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LU-01 (Zhong Fu) Central Treasury, Central Residence

Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin

  • Meeting Point of the Lung and Spleen Channels
  • Front Mu of the Lungs
Disseminates and descends Lung Qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
  • Transforms phlegm, clears heat and regulates the water passages
  • Descends Stomach Qi
    • Cough, asthma, pain in the chest, shoulder and back, fullness in the chest

    Where is LU-01 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 76): On the lateral aspect of the chest, in the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline, 1 cun inferior to Yunmen LU-2.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 135): Latero-superior to the sternum, 1 cun below Yunmen (LU-2), at the level of the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
    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.
    As the entry point of the Lung Channel and the meeting point with the Spleen channel, LU-01 (Zhong Fu) is where the Ying Qi begins it's cycle throughout the channels.

    Sources & References

    Compiled and edited by Thomas Dehli, Founder & Editor, Sacred Lotus

    The information here is referenced from numerous sources — teachers, practitioners, class notes from Five Branches University, the books below, and the published research literature, with citations given as resolvable PubMed identifiers. Where sources disagree, I have flagged the discrepancies directly. If facts couldn't be verified, I have left them out. How we source our content.

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