Topic on correspondences and manifestations of Yin and Yang the plain questions (Fifth Article-Part XVII) [1]

Evils come like swift winds and rain, so experienced doctors first treat the skin and body hair, then the muscles, then the sinews and vessels, then the six fu-organs, and last the five zang-organs. In treating the five zang organs, the patient is half alive and half dead.

Evils of the heaven usually damage the five zang-organs. The cold and heat of water and grains usually damage the six fu-organs. The dampness of the earth often damages the skin, muscles, sinews and vessels.

Key words: topic on correspondences and manifestations, Yin and Yang, the plain questions