Acupuncture Points of Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin
Zhongfu (Front-Mu Point of the Lung, LU 1)
Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum, 1 cun below Yunmen (LU 2), at the level of the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Indications: Cough, asthma, pain in the chest, shoulder and back, fullness of the chest.
Method: Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.8 inch towards the lateral aspect of the chest. To avoid injuring the lung, never puncture deeply towards the medial aspect. Moxibustion is applicable.
Chize (He-Sea Point, LU 5)
Location: On the cubital crease, in the depression of the radial side of the tendon of m. biceps brachii. This point is located with the elbow slightly flexed.
Indications: Cough, hemoptysis, afternoon fever, asthma, sore throat, fullness in the chest, infantile convulsions, spasmodic pain of the elbow and arm, mastitis.
Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch.
Lieque (Luo-Connecting Point, Confluent Point, LU 7)
Location: Superior to the styloid process of the radius, 1.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradial muscle and the tendon of long abductor muscle of the thumb.
When the index fingers and thumbs of both hands are crossed with the index finger of one hand placed on the styloid process of the radius of the other, the point is in the depression right under the tip of the index finger.
Indications: Headache, migraine, neck rigidity, cough, asthma, sore throat, facial paralysis, toothache, pain and weakness of the wrist.
Method: Puncture 0.3-0.5 inch obliquely upward. Moxibustion is applicable.
Taiyuan (Shu-Stream and Yuan-Primary Point, Influential Point of Vessels, LU 9)
Location: At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist, in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
Indications: Cough, asthma, hemoptysis, sore throat, palpitation, pain in the chest, wrist and arm.
Method: Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 inch. Avoid puncturing the radial artery. Moxibustion is applicable.
Shaoshang (Jing-Well Point, LU 11)
Location: On the radial aspect of the thumb, about 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
Indications: Sore throat, cough, asthma, epistaxis, fever, loss of consciousness, mania, spasmodic pain of the thumb.
Method: Puncture 0.1 inch, or prick the point to cause bleeding.
