There is an ancient saying that if a person is sick, it is likely that his five elements are missing, such as gold, wood and water. In ancient times, the specific five elements were the fire, water and earth in Jin Mu mentioned above.
In ancient times, if you were short of fire in five elements, you might easily get cardiovascular disease, coronary heart disease, hypertension, arteriosclerosis and cerebral hemorrhage in old age.
In ancient times, if people said that the five elements were short of wood, you might be prone to hepatobiliary diseases and allergic diseases such as hypertension and stroke. People who lack five elements of wood are also prone to mental disorders in old age, such as Alzheimer's disease.
In ancient times, if people said that the five elements were short of soil, then this person might be prone to frequent abdominal pain and diarrhea, and occasionally there would be edema once or twice. When wet, it would be qi deficiency.
If it is LMNT, this person may suffer from hot and dry diseases, such as frequent cough, chronic bronchitis and constipation.
However, if the five elements are short of water, they may suffer from kidney diseases such as edema, low back pain, infertility, etc. Because people who are short of water in the five elements often have insufficient yang, they will also suffer from diseases such as insufficient life and fire.
Today's TCM regimen is just a step further and easier to understand, but the treatment is more advanced than in ancient times. Although they are different, they all have the effect of health and fitness, although Chinese medicine pays attention to "the inside must be outside."