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persons. This is also divided into various divisions. As for
climate, the seasons are four: spring, autumn, winter and
summer. As for people and animals, there are the gall, the
blood, the bile and the phlegm. Be aware that the basic elements
of mankind are much more kinder than the basic elements of
animals because the latter are much more dense. The basic
elements of plants are fats, dyes, seeds and roots. Similar to that
are the elements of rocks. The relationship between the
characteristics of the elements of mankind and animals are
similar to the relationship between plants and rocks. The
kindness of mankind elements is similar to those of plants, and
the characteristics of the elements of rocks are comparable to
those of animals. Following these combinations are the precomposed
things, which are called the combination of the
seven-degree compounds. This is the final stage of combining,
such as medicines, buildings and other similar things - the
simple elements of which have been attributed to them. The
combined elements are seven parts and the sub-parts of these
are 28. The following table depicts the summary of what we
have explained in detail:
Simple basic elements
heat
coldness
moisture
dryness
1st compound elements
hot
cold
moist
dry
2nd compound elements
hot*
dry
cold tic
moist
hot*
humid
cold*
dry
3rd compound elements
fire
water
air
earth
4th compound elements
summer
winter
spring
autumn
5th compound elements
gall
phlegm
Mood
bile
6th compound elements
dyes
seeds
fats
roots
Heat, coldness, humidity and dryness come, by sensory
detection and analogy, before fire, air, water and earth in many
aspects; fire is described as hot and dry because of its
association with heat. Fire is neither described as heat nor as a
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