Who are the five animals?

The five animals are cows, dogs, sheep, pigs and chickens.

Five livestock refer to cattle, dogs, sheep, pigs and chickens. There is a saying that "five animals are beneficial", that is, within the framework of the five elements theory of traditional Chinese medicine, five animals have a corresponding relationship with five flavors and five internal organs. With the improvement of living standards and the diversification of material supply, food intake is decreasing, and animal meat food is obviously increasing.

Therefore, while paying attention to "five grains for nourishment", we can't ignore the truth that "five livestock are beneficial". Su Wen Wu Wei: "Five animals: sweet cow, sour dog, salty pig, bitter sheep and pungent chicken", with the five flavors as the intermediary, the five animals are divided into five elements. On this basis, the five attributes of the meat of five animals are obtained, namely, beef belongs to soil, dog meat belongs to wood, pork belongs to water, mutton belongs to fire and chicken belongs to gold.

Five elements of traditional Chinese medicine

The five elements of traditional Chinese medicine is the application of China's traditional five elements theory in traditional Chinese medicine, and it is a philosophical thought created by the ancients. The five elements of daily life, namely, gold, wood, water, fire and earth, are the basis for the changes of all things in the universe and various natural phenomena. It is an abstract concept used to explain the relationship between things, which has a wide meaning, not just five specific substances themselves.

The theory of five elements is based on the functional attributes of five substances, generalizes the attributes of things or phenomena, and discusses and deduces the mutual relationship and movement change law between things or phenomena on the basis of mutual gestation and mutual restriction. The application of the theory of five elements in traditional Chinese medicine is mainly to analyze and study the five elements of human function and their relationship, and explain their mutual influence in pathological state.

Refer to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Five Livestock