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Meridian: LU
The Lung Channels
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LU-1 | On the lateral side of the chest, in the 1st intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline, 1 cun inferior to LU-2 |
| LU-2 | In the depression below the clavicle, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
| LU-3 | On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the axillary fold, in the depression between the lateral border of biceps brachii m. & the shaft of the humerus |
| LU-4 | On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 1 cun below LU-3, on the radial side of biceps brachii m. |
| LU-5 | On the cubital crease of the elbow, in the depression at the radial side of the tendon of biceps brachii |
| LU-6 | On the palmer aspect of the forearm, 7 cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist on the line connecting LU-9 with LU-5 |
| LU-7 | On the radial aspect of the forearm, 1.5 cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist (LI 5), in the cleft btw the tendons of brachioradialis & abductor pollicis longus |
| LU-8 | 1 cun proximal to the transverse crease of the wrist(LU-9), on the line connecting Lu-9 with Lu-6, in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| LU-9 | At the radial side of the transverse crease of the wrist, in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. |
| LU-10 | On the thenar eminence of the hand, in a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone and the thenar muscles |
| LU-11 | On the radial side of the thumb, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail |
| Lung's Element & its pair | Metal/ Large intestine |
| Lung's six stage & its pair | Hand Taiyin/ Spleen(Foot Taiyin) |
| Where does the Lung primary channel originates from? | Mid jiao (stomach) |
| Which Zang fu organs does the Lung primary channel connect with? | Stomach, Large Intestine, Lung |
| What's The lung channels Luo connecting point? | LU-7 |
| Where does the lung's luo connecting channel goes to? | To the palm and the thenar eminence |
| Which channel does the lung luo connecting channel connect with? | The Large intestine channel |
| Where does the lung channel diverge at? | At the axilla |
| Which channel does the lung divergent channel connect with? | The Large intestine channel |
| Both the lung primary & divergent channels ascend to _________ | The throat |
| What are lung's functions? | 1.Controls Disperse& Descending 2.Governs Qi & respiration 3. regulates water passages 4. controls skin& body hair 5. Opening into the nose |
| What is the Lung channel's Yuan source point? | LU-9 |
| What is the cun measurement used for LU-1 &LU-2? | 8 cun between the tip of the acromion process and the anterior midline of the body |
| What is the cun measurement uesd for LU-3 &LU-4? | 9 cun between the anterior axillary and the cubital crease |
| What is the cun measurement used for LU-6 to LU-8? | 12 cun between the cubital crease and the wrist crease |