- one of the element in Wu xing五行, classical five elements in Chinese herbal medicine
- may refer to strong fire(相火) or weak fire(君火)
- inflammation發炎
- one of Six Excesses六淫
- one of Five Endogenous Pathogenic Factors/Five Internal Pernicious Influences內生五邪nei sheng wu xie/five kinds of endogenous evils: 火=內火=內熱
Chinese medicine中醫 :organs in Chinese medicine五臟六腑 ，其實是六臟六腑(may be the same things as west medicine or more than the organs in west medicine or other things)[]
| exterior表 | gallbladder膽 | small intestine小腸 | stomach胃 | triple warmer三焦 | large intestine大腸 | bladder膀胱 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| interior裡 | liver肝 | heart心 | spleen脾 | pericardium心包 | lung肺 | kidney腎 |
| wu xin 五行 | wood木 | fire火 | earth土 | metal金 | water水 | |
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天地陰陽之氣相通生成的三陽三陰在地的表現 three yin and three yang's corresponding on earth |
wood木 | weak fire君火 | earth土 | strong fire相火 | metal金 | water水 |
| 六府 | wood木 | fire火 | earth土 | cereals穀(簡體字:谷) | metal金 | water水 |