The Metal Element in Chinese Medicine: Lung & Large Intestine
How The Body Works
In Traditional medicine, certain body systems are associated with an organ name and a meridian. Each system and its energetics are stronger during its season.
Eating and working with acupuncture points and herbs that fall in line with that season helps us stay more in balance within our bodies and therefore maintain better health.
Falling Into Autumn
As we transition into the autumn season, we should start to turn our energy inwards and place an emphasis on immune boosting systems for the upcoming winter months. It is a time to begin receding into the dark Yin time of winter.
The autumn season supports the yin energetics of the Lung and the yang energetics of the Large Intestine.
The lungs support new breath that we bring inward, and the complementary Large Intestine is responsible for moving waste products out. This amplifies the autumnal season, during which we are receiving the seasons harvest and releasing the long days and yang energy we have enjoyed over the summer months.
When the Metal element is out of balance, we may observe bronchitis, shortness of breath, nasal congestion and allergies, colds, sore throats, along with digestive issues such as constipation, diarrhea and abdominal pain.
Below Are More Categories Associated With The Metal Element:
Viscera: Lungs
Bowels: Large Intestine
Sense Organ: Nose
Tissue: Skin and Hair
Emotion: Grief, Melancholy
Season: Autumn
Environmental Factors: Dryness
Color: White
Taste: Pungent
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