Disorder of Yin and Yang

Relative superiority of yin or yang

Relative inferiority of yin or yang

Relative superiority of yin

Relative superiority of yang

Predominant yin evil in pathological changes

Excess cold syndrome (superiority of yin leads to cold syndrome)

Impairment of yang

To impair yang qi of the body

Accompanied with yang deficiency (superiority of yin makes yang suffer)

Predomiant yang evil in pathological changes

Excess heat syndrome (superiority of yang leads to heat syndrome)

Impairment of yin

To impair yin fluid of the body

Accompanied with yin deficiency (superiority of yang makes yin suffer)

Yin deficiency

Yang deficiency

Mutual consumption of yin and yang

Insufficient yin fluid of the body in pathological course

Yin failing to restrict yang

Deficient heat syndrome (inferiority of yin results in heat syndome)

Insufficient yang qi of the body in pathological course

Yang failing to restrict yin

Deficient cold syndrome (inferiority of yang results in cold syndrome)

When yin is deficient to a certain extent, it fails to generate yang qi

When yang is deficient to a certain extent, it fails to generate yin fluid

Result in

Yang deficieny (impairment of yin affecting yang)

Yin deficiency (impairment of yang affecting yin)