Wood Phase
Wood opens the cycle of the Five Phases: spring, the rising sap, the surge and the suppleness.
The 24 Breaths inaugurate it at Lichun (立春), the establishment of spring.
The tradition attaches to it green and sourness — aromatic and ascending matter.
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Wood bends and straightens.
Understanding TCMHong Fan · Classic of Documents-
Greater plantain (aerial parts) - 车前草 (Che Qian Cao) 
![Greater plantain (aerial parts) - 车前草 (Che Qian Cao) — Li Shui 利水]()
![Greater plantain (aerial parts) - 车前草 (Che Qian Cao) — Li Shui 利水]()
![Greater plantain (aerial parts) - 车前草 (Che Qian Cao) — Li Shui 利水]()
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Achyranthes root - 怀牛膝 (Huai Niu Xi) 
![Achyranthes root - 怀牛膝 (Huai Niu Xi) — Huo Xue 活血]()
![Achyranthes root - 怀牛膝 (Huai Niu Xi) — Huo Xue 活血]()
![Achyranthes root - 怀牛膝 (Huai Niu Xi) — Huo Xue 活血]()
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Spatholobus vine - 鸡血藤 (Ji Xue Teng) 
![Spatholobus vine - 鸡血藤 (Ji Xue Teng) — Huo Xue 活血]()
![Spatholobus vine - 鸡血藤 (Ji Xue Teng) — Huo Xue 活血]()
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Safflower flowers - 红花 (Hong Hua) 
![Safflower flowers - 红花 (Hong Hua) — Huo Xue 活血]()
![Safflower flowers - 红花 (Hong Hua) — Huo Xue 活血]()
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Rose buds - 玫瑰花 (Mei Gui Hua) 
![Rose buds - 玫瑰花 (Mei Gui Hua) — Li Qi 理气]()
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Chinese mistletoe (Loranthus) - 桑寄生 (Sang Ji Sheng) 
![Chinese mistletoe (Loranthus) - 桑寄生 (Sang Ji Sheng) — Qu Feng Shi 祛风湿]()
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Black sesame - 黑芝麻 (Hei Zhi Ma) 
![Black sesame - 黑芝麻 (Hei Zhi Ma) — Bu Yin 补阴]()
![Black sesame - 黑芝麻 (Hei Zhi Ma) — Bu Yin 补阴]()
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Dried mulberries (White mulberry) - 桑椹子 (Sang Shen Zi) 
![Dried mulberries (White mulberry) - 桑椹子 (Sang Shen Zi) — Bu Xue 补血]()
![Dried mulberries (White mulberry) - 桑椹子 (Sang Shen Zi) — Bu Xue 补血]()
Shadow and light complete each other and turn one into the other.
Understanding TCMYin Yang · the thought of the living-
Peony root bark - 牡丹皮 (Mu Dan Pi) 
![Peony root bark - 牡丹皮 (Mu Dan Pi) — Qing Re Liang Xue 清热凉血]()
![Peony root bark - 牡丹皮 (Mu Dan Pi) — Qing Re Liang Xue 清热凉血]()
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Rehmannia root (raw) - 生地黄 (Sheng Di Huang) 
![Rehmannia root (raw) - 生地黄 (Sheng Di Huang) — Qing Re Liang Xue 清热凉血]()
![Rehmannia root (raw) - 生地黄 (Sheng Di Huang) — Qing Re Liang Xue 清热凉血]()
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Chinese sarsaparilla - 土茯苓 (Tu Fu Ling) 
![Chinese sarsaparilla - 土茯苓 (Tu Fu Ling) — Qing Re 清热]()
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Barbed skullcap - 半枝莲 (Ban Zhi Lian) 
![Barbed skullcap - 半枝莲 (Ban Zhi Lian) — Qing Re 清热]()
![Barbed skullcap - 半枝莲 (Ban Zhi Lian) — Qing Re 清热]()
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Hedyotis herb - 白花蛇舌草 (Bai Hua She She Cao) 
![Hedyotis herb - 白花蛇舌草 (Bai Hua She She Cao) — Qing Re 清热]()
![Hedyotis herb - 白花蛇舌草 (Bai Hua She She Cao) — Qing Re 清热]()
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Dandelion (Lion’s tooth) - 蒲公英 (Pu Gong Ying) 
![Dandelion (Lion’s tooth) - 蒲公英 (Pu Gong Ying) — Qing Re 清热]()
![Dandelion (Lion’s tooth) - 蒲公英 (Pu Gong Ying) — Qing Re 清热]()
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Forsythia fruits - 连翘 (Lian Qiao) 
![Forsythia fruits - 连翘 (Lian Qiao) — Qing Re 清热]()
![Forsythia fruits - 连翘 (Lian Qiao) — Qing Re 清热]()
![Forsythia fruits - 连翘 (Lian Qiao) — Qing Re 清热]()
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Gardenia fruit - 栀子 (Zhi Zi) 
![Gardenia fruit - 栀子 (Zhi Zi) — Qing Re Xie Huo 清热泻火]()
![Gardenia fruit - 栀子 (Zhi Zi) — Qing Re Xie Huo 清热泻火]()
Fire blazes and rises.
Understanding TCMHong Fan · Classic of Documents-
Wild chrysanthemum buds - 野菊花 (Ye Ju Hua) 
![Wild chrysanthemum buds - 野菊花 (Ye Ju Hua) — Qing Re 清热]()
![Wild chrysanthemum buds - 野菊花 (Ye Ju Hua) — Qing Re 清热]()
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Siler root - 防风 (Fang Feng) 
![Siler root - 防风 (Fang Feng) — Jie Biao 解表]()
