Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin
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Jing-River & Metal Point
Descends Lung Qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
Cough, asthma, fever, pain in the chest, sore throat, pain in the wrist.
Where is LU-08 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 86): Above the wrist, 1 cun proximal to Taiyuan LU-9, on the line connecting Taiyuan LU-9 with Kongzui LU-6, in the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius and on the radial side of the radial artery.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 138): 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.3 inch. Avoid puncturing the radial artery.
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