Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin
- Point of the Window of Heaven
Clears Lung heat and descends Lung Qi
Cools blood and stops bleeding
Calms the corporeal soul (po)
Asthma, wheezing, and cough
Hemoptysis, epistaxis, and thirst
Pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm.
Where is LU-03 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 78): On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 6 cun superior to Chize LU-5, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 136): On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun below the end of axillary fold, on the radial side of m. biceps brachii.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1 inch.
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