Meteorological features and diseases of Wood Serpent year 彌生✥乙巳

 

三月彌生，木始生發

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2025年，歲次為乙巳，五運六氣的特點主要圍繞著厥陰風木司天、少商金運不及、少陽相火在泉。

The circuit qi of the year 2025 is Yi Si (乙巳 Wood Serpent), and the meteorological features and the corresponding prevalence of disease would revolve around the Reverting Yin (Wind Wood) controlling the heaven, insufficiency of the Metal, and the Lesser Yang (the ministerial Fire) governing the terrestrial climatic change.

厥陰風木司天表示2025年上半年的氣候應該是溫和和多風的。風木之氣偏勝，容易引起或加劇與肝、膽、目、筋有關的疾病或症狀，如頭痛、眩暈、眼病、肢體抽搐攣急等等。風木的偏勝也和肝氣失調有關，風性飄忽，風向說變就變，心理或精神方面的表現可能是情緒波動、躁動與憂鬱交替或易怒。

With the Reverting Yin (Wind Wood) controlling the heaven, we can expect a temperate and windy climate in the first half of 2025. During this time, the wind-prevailing climate can trigger or aggravate diseases or symptoms related to the liver, gallbladder, eyes, and tendons, which include headaches, dizziness, eye diseases, limb convulsions, etc. The dominance of Wind and Wood is also related to the imbalance of Liver qi. Wind is erratic and it changes direction at any time. The psychological or mental manifestations may be mood swings, alternating agitation and depression, or irritability.

加上少商金運不及，金不足則收斂的力量不足，無法有效制約木氣，加劇了風木偏勝的情況。所以身體的陽氣就容易浮散在上部和體表，出現頭部疼痛，發熱，口瘡，皮膚生瘡，毛髮問題等等陽火上亢的表現，內部臟腑的能量也容易耗損 。

An insufficiency of the Metal means it cannot effectively restrain the Wood qi, therefore aggravating the prevailing Wind and Wood as the dominant energy of this year. The Yang qi in our body can easily disperse to the upper part or the surface of the body, causing headaches, fever, mouth ulcers, skin ulcers, hair problems and other manifestations of hyperactivity of Yang fire, and the internal organs can easily be depleted of the energy as well.

金對應肺臟，因此金運不及之年也容易發生呼吸系統的疾病，如咳嗽、哮喘、肺炎等等，都是肺的宣發、肅降，和調動氣機推動水液敷布的功能失常。金在臟是肺，在腑是大腸，病灶在內是位於胸脅肩背，在外是皮毛的損傷，可能表現為肩背沉重疼痛、鼻塞、哮喘、便血、泄瀉如注等病症。 災害容易出現在西方。

Metal corresponds to the Lungs, so people are more likely to develop respiratory diseases such as cough, asthma, pneumonia, etc., as insufficient Metal indicates the dysfunction of the Lungs, which governs the dispersing, purification and descending, and the overall flow of qi that regulate the spread of fluids in our body. Metal in the human body represents the lungs and the large intestine. The lesions are located internally in the chest, flanks, shoulders and back, and externally in the skin and hair. It may manifest as heaviness and pain in the shoulders and back, nasal congestion, asthma, bloody stools, and diarrhea. Disasters tend to occur in the West.

少陽相火在泉暗示著2025年下半年（秋季開始）的氣候可能偏熱，並且濕熱交織的情形會很頻繁。這種氣候容易對消化系統造成壓力，導致水腫、腹脹甚至黃疸等等。

With the Lesser Yang (the ministerial Fire) governing the terrestrial climatic change, we can expect that the second half of 2025 (starting from autumn) may be hotter, and the interweaving of heat and humidity will prevail. This climate tends to put significant pressure on our digestive system, leading to edema, bloating, and even jaundice.

這當中還有中醫五臟疾病的相互影響和病機傳變，傳變可分為「相生」關係的傳變和「相剋」關係的傳變兩種。

Among these are the mutual influences and pathogenesis transmission of diseases of the five internal organs, which are explained in traditional Chinese medicine. The transmission can be divided into two types: the transmission in the order of "engendering" relationship and the transmission in the order of "restraining" relationship.

相生傳變就是一對相生關係的兩臟之間互相影響，即「母病及子」和「子病犯母」。對肝木來說，肝為心的母臟，肝木生心火，當肝木過勝時也可能出現心火方面的問題（往子臟方向去宣洩），也就是母臟的邪實影響子臟，導致母子俱實，產生「心肝火旺」；和心有關的頭部五官有舌頭和眼睛的血管和內眼角。

The transmission in the order of "engendering" relationship refers to the two organs as one of them promotes another, that is, "the ‘mother’ affects the ‘child’" and vice versa. For Liver Wood, the Liver is the mother organ of the Heart, which means the Liver Wood generates Heart Fire. So when Liver Wood is harmfully hyperactive, problems with Heart Fire may also arise (venting to its ‘child’ organ), that is, the disease of the ‘mother’ organ transmit to the ‘child’ organ, causing both mother and child to be pathologically hyperactive, resulting in a pathological change in which exuberant liver fire and heart fire disturb mental activity, or cause vascular damage and frenetic blood flow. The five sense organs related to the heart are the tongue, the blood vessels of the eyes, and the inner corners of the eyes.

當然這都要結合當事者的本身體質和強健或衰弱去看，也有可能母臟虧虛而使子臟功能也衰弱。這就像春天本來應該要肝氣升發調暢，但卻不升反陷，導致各種鬱悶、胸口脹痛、口唇眼睛發炎、自體免疫等等的症狀或疾病出現。

Of course, this all needs to be considered in combination with the person's own constitution and state of health. It is also possible that the ‘mother’ organ is functionally deficient and so the ‘child’ organ is also weakened. This is just like in the spring when the Liver qi should rise and be regulated, but instead of rising, it sinks, leading to various symptoms or diseases such as depression, chest pain, inflammation of the lips and eyes, autoimmunity, etc.

雖然歷代有順傳的病變較輕（母病及子），預後較好，子病犯母為逆傳，預後較差的說法，但事實上這有點是從觀察到的結果反推，倒果為因的想法。因為以臨床實際上遇到的狀況，母病及子是比較自然會發生的演變，雖然容易發生也容易消退。另一方面，通常是子臟的邪實嚴重才會發生子反犯母的情形。所以，母臟與子臟的傳變方向與病情嚴重度只是因為比較常被觀察到的現象，我們不能反過來用五行之間遞生次序之順逆去預測病情的預後好壞。

Although there has been a saying throughout the ages that forward-transmission are milder (the mother organ to the child organ) and have a better prognosis, while the reversed transmission has a worse prognosis, but in fact, this is a bit of an idea of ​​inferring from the observed results and putting the cart before the horse. Because in actual clinical situations, it’s more natural for the pathological effect to pass from the ‘mother’ organ and the ‘child’ organ. And although it’s easy to occur this way, it’s also easy to subside. On the other hand, the reversed transmission, where the ‘child’ organ transmits to the ‘mother’ organ, usually occurs only when there’s serious pathological issues in the ‘child’ organ. Therefore, the direction of transmission and severity of the disease between the ‘mother’ and ‘child’ organs are only commonly observed phenomena. We cannot use the order of the five elements to predict the prognosis of the disease.

相剋傳變，就是沿著五臟相剋的次序發展。例如正常狀況是肝木剋脾土，有助於脾的功能運作正常。但是當肝木過剩，就會過度克制脾土（相乘），木旺乘土。這裡的先決條件通常是脾胃本來就虛弱，所以無法耐受肝的過度剋制（土虛木乘），就會出現胸脅苦滿，腹脹腹痛，腸鳴腹瀉，頭暈乏力的情形。另一方面如果本來就有肝氣鬱結的傾向，在今年時令的加成之下，就會更容易出現口苦，泛酸，噯氣，噁心等等症狀。

The transmission in the order of "restraining" relationship means the disease develops along the order of the restraint of the five organs. For example, under normal circumstances, the Liver Wood restrains the Spleen Earth, which helps the spleen function normally. However, when the Liver Wood is hyperactive, it overwhelms the Spleen Earth, meaning that the over-acting Wood abnormally restrains the Earth. The prerequisite here is usually that the person’s digestive system is somewhat weakened, so it cannot tolerate the excessive restraint of the Liver Wood, which will lead to symptoms such as mouth bitterness, pain in the chest and flanks, abdominal distension, intestinal rumbling, diarrhea, dizziness and fatigue. On the other hand, if the person is already suffering from Liver qi depression/stagnation, symptoms will possibly aggravate this year. The patient will likely to experience flare-ups of symptoms such as a bitter taste in the mouth, acid reflux, belching, nausea, etc.

相剋關係還可能產生本來被剋制的一方反剋的情形，像是肝火旺盛，肺金無力相制，出現肝木反侮肺金。常見於人在一場大怒暴怒之後，持續難以平復的急躁易怒，面紅目赤，胸脅脹滿，或出現咳嗽逆氣，痰中帶血等木火刑金的症狀。

The restraining relationship also mentions the situation where the restrained party turns rebellious/insults the other, such as when effulgent heat gathered in the Liver Wood turns into pathological fire and the Lung Metal is unable to restrain it, resulting in a state where the Liver Wood rebels/insults the Lung Metal. A common example is when people become irritable and restless after a fit of rage, with red face and eyes, chest and flank distension, or coughing, shortness of breath, blood in sputum and other symptoms of flaming Wood Fire injures Lung Metal.

今年的時令，適合使用疏肝理氣的藥草，例如白芍、柴胡，以調和體內的風木之氣。維持適當的規律運動來強健肺功能。避免溫差大的空氣和空汙的刺激，還有不要吸菸。

Consider the vibe of climate this year, herbs such as white peony root (Paeoniae Radix Alba) and Chinese Thorawax Root (Bupleuri Radix) that soothe the liver and regulate qi can be recommended to help rebalance the Liver qi in the body. Maintain regular exercise to strengthen lung function. Avoid direct stimulation from extreme temperature changes and air pollution and do not smoke.

下半年濕熱交雜的夏秋時節，適合吃清熱利濕的食物，例如冬瓜、薏仁、綠豆等，有助於調節體內的熱和濕。除此之外，最好是避免辛辣、油膩的食物，以免加重身體的不適。

In the second half of the year, especially the late summer and autumn, when there is a mixture of heat and humidity, it’s good to eat foods that clear away heat and dampness, such as winter melon, coix seed, mung bean, etc., which help regulate heat and humidity in the body. In addition, it is best to avoid spicy and greasy foods to avoid aggravating physical discomfort.

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꧁𒄬 說到風木偏勝＋金運不及收斂不足，導致體內本來就自然存在的氣(籠統的指稱「生命力」，以陰陽的分類，氣屬陽)，與木的上升動勢結合，就變成陽火上亢 (火是熱的升級版)，光聽這些描述會不會覺得好像和「火」的炎上性質有點像呢？

不過我覺得差別在於，火是一種「不受制約的力」，而風是「受制約的力，有導向的力」；因此，如果是要處理火過剩的問題，可能會偏向體育競賽（發洩衝動和暴力比較健康的管道），尤其是有肢體碰撞的（籃球、美式足球、拳擊、跆拳道...），而風木偏勝是一種草木快速生長的意象，所以比較偏向培育和舒展性質的，比如培養新興趣、種花種草、培育新生命、學新技能、建立新的運動習慣、跨領域的交流、擴展視野這種的，把升發茁壯的力量用在這些方面。

另外，金運不足則提醒我們積極的探索與拓展的同時，並不是一種不經大腦只憑一股衝動與熱情的擴張，而是一種勇敢聽從心意去嘗試與冷靜權衡現實狀況之間的平衡和靈活調整，就像生長起來的花圃也要時時修剪枝枒才能長得更茁壯漂亮一樣。

𓊆名詞解釋𓊇

𖢨歲次：古以歲星紀年，也叫年次。天干與地支是用來記載天上與地面風土氣候之風、寒、濕、燥、火五行的盛衰狀態，具有某種特定的規律。

𖢨司天：司天之氣，當令的氣候，代表上半年的氣候性質。

𖢨在泉：在泉之氣，代表下半年的氣候性質。