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Hand Tai Yin Lung Channel
Question | Answer |
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LU 1 | Zong Fu, Central Treasury |
LU 5 | Chi Ze, Cubit Marsh |
LU 7 | Lie Que, Broken Sequence |
LU 9 | Tai Yuan, Great Abyss |
LU 11 | Shao Shang, Lesser Shang |
What is the location of LU 1? | Laterosuperior to the sternum, 1 cun below LU 2, at the level of the 1st intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
What is a main function of LU 1? | Opens the Lungs |
What is the point category for LU 1? | Front Mu Alarm Point, crossing point of the hand greater yin lung channel and the foot greater yin spleen channel |
What is the location of LU 5? | On the cubital crease, in the depression at the radial side of the biceps brachii. Located with elbow slightly flexed. |
What is the point category of LU 5? | He-Sea point, water point |
What is special about LU 5? | It is a heat clearing point. |
What is the location of LU 7? | Superior to the styloid process of the radius, 1.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the brachia-radialis muscle and the tendon of the long abductor muscle of the thumb. |
What are the categories for LU 7? | Network point of the lung channel, command point of the head and neck, and Opening point of the Ren channel. |
What is the location of LU 9? | At the radial end of the cubital of the transverse cubital crease, in the depression between the radial artery and the tendon of abductor pollicis longs. |
What are the point categories for LU 9? | Source point of the lung, Shu stream/earth point of the lung, influential point of vessels. |
What is special about LU 9? | Supplemental/tonifying point and for vascular/artterial problems. |
What is the location of LU 11? | On the radial side of the thumb, 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail. |
What is special about LU 11? | It is a heat clearing point. |
What is the point category for LU 11? | Jing well, wood point |