at a glance

HEART
Yin
organ: tongue
tissue: vessels
peak time: noon-2 PM
SMALL INTESTINE
Yang
organ: tongue
tissue: vessels
peak time: 2-4 PM
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What is a Meridian or Channel?
at the midline or just outside the midline of the coronary
band of the hind foot. The Stomach meridian’s peak time is 8
a.m. to 10 a.m. It is associated with muscles and uses the
mouth as its sense organ. Its alarm point is C12, located
midway between the xiphoid (base of the breastbone) and
the umbilicus. The association point is BL21. It is paired with
the Spleen meridian. The Stomach meridian is used in the
treatment of gastrointestinal ulcers, colic, eye problems, and
front leg lameness.
The Spleen meridian is Yin with 21 acupoints. It begins at
the back inside of the coronary band of the hind foot and
passes along the inside of the hind limb. The meridian then
courses across the abdomen almost to the elbow where it
turns back across the abdomen to end by the 10th intercostal
(between the ribs) space at the level of the shoulder joint. Its
peak energy time is 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Paired with the
Stomach,it is also linked
with muscles and the
mouth. The alarm point
is LIV13 and association
point is BL20. The Spleen
meridian is helpful in
cases of tying up (exer-
tional rhabdomyelosis),
reproductive disorders,
and lameness in the
hind leg.
THE HEART AND SMALL
INTESTINE
The Heart meridian is
a Yin meridian with nine
points. It starts in the
axilla or armpit and goes
along the back of the
forelimb and ends later-