Chinese Six Point Treatment according to the Five Elements t

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Chinese Six Point Treatment according to the Five Elements theory

Weak Element Tonify Sedate Sedate
Water Metal Earth
Wood L Liv 8 K 10 Liv 4 L 8 Liv 3 Sp 3
G G 43 B 66 G 44 Ll 1 G 34 S 36
Wood Water Metal
Fire H H 9 Liv 1 H 3 Kl 10 H 4 L 8
SI SI 3 G 41 SI 2 B 66 SI 1 LI 1
Fire Wood Water
Earth SP Sp 2 H 8 Sp 1 Liv 1 Sp 9 K 10
S S 41 SI 5 S 43 G 41 S 44 B 66
Earth Fire Wood
Metal L L 9 Sp 3 L 10 H 8 L 11 Liv 1
LI LI 11 S 36 Ll 5 SI 5 LI 3 G 41
Metal Earth Fire
Water K K 7 L 8 K 3 Sp 3 K 2 H 8
B B 67 LI 1 B 40 S 36 B 60 SI 5
Wood Water Metal
Fire P P 9 Liv 1 P 3 K 10 P 5 L 8
TE TE 3 G 41 TE 2 B 66 TE 1 S 45


According to five element theory, whenever one element is affected, two related elements are
secondarily affected. Six point treatment takes the Korean method one step farther by utilizing not
only the points and meridians of the element that controls the primarily affected element, but also
those of the element controlled by the primarily affected element.
For example, in a case of

Liver (Wood) deficiency:



Þ Tonify the water point of the wood meridian (Liv
plus the water point of the water meridian (K 10);
these points are on the Element that activates Wood. So, they have a reinforcing action.

Þ Sedate the metal point of the wood meridian (Liv 4)
plus the metal point of the metal meridian (L ;
these points are on the Element that dominates Wood. We have to sedate this action.

Þ Furthermore, Sedate the earth point of the wood meridian (Liv 3) plus the earth point of the earth
meridian (Sp 3).
This is to avoid the ‘insulting’ action from the strong Earth towards the weak Wood.

Cases of EXCESS follow the same principle, sedating the primarily affected element, then tonifiing
both the element controlling and the element controlled by the primarily affected element.

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Dionisios

Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:29 pm