The Elemental Five. The etheric atoms, aerial atoms, igneous atoms, aqueous & terrene atoms are the building blocks of the Universe. Naturopathy hails them as Doctors ! SInce the Elemental Five originated from the Absolute Being, they are considered Divine, Materia est Deus, Annam Brahma, Padartham Brahma. These FIve Doctors are prior to all, Annam hi Bhootanam Jyeshtyam. Therefore, they are panaceas , thasmat Sarvaushadam uchyate, they are defined as potent medicines ! So we have Prithvi Upasana, Jala Upasana et al in Indian Holistic Medicine.