Acupuncture, How the Imbalance of the Elements Affect Us?

Imbalance	Meaning	Symptoms
Too low fire - not warming the earth	Heart (fire) unable to warm spleen (earth)	Dislike of cold, cold in extremities, early morning diarrhea, urinary symptoms, edema, distended abdomen, fatigue, weakness
Too low metal - metal not producing water	Lungs (metal) not sending water to kidney	Shortness of breath, thirst, weak knees, lower back pain, scanty dark urine.
Too much wood - Wood overpowers the earth	Liver (wood) qi dominates spleen (earth)	Headache, sore eyes, gas, poor appetite, weakness, pain in flanks, vertigo, chest distress
Too much metal - Fire cannot control metal	Heart (fire) yang cannot control lung (metal) fluids	Frequent urination, shortness of breath, palpitation, insomnia