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Oriental medicine meridians

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Meridian
Abreviation
Location
Element
Yin/Yang
Pairs with
Stomach   ST   Starts at the eye, travels down the front side of the body and ends at the second toe   Earth   Yang   Spleen  
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Spleen   SP   Starts at the big toe, travels up the medial side of the leg and front of the body and ends at the axilla   Earth   Yin   Stomach  
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Heart   HT   Starts at the axilla, travels up the inside of the arm, and ends at the little finger   Fire   Yin   Small intestine  
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Small intestine   SI   Starts at the little finger, runs down the outside of the arm and up the neck and ends just in front of the ear   Fire   Yang   Heart  
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Bladder   BL   Starts at the ey, travels over the top of the head and down the back and leg, and ends at the little toe   Water   Yang   Kidney  
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Kidney   K   Starts at the bottom of the foot, travels up the medial side of the leg and torso, and ends at the chest   Water   Yin   Bladder  
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Heart governor, circulation/sex, or pericardium   HG   Starts at the lateral chest, travels up the inside of the arm and ends at the middle finger   Fire   Yin   Triple heater  
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Triple heater or triple warmer   TH or TW   Starts at the ring finger, travels up the back of the arm and side of the neck and ends at the side of the head   Fire   Yang   Pericardium  
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Gallbladder   GB   Starts at the side of the head, travels down the side of the body, and ends at the fourth toe   Wood   Yang   Liver  
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Liver   Li or LV   Starts at the big toe, travels up the inside of the leg, and ends at the front of the torso at the eighth rib   Wood   Yin   Gallbladder  
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Lung   LU   Starts at the chest and travels up the arm to the thumb   Metal   Yin   Large intestine  
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Large intestine   LI   Starts at the index finger, travels up the arm and neck and ends at the nose   Metal   Yang   Lung  
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Central or conception vessel   CV   Starts at the perineum, flows up the midline of the torso and ends at the lower lip   None   Yin   Governing vessel  
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Governing vessel   GV   Starts at the tail bone, flows up the midline of the back and over the head and ends at the upper lip   None   Yang   Conception vessel  
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