The10HeavenlyStems&12EarthlyBranches

TheChineseutilizetheTenHeavenlyStemsandTwelveEarthlyBranchestoformacalendar,primarily
usedbyastrologersandfarmerstocalculatethebesttimeforplantingorharvesting.Inthissystem,each
dayhastwonamesthefirstdesignatestheyangenergyreceivedfromheavenwhilethesecond
designatestheyinenergyreceivedfromearth.Evenstemsmustbepairedwithevenbranchesanduneven
stemswithunevenbranches.Asthereare10HeavenlyStemsand12EarthlyBranches,60individual
pairingsarepossible.ThenamesusedhereareChinesecharactersthathavebeengivenanEnglishname
theEnglishsoundimitatingtheChinesesound.

TheTen

TheTwelve

HeavenlyStems

EarthlyBranches

Jia=
yangwood

Yi=
yinwood

2.

Bing=
yangfire

3.

Din=
yinfire

4.

Eu=
yangearth

5.

Ji=
yinearth

6.

Geng=
yangmetal

7.

Xin
= yinmetal

8.

Zen
=yangwater

9.

Quai
=yinwater

10.

Jia=
yangwood

Yi
=

1.

11.

yinwood

12.

Zi=
yang

GallBladder

Chou
=yinLiver

Yin
=yinLung

Mao
=yangLargeInt.

Chen=
yangStomach

Si=
yinSpleen

Wu=
yinHeart

Wei
=yangSmallInt.

Shen
=yangBladder

Yo
=yinKidney

Xi
=

yinPericardium

Yang
=yangTriple

Energizer

TheFivePhasesCorrespondences
5Phases

Wood

Fire

Earth

Metal

Water

Liver/GB

Heart/SI

Spleen/St

Lungs/LI

Kidney/Bl

Direction

east

south

center

west

north

5Qi/5Evils
(1)

wind

heat/fire

moisture

cool/dry

cold

Season

spring

summer

latesummer

fall

winter

Color
(2)

green

red

yellow

white

black

Taste
(3)

sour

bitter

sweet

sharp

salty

Smell

foul

scorched

fragrant

bloody

rotting

tears

sweat

drool

nasalmucus

saliva

shouting

laughing

singing

crying

groaning

anger

happiness

obsession

sadness

terror

Hun

mind

Organ

Fluids
(4)
Sounds
Emotion
(5)
Spirit
(6)

Ea

Po

will

rye,beef

rice,horse

beans,pork

bloodvessels

muscles

skin

bone

eyes

tongue

lips

nose

ears

colors

smells

tastes

sounds

fluids

stringlike

surging

middling

featherlike

stonelike

WellPts

BrookPts

TransferPts

RoutePts

MergingPts

mullet,chicken wheat,mutton

Foods

tendons,

BodyTissue

ligaments
SenseOrgan
Diagnoses
NormalPulse
Points

1.

TheFiveQi:
Thesecorrespondtothefiveseasons.Ifnormalforthattimeofyear,theyaregoodfor

ourbody.However,whenexcessive,deficientorunseasonal,theybecomeoneoftheFiveEvils
andareharmful.
2.

Color:
Livercontrolscolorofskin,face,etc.RedfaceofHtpatientindicateseviloriginatesinLi.

WithhighBP&sweatingbutnoredface,eviloriginatesinKi.Bothredfaceandsweatingmeans
bothLi&Kievilwithworseprognosis.
3.

Taste:
Sharptastescanbeyinoryanghotspicyfoodslikegingerandchiliareyangwhilecool

spicyfoodslikemintandmentholareyin.Ifapatientisalwaysawareofaspecifictaste,itindicates
evilfromtherelatedorgan.Saltytaste=waterevil.Bittertaste=fireevil.
4.

Fluids
:Kidneyskeepthemouthmoistifpatientisthirstyduringthenight,kidneysarenot

producingadequatesalivaduetoexcessivefireevil.Spleensuppliesdroolwhichflowsoutofthe
cornersofthemouth.

5.

Emotions
:Terroriscausedbyimagination.Whilewaitingtbeexecutedbyafiringsquadqimoves

downwards,bowelandbladdercontrolislost,thepersonfeelslikefainting&kidneysareharmed.
However,asuddenfrightlikeseeingatigerharmstheheart.
6.

Spirit
:Hun=soul.Mind=mentalconsciousness.Ea=theconsciousnessofmemory,mind&

thinking.Po=vigor.
7.

Foods:
Forahealthyperson,thesefoodssupporttheorgansifunhealthy,cancauseharm.Note

thatchickenalwaysmeansanybird.