elements.

According to this theory, the life force, in its countless manifestations, is born and dies through the interaction of the five elements: fire, earth, metal, water and wood. This five-element model belongs to Taoism; ancient Western philosophies, as well as Indian, were based on a model that included only four elements, or elements: earth, air, water and fire. For Taoists, air is included in the concept of fire, because fire cannot burn without air.

There are two cycles illustrating the interaction between elements. In the first cycle, which is called the "generation cycle", each of the elements generates, or produces, the following element: wood produces fire, fire produces earth, earth produces metal, metal produces water, and water produces wood, which naturally leads to the beginning of a cycle . In the second cycle, called the "destruction cycle", each of the elements destroys, or absorbs, the element that follows it. Thus, water destroys metal, metal destroys wood, wood absorbs water, water absorbs fire, fire destroys metal, and the cycle begins anew.

Just like the Universe, which maintains balance due to the interaction of the five elements, the human body, which is a microcosm of the Universe, maintains the harmony of the mental and physical principles thanks to the same interaction of the five elements. Energy circulates in the body, using the meridians and the corresponding organs and entrails, following strictly defined cycles. And these cycles, illustrating the circulation of energy in the body, are a reflection of those two cycles, which were the interaction between the five elements. For the Taoists, each of the human entrails is associated with one of the five elements.

In the first cycle, each of the organs is connected with its corresponding element, which leads to the following result: the heart (fire) supports the spleen and pancreas (earth), the spleen and pancreas (earth) support the lungs (metal), the lungs (metal) support the kidneys (water), the kidneys (water) support the liver (wood), and the liver (wood) supports the heart (fire). The viscera are also subject to this cycle: the small intestines (fire) support the stomach (earth), the stomach (earth) supports the large intestines (metal), the large intestines (metal) support the bladder (water), and the bladder (water) supports the gallbladder ( wood).

Elements and their correspondence to organs and entrails:

Fire- heart small intestine Triple heater (endocrine glands) Heart host (blood vessels)

Metal- lungs large intestines skin

Water- kidney vesicle

3earth- spleen - pancreas stomach muscles

Wood- liver gall bladder

If the balance is disturbed in any of the organs, it not only can no longer support the organ following it on the meridian path, but also has a negative effect on this organ or provokes a negative effect of another organ on itself. However, this is exactly what the second cycle shows us, that is, the cycle in which each of the elements destroys or absorbs the element following it. When the balance of energy in the heart (fire) is disturbed, the heart (fire) negatively affects the lungs (metal); lungs (metal) negatively affect the liver (wood); the liver (tree) negatively affects the spleen-pancreas (earth); spleen - pancreas (earth) adversely affects the kidneys (water): and the kidneys (water) adversely affect the heart (fire). This model also applies to the viscera: an imbalance of energy in the small intestines (fire) leads to a negative effect on the large intestines (metal): the large intestines (metal) adversely affect the gallbladder (wood); the gallbladder (tree) has a negative effect on the stomach (earth); the stomach (earth) negatively affects the bladder (water); and the bladder (water) has a detrimental effect on the small intestines (fire).

Having shown that the cyclic interaction between organs and viscera is identical to the interaction between elements, the Taoists gave their followers a plausible explanation for such statements as "what is above is no different from what is below" and "the microcosm is a mirror of the macrocosm", which allowed them to subsequently speak about the exchange of energy between organs and viscera as an established fact, since they proved that this interaction is based on the same logic that makes it possible to instinctively perceive the interaction of the five elements as an undeniably existing phenomenon.

Five primary elements and Three vital principles.

Geshe Rinchen Tenzin

Translated from Tibetan owl rigpa"- literally " recovery science". Or for short " sorig". This name is used in the ancient text "Zhud Shi". Or, in other words, in the "Four Tantras" (four books), as it is now customary to call the main text on Tibetan medicine that has survived to this day. There is no such term in Indian or Chinese medical science. There is an assumption that this is the designation of ancient systemic knowledge, which the Tibetan tradition brought to us through time.

Tibetan medicine works differently than Western medicine. The effect of Western drugs, as you know, can be immediate. Tibetans, of course, know how to make medicines that help immediately, but if the medicines are very strong (they just include fast-acting medicines), then they can help one organ, but harm another. For this reason, Tibetan medicines are made mild in effect in order to avoid harm to the patient's body, but only bring benefits. For the same reason, Tibetan medicines are made from many components - from three to more than eighty components in one preparation.

Such medicines have the special quality that, despite their slow action, they heal only the ailment itself, without causing imbalance or damage to other parts of the body. And if you combine proper nutrition and lifestyle with taking medications, then the fight against the disease will be more effective and the results will be faster.

Some say that Tibetan medicine can cure any disease, but this is not entirely true. There are certain diseases that in the later stages of their development become incurable. Tibetan medicine recognizes this, of course. There are also diseases that are well treated by Western methods, and vice versa, there are diseases that are easier to cope with by means of traditional Tibetan science.

It is best to learn how to use Western and Tibetan medicine together in curing diseases, depending on the characteristics of the particular case. This will give the best result in helping sick people.

One of the main differences between the Western and Tibetan methods is the nature of the effect of drugs: the Tibetan ones act gently, long-term use is required to obtain the result. Medicines all consist of natural substances and in fact, not being an artificially produced chemical substance, they completely coincide with the nature of the human body. Also, most of the compositions are multicomponent, in addition to the main ones, herbs balance the activity of drugs, removing the possibility of side effects. Tibetan medicine, unlike Western medicine, pays more attention not so much to eliminating the symptoms of the disease, but to eliminating the cause: after all, if you remove the root of the disease, the symptoms will disappear by themselves.

So, returning to our main topic, namely, understanding what kind of food suits us and what harms us, we should first find out how Sova Rigpa explains what the human body consists of.

Our body, like the body of any living beings and everything material, be it a plant, an animal or any other living organisms, consists of five primary elements: SPACE, WIND, FIRE, WATER and EARTH. We are surrounded by various physical phenomena, they can have different properties: they can be warm, cold, hot, liquid, solid, etc. It depends on the proportions in which they contain the percentage of primary elements, whichever is greater, that one prevails. But there are always five available. If the listed five primary elements do not come together, nothing material can be formed.

What images will help us understand what these five primary elements are? Let's try to figure it out.

SPACE is what gives birth to everything, it is the potential for everything to appear, “space is always pregnant.” This is the sphere within which something happens, it is something limited by its limits. Boundaries have been outlined, limits have been defined - and we are talking about the emergence of the primary element SPACE. SPACE appears - a field for activity appears. A field for the occurrence of something. Sphere. Place.

And the WIND appears first inside the Space. It is like the first thought in the universe. A goal point is outlined, to which all the movement of the masses of space rushes, and this activity, this driving force, this similarity to an electric current is simply WIND.

So, a Place appeared - SPACE and Movement - WIND - was born inside. While SPACE is still empty, the WIND becomes more active, stronger, there is no resistance and obstacles on the way, and the wind accelerates to a hurricane. The quality of its vibration passes into the quality of the vibration of Fire. (Recall how a spark of fire is produced by active friction - movement).

Together, SPACE and WIND give birth to the third primary element - FIRE.

And here FIRE is already heat, it is already energy, it is already a characteristic of strength. Wind as a guiding activity, like a black line on the plane of a white sheet of paper. And Fire as power, as Energy, red-orange color, burning a leaf, it fills the space with a new quality - Warmth or heat.

The WIND is thin and neutral, like a thought, just a directed movement. He can move in all directions. FIRE - hot, melting everything around. Its quality is lightness, and it aspires to the top. And now, inside the space, the upward direction was determined.

The fire flaring up, melts everything around and the quality of Fluidity appears in space, connecting everything - this is the appearance of the primary element WATER. WATER is born as opposite in direction to FIRE, it flows down, it is heavier and denser, it tends to go down. WATER is the bottom, FIRE is the top, because WATER is heavy. Due to its internal gravity, the light Wind is forced out and begins to dry it out together with the FIRE, the movement slows down, the WIND becomes less and less inside it, the WIND outside knocks the water into a ball, compacting the mass.

And WATER in its fluidity acquires a stop - its quality of gravity accumulates, it condenses, and a denser component is obtained - the fifth primary element EARTH.

Now we have images of the birth of 5 primary elements - Space, Wind, Fire, Water and Earth, the combinations of which represent all living and non-living matter on our planet.

Why do we need to understand this? The fact is that each of the five primary elements has its own set of characteristics. It is these properties and qualities that explain the interconnection of natural phenomena in their entirety. And we, in fact, do not even need to study them, they are well known to us from our experience from early childhood. It is enough just to focus on them - the fire is hot, it burns, the water is cool, the earth is heavy, cold, if the sun has not heated it. There is nothing original in the foregoing, but, precisely, attention to the essence of the nature of things gives us the opportunity to control our life force.

Remember, for starters, quality characteristics essential elements for us.

Wind- lightness, mobility, roughness (roughness), coolness (freshness), subtlety (fineness), hardness (elasticity), dryness

Fire- warmth, pungency, oiliness, lightness, fetidity (giving a smell), moisture (as opposed to dryness).

Earth and Water can be united by a common set of qualities, since it is they who are responsible for the created forms of the entire world around us.

Earth-Water- heaviness, coldness, fatness, dullness, softness, smoothness, firmness or stability and stickiness or stickiness.

Let's try to turn on our intuition again and through the characteristics to see in ourselves and around us these five primary elements. Words translated from Tibetan cannot immediately fully explain to us the concepts that our Teacher has in mind, but in the process of reading the book, everything will become clear. In the future, throughout the lectures, the Teacher constantly operates with these terms.

When we consider a person as a part of living nature, simplifying, we are already talking about three vital principles – WIND, FIRE and EARTH-WATER, implying that all of this is within Space and Space is within everything. A WATER-EARTH. as a material, it is always a kind of Suspension, or Dough, or Stone, depending on the quantitative proportions of earth and water, this material is a mass, so that something can be molded from it.

Why do we operate with three Vital Beginnings or, as the Tibetans say, “first causes”, and not just 5 elements? Because we consist of 3 levels (the quality of the purity of the primary elements):

- the first level, subtle - the level of thought, our consciousness,

- the second level - energy or "speech",

- the third level, the roughest - the level of the physical body or the manifested form, with which, due to ignorance, we identify ourselves.

And it is this manifested form - our body (Earth-Water) that we come to treat to a doctor. At the same time, forgetting that it is all three levels or three Life Principles, united, that create a living being. Who has thoughts, activity, movement (Wind) and energy, strength of feelings, strength of faith, desires (Fire). And in order to heal a Human, it is necessary to control all three Life Principles. And this is also why - the patient's faith (the combination of Wind and Fire) in his doctor enhances the effect of the medications taken.

And the science of Sova Rigpa, considering the interconnection and interweaving of the three vital principles diagnoses, prescribes medicines and methods of treatment that help not only at the level of the physical body (Earth-Water level), but also at the level of Fire and Wind - energy and psyche.

In Tibetan - WIND, FIRE, WATER-EARTH will be Lung, Tripa, Beken, which was previously translated into Russian as Wind, Bile and Mucus, respectively, and the Life Beginning was translated as "Dosha", although this word is in Sanskrit, the correct term is Tibetan would be "Nyepa". For practitioners of Sowa Rigpa, these words have developed completely different concepts than the reader's usual meaning of these words. Since the book is aimed at a wide range of readers who are ignorant of the peculiarities of the Tibetan approach, we have taken the liberty, with the blessing of the teacher, to introduce into everyday life simple meanings that correspond to the semantic understanding of the nature of the phenomena under consideration.

Our teacher explains further...

How can Fire, Wind be present in the body? Earth and Water? This means that we have the purest, most subtle particles of the five primary elements. When human life is born, it arises from the combination of the white element* of the father and the red element** of the mother. In these two components of mom and dad, five primary elements must be present: fire, water, earth, wind and space.

To better understand the logic of this process, I will give an example with baking bread. The earth acts as the foundation of reproduction: in the case of bread, flour is needed for this purpose - this is what any form or substance can appear due to. When we bake bread, in order to give it certainty at the level of form, we add water to the flour. By analogy, water is added to the primary element of earth in the human body. Water holds flour together, but just a lump of dough mixed with water will not be strong enough. You need to mix it, work with your hands, add movement. In the human body, this work is performed by the primary element Wind. The combination of Earth, Water and Wind gives strength to each formation... But in order for the bread to be ready, fire is needed, just like the body needs warmth.

All these are the subtlest elements and matters, invisible to the eye, which should not be taken literally, as if there is fire in the body as in a hearth. But, if we lack at least one of these components, then the body cannot be formed, the child will not be born.

If any of the elements is in excess or deficiency, the child will accordingly be born with the advantage of the characteristics of WIND, FIRE or EARTH-WATER. And if the preponderance of one of the Vital Principles is very significant, then the child will be born sick. And the disease according to its characteristics will correspond to WIND, FIRE or EARTH-WATER, which turned out to be in excess. If something is too much, then something becomes too little - and there should be a harmonious balance. A slight disharmony is easily restored.

And when we go beyond our balance, an IMBALANCE occurs, and it manifests itself in our body as DISEASE.

Similarly, as with bread, if there is too much flour, the bread will be dry, a lot of fire will burn, the wrong wind will stir the movement, the bread will turn out lumpy and loose.

If in the white element of the father and the red element of the mother, the three vital principles are in balance, balance, then the child will be born completely healthy. When the child has already grown up, has acquired the permanent form of an adult, it is already possible to speak about the balance of the three Vital Principles in his body. You can define its individual norm - it is the prevalence of one of the three vital principles or two together, or a harmonious combination of all three.

So, a person can be with an advantage:

nature wind

nature fire

nature Water-Earth

Nature Wind - Fire

nature Water-Earth - Fire

Nature Wind - Water-Earth

nature Wind - Water-Earth - Fire

Also, it is important to say that in all tissues of our body, the primary elements are in different proportions, which element is greater, belongs to that element ... In particular, bones, muscles, skin and other rigid components of the body belong to the earth element. Blood, lymph and body fluids belong to the element water. Breathing, the ability to flex and extend the limbs, the ability to talk and move in general, refers to the elements of the wind. The blood itself belongs to the Earth - Water, and its movement is carried out due to the Wind. Fire maintains the vital heat of the body and ensures the digestion of food. The primary element Space is present in our hollow organs, but at the same time it is the space in which the body is located, where it can expand and grow. If there is no space, for example, a seed has fallen into a stone, but the plant will not grow, because there is nowhere to grow. The primary element SPACE is not so easy to detect, but without it, nowhere, everything is in it and it is in everything.

From book: Geshe Rinchen Tenzina "Health Science"

Fire, Water, Wood, Metal, Earth… Five primary elements. Which one suits you? What does it give you? The interaction system of the 5 primary elements is very interesting, informative, and understanding it can even bring tangible benefits in life.

There is a Western European system/concept of the five elements (air, water, earth, fire, ether) and a Chinese one coming from Taoism. In this post, we will talk about the Chinese, which is called Wu-sin.

The concept of Wu Xing has been and is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, divination practices, martial arts (there is even a fighting style based entirely on this system - Xing Yi Quan), numerology, Feng Shui, etc.

Monad Yin-Yang

Many probably know another concept of Yin / Yang and the famous monad, illustrating the unity and movement of opposites (day / night, soft / hard, male / female, etc.). In fact, behind the seeming simplicity there are many subtleties and nuances (starting with the fact that there are two of them, rotating clockwise and counterclockwise), we will talk about it in the future.

U-Sin. Theory and concept of the five elements

The concept of the five primary elements is not as well known, but no less deep and interesting.

According to Chinese cosmogony, the world is based on the mutual generation and mutual overcoming of the five primary elements (beginnings, elements): earth, metal (sky), water, fire and wood.

The nature of water is to be wet and flow down.
The nature of fire is to burn and rise up.
The nature of wood is to bend and straighten.
The nature of metal is to obey external influences and change.
The nature of the earth is manifested in the fact that it receives crops, produces a harvest and is present in everything.

Graphically, the Wu-sin concept looks like this:

Interaction of 5 elements in Wu Xing

Two processes are distinguished here (in fact, there are more of them, but these are the main ones):

1. The circle of generation (or nutrition), goes clockwise: Fire generates earth, earth - metal, metal - water, water - wood, wood - fire and the circle closes.

2. The circle of destruction, goes along the star: Fire destroys metal, metal destroys wood, wood destroys earth, earth destroys water, water destroys fire, and everything closes again.

It turns out that each element has 2 close to it. One that feeds him and the other that he feeds. There is one "hostile" - which destroys it. And there is one addict who is destroyed by himself.

This is important to understand in order to use the table further.

Which element matches you?

Now it is also important to find out what element you are in this concept (there are no intersections with the zodiac tradition, but there are coincidences, for example, I am "Fire" in all of them). Finding out who you are is very easy! You need to look at the last digit of your year of birth:

0 and 1 - you are "Metal".
2 and 3 - you are "Water".
4 and 5 - you are "Tree".
6 and 7 - you are "Fire".
8 and 9 - you are "Earth".

You can also remember your animal from the 12 animals of the eastern horoscope and get a complete bunch. For example, I was born in 1977. This is the year of the snake. The element "Fire" corresponds to me. So I am the Fire Snake.

But back to the elements. So, I am Fire. I have three "allies". I am nourished and given energy by people, things, products and phenomena of the elements "Wood" and actually "Fire". I myself feed the "Earth". What destroys me is what is connected with the element "Water". And, finally, I have the following relationship with the element “Metal”: it cannot particularly influence me, but I can destroy it when interacting.

Now it is important to understand how different things and phenomena are related to elements and thus interconnected. This is easy to see from the table below:

Analysis and application of table of elements data

Again, for example, let's analyze in relation to me. Two elements “Wood” and “Fire” give me energy. So, this is what is good for me (does not contradict nature and gives strength / energy):

spring and summer;
emotions and material;
red, blue, green colors;
sit facing east or south;
practice in the morning and afternoon;
take care of the eyes, liver, gallbladder;
get annoyed and laugh;
eat lamb, poultry, wheat, oats, carrots;

The element “Water” destroys me and it means it is better to avoid or especially control the processes associated with this element. In this case, pay special attention to the kidneys, bladder, blood vessels. There is a higher chance of developing diseases.

Of course, in all this one does not need to reach fanaticism, and, say, shy away from people and phenomena of a destructive sign. Just keep in mind that there are such patterns and take them into account somewhere. Moreover, it is believed that an element that has learned to control its “destroyer” and interact with it receives a special power.

More interesting observations. Why do liver diseases affect the appearance of the eyes? It's simple - this is one element "Tree". Why can pain in the heart be significantly reduced or even eliminated by massaging the thumb and ring finger? Because these are the elements - "Wood" and "Fire", etc. Many interesting patterns can be found.

Independent addition of the table of elements U-SIN

By understanding the principles and nature of the elements, you yourself will be able to expand it and add new elements. For example, I will show how I painted a typical business project into elements (this is especially true for startups).

What does it usually consist of? First, there is an idea, a concept. Then the person evaluates the resources, whether he can implement it, if not, he attracts the necessary resources. Then you need to find motivation for yourself and your team, "ignite" yourself and others. Then comes the stage of creating documentation, development, debugging of all processes. And finally, you bring the product to the market, test it with your target audience (or focus groups). And the circle closes, then again the idea is corrected (or abandoned), resource assessment, etc. Here's what it looks like visually:

An example of using Wu Xing in a business project:

Idea, concept, creativity - the traditional path of Water.
Everything that is connected with the material and tangible (in this case, resources) is Wood.
Everything that is connected with emotions, "burning", - of course, Fire.
Everything that is connected with solidity, rationality, intelligence, “turnover” refers to the Earth.
Everything connected with society and communications is Metal (aka Sky, Air:)

One phenomenon logically gives rise to another. If we miss at least one element, the circle of destruction begins to operate.

They did not attract resources (human, temporary, financial), - there is no one or nothing to “motivate”, since one idea is not enough.
They didn’t make good motivation, they didn’t “ignite” - the development process will go on forever.
Without making a product at least in a minimally working form, it makes no sense to bring it to the audience.
Well, without checking your product for a long time on the audience, you risk making a “Utopia”.

That is why it is necessary to bring the product to the market as soon as it has at least a minimum performance. Then finish it off based on the reviews and feedback from your audience (i.e., society). Those who develop the ideal product, in the end, perhaps get it, but the niche in the market is already occupied or it just turns out that this “ideal” was not needed by anyone.

Good luck with your application of the Wu-Sin theory!

Sergei Borodin, 2013

This and other topics are covered in more detail in my books in the Phoenix Code. Life-Changing Technologies series.

Along with the doctrine of Yin and Yang, one of the main categories of Chinese philosophy is the doctrine of Wu-Xing. According to this worldview, all phenomena in the universe correspond to the nature of the Five Elements (五行 wu xing), which are in a state of constant movement and change. In the "Book of the ruler of the Shang region" (Shang-shu, ch.12) it is written:
"That which moistens and flows down creates salt, that which burns and rises creates bitter, that which bends and straightens creates sour, that which submits (to external influence) and changes creates spicy, that which accepts the sowing and gives the harvest, creates the sweet” (Shang-shu, ch.12).

Five elements

symbolizes the origin (the desire for activity), growth and development.
- heyday (maximum activity), characterized by upward movement.
corresponds to the period of the beginning of withering, fading (the desire for passivity).
characterized by the least activity, fluidity.
To these symbols or elements, one more is added - the fifth element, which serves as the center and axis for cyclic changes. This element is, because all cyclic changes are characteristic of the Earth and occur on the Earth. Earth symbolizes the period of maturity (balance), accumulation.

It is clear that things, phenomena and functions classified in this way were not directly related to wood, fire, metal, earth and water. In this case, the task was to combine the features of various things and phenomena into one system, using their certain similarity to each other. Correlating some object with the five elements of U-SIN, we judge not about the constituent parts of this object, but about its properties, direction and phase of development.

The theory of Yin and Yang and the theory of the Five Elements reflect the objective laws of nature.

In nature, Water feeds Wood, Wood feeds Fire, Fire gives rise to Earth (burnt ashes fertilize well), Earth gives rise to Metal (it is in the bowels of the earth that metals are born), Metal gives rise to Water (dew is released on a metal blade in the morning).

Red arrows symbolize creative connections. That is, each element of this system continuously helps the development of the next one, transferring something to it and encouraging it to be active.

The cycle of destruction (internal connections, by star) shows how the elements control each other, creating a conflicting suppressive relationship. A destructive bond is restraining and controlling.

Fire oppresses (melts) Metal;
Metal oppresses (cuts) Wood;
The tree oppresses (undermines the roots) the Earth;
Earth oppresses (absorbs) Water;
Water oppresses (extinguishes) Fire.

The ancient Chinese were distinguished by healthy pragmatism and many philosophical concepts used in clinical practice.

The Wu-Sin concept was no exception to the rule. The main provisions of this theory were used to classify the internal organs and external structures of the human body in relation to the five primary elements. Based on simple analogies, the various functions of the internal organs are related to the five elements, taking into account the nature of the latter.

The liver and gallbladder correspond to "Wood." The heart and small intestine correspond to "Fire." Spleen and stomach - "Earth". Lungs and large intestine correspond to "Metal". The kidneys and bladder are assigned to the element "Water".

the liver belongs to the Wood element, since its function of ensuring the free circulation of Qi is similar to the free growth of a tree;
the heart belongs to the Fire element, since the Yang of the heart, like fire, has the function of warming the whole body;
the spleen is related to the earth element, since the spleen is "the source of qi and blood", which is reminiscent of the earth's ability to produce crops;
the lungs belong to the Metal element, as they perform the functions of purification, which resembles the purity of Metal, and also controls the descent of Qi, which is similar to the heaviness of Metal;
Kidneys belong to the Water element, as they are an important organ that provides water exchange.

In summary, Chinese medicine uses the teachings of Wu Xing to classify the internal organs and external structures of the human body, explain the various physiological and pathological interactions occurring in it, for the purpose of clinical diagnosis and treatment. The five primary elements and fundamental principles necessarily include an equal ratio of yin and yang, therefore, in the treatment of a pathological condition of the body in traditional oriental medicine, they first build a chain of relationships according to the principle of wu-xing, find an imbalance of yin and yang in it, and only the next stage is a direct impact on patients organs or functional systems

This classification is made by therapists who practice traditional Chinese medicine and apitherapy. I learned about it from the Romanian doctor Stefan Stangatiu, who is known all over the world and is considered an authoritative expert in apitherapy.

Water, as the element from which life originated on our planet, also represents our origin. This includes the kidneys, bladder, and bones. Bones give us stability, they make up the skeleton.

From the Chinese point of view, the main source of our life energy qi is in the kidneys.

This relationship is known to all. If we suffer from a serious illness or are very emotionally shaken, then often we choose such figurative expressions as “already sitting in the kidneys” or “shocked to the marrow” to express feelings. Behind both expressions lies a real threat to life, which is also often associated with mortal fear. For direct support of the body, the most suitable bee product with a high recovery potential is royal jelly. It can support us well in both physically and psychologically difficult situations.

With the accumulation of water in the tissues, in some cases, honey massage can also help. Here the principle of the controlling cycle is included: the primary element earth (honey) controls the primary element water. Thanks to the honey massage, the water returns to the blood circulation so that the kidneys process it and remove it from the body. By the same principle, warm sitz baths with honey help with inflammation of the bladder. Taking honey helps to heal inflammation more quickly. Chronic inflammation of the bladder indicates that this organ is weakened. In this case, a course of treatment with royal jelly can give good results. With such diseases, we often deal with the "cold" syndrome. Therefore, patients respond well to procedures with heat: in apitherapy, these are warm wax compresses and applications.

The primary element tree in traditional Chinese medicine corresponds to spring with its abundance of flowers and pollen. A difficult time for those who, unfortunately, are allergic to pollen. Therefore, such bee products as pollen and perga are closely related to this primary element.

The liver and gallbladder as organs also belong to the primary element wood. After all, it is not for nothing that pollen perfectly supports the liver and gallbladder. But be careful in taking pollen, as it carries with it a lot of dynamics, which can be an unfavorable factor, for example, in acute inflammation of the gallbladder. In this case, it is better to use the controlling rule and apply propolis (metal controls wood).

Allergy sufferers and people who often catch colds have wind sickness according to traditional Chinese medicine. It also refers to the primary element of the tree. So if we have an acute pollen allergy, we can't take pollen. In this case, a “control” treatment with propolis will give a good result. Pollen will help little in the treatment of colds in the acute stage.

In the period when there is no acute allergy, on the contrary, thanks to the intake of pollen, we can achieve a desensitization effect and further strengthen the effect with royal jelly in accordance with the mother-son principle. In the cycle of intergeneration, water stands before the tree, that is, water supports the tree. This means that by using royal jelly, we can support the basic energy. Regular intake of pollen helps to strengthen the immune system for people who often catch infections.

Every person who has ever been bitten by a bee knows: the wound burns like fire, and then the bite site is much warmer than the surrounding tissues for a long time. Bee venom improves blood circulation by expanding capillaries, reduces blood viscosity and gives warmth to tissues. From experience it is known that bee venom regulates blood pressure. Thanks to these properties, it is attributed to the primary element of fire.

But if we have a "heat disease", for example, acute inflammation of the joints, then caution must be exercised when taking bee venom, since the treatment of such an ailment, as a rule, requires cooling. But chronic diseases of the joints, on the contrary, react very positively to heat.

Many of us know the expression "burned out at work." Behind it lies a very serious disease, which is increasingly common in modern society. If we look at this phenomenon from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine, we can see that such a person simply has too much fire and burned his energy. In such a situation, we again turn to the rule of control and help such people with royal jelly (water controls fire).

The stomach and spleen belong to the primary element of the earth, they personify the nourishing principle. Muscles are also related to the earth. The nourishing product of beekeeping here is honey - sweet, according to the taste that characterizes this primary element. Honey provides muscles with fast and sustained energy. Beeswax in the form of compresses and dressings helps with muscle tension.

Honey supports the digestion of food and stimulates the appetite. Children who do not eat well, but love sweets, you can safely give a little honey - then their appetite increases ...

The earth also refers to such an emotion as anxiety. People who worry a lot are often very thin, because they "eat" themselves from the inside with this anxiety and cannot eat. Regular intake of honey will only benefit them. But other, constantly anxious people eat fat. Honey can help them too if they replace this product with more nutritious sweets.

Overweight people need control over an element such as wood. From the point of view of apitherapy, pollen and pollen, related to the tree, control the earth. In addition, the primary element wood is also responsible for movement and dynamics; here, too, the rule of the controlling element is turned on again: excess weight can be overcome with the help of active movement.

This primary element includes the lungs, large intestine and skin. This relationship is often not recognized by conventional medicine. But in naturopathy, this connection is known to everyone. Both organ systems are located on the border of our body with the outside world and are connected with the energy of wei-chi.

A very common cause of skin problems is bowel dysfunction. Skin diseases such as neurodermatitis, which are treated with cortisone in childhood, often lead to asthma in adulthood. Many diseases of these organs respond well to treatment with propolis. There are various preparations that make it possible to use this bee product in a targeted manner.

The lungs and skin are organs that ensure the constant interaction of the human body with the outside world. In this case, the protection of propolis will help us: it supports the energy of wei-chi, that is, the energy that protects us from the outside world.

Treatment with bee venom may work as a control mechanism. Excessive reactions of these organs - asthma attacks, severe skin rashes, inflammation of the colon - in traditional medicine are mainly treated with large doses of cortisone. Especially when these diseases become chronic, treatment with bee venom becomes an alternative to cortisone treatment. In my opinion, long-term use of cortisone always leads to a dead end. At the same time, negative consequences are often not comparable with positive results. Bee venom promotes the production of autologous cortisol, which, at a much lower concentration in the blood, has a greater effect than pharmacological cortisone. But, unfortunately, such therapy is used too rarely. An experienced apitherapist can treat with bee stings or bee venom from ampoules.