Much has been discussed with regards to the use of elemental language in acupuncture and Chinese Medicine.  To proponents, it seems to be a cause for unnecessary apologetics; to skeptics, a seeming weak link through which to try to break the chain of credibility.  I humbly hope that my two cents on this topic might demonstrate how this should not be the case. I would describe elemental language in this case as the use of descriptions of processes and elements from nature to t