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LU-11 (Shao Shang) Lesser Shang

Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin

  • Acupuncture Point Five Elements Jing-Well & Wood Point
  • Sun Si-miao Ghost Point
Revives consciousness
  • Clears heat and benefits the throat
    • Sore throat, cough, asthma, epistaxis, fever, loss of consciousness, mania, spasmodic pain of the thumb.
    Tonsilitis, revival, and to clear heat

    Where is LU-11 located?

    • A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 90): On the extensor aspect of the thumb, at the junction of lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
    • Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 139): On the radial side of the thumb, about 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
    Puncture 0.1 inch, or prick the point to cause bleeding.

    Sources & References

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

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