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Five taxations

五劳 〔五勞〕wǔ láo

1. Plain Questions (素问 sù wèn, xuān míng wǔ qì). Damage by the five taxations: prolonged vision damages the blood; prolonged lying damages qì; prolonged sitting damages the flesh; prolonged standing damages the bones; and prolonged walking damages the sinews.

2. Visceral taxation damage, i.e., lung taxation, liver taxation, heart taxation, spleen taxation, and kidney taxation.

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