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Dr. Amanda Ortiz, L.Ac, DAOM
Acupuncture + Chinese Medicine
Journal
Dr. Amanda Ortiz, L.Ac, DAOM
Acupuncture + Chinese Medicine
Journal
Acupuncture + Chinese Medicine
Journal

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The Twelve Main Meridians:

Yang

Large Intestine Hand-Yangming 
Triple Energizer Hand-Shaoyang
Small Intestine Hand-Taiyang
Stomach Foot-Yangming 
Gallbladder Foot-Shaoyang
Bladder Foot-Taiyang 

Yin

Lung Hand-Taiyin 
Pericardium Hand-Jueyin 
Heart
Metal Element Correspondences According to the Five Element Theory

Element: Metal /  Season: Autumn /  Environmental Factor: Dryness /  Growth and Development: Reaping /  Color: White /  Taste: Pungent /  Yin Organ: Lung /  Yang Organ: Large Intesti
“The meridians and collaterals are pathways in which the qi and blood of the human body are circulated. . .forming a network and linking the tissues and organs into an organic whole. The meridians, which constitute the main trunks, run longitud
The Five Elements in traditional Chinese medicine are wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. According to the generating cycle, wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, and water generates wood. 

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Bamboo
by Amanda Ortiz 

Still they stand as the seasons bring change – the sun, the snow, the wind, the rain. Humility seeps through their veins as they breathe, and they bend, and they sway, but not break in the breeze. Within they are free,

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