Metal Element Issues:

Physical

Breathing

Emotional

Control

Mental

Flexibility

Spiritual

Worth

Lung Meridian Issues:

Physically

Breathing disorders
Asthma, bronchitis, coughing, emphysema
Sinusitis
Sore throat

Mentally

Unreceptive to new ideas
Lack of inspiration

Emotionally

Sadness and worry
Inability to receive

Spiritually

Inability to live life with exuberance
Learning difficulties
Feeling separated from abundance and wholeness

Herbs

Colt's Foot
Comfrey
Elderberry
Elecampagne
Ephedra
Flaxseed
Horehound
Licorice
Lobelia
Marshmallow
Mullein
Slippery Elm

Large Intestine Meridian Issues:

Physically

Bowels and elimination
Face and mouth
Frontal headaches
Sore Throat

Mentally

Rigid, black and white thinking
Controlled and controlling
Analytical

Emotionally

Lack of spontaneity
Needs to be right
Inability to let go

Spiritually

Seeks the absolute
Seeks perfect authority outside of self

Herbs

Buckthorn
Cascara Sagrada
Chaparral
Fennel
Flaxseed
Goldenseal
Marshmallow
Oregon Grape
Psyllium
Slippery Elm