Lung Channel

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JINGQU LU-8
Channel Gutter
Jing-River and Metal point of the Lung channel
LOCATION
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.
LOCATION NOTE
If the forefinger is placed on Taiyuan LU-9 and moved
proximally over the palpable styloid process of the
radius, it will naturally fall into the depression where
Jingqu LU-8 is located.
NEEDLING
Oblique proximal or perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5
cun, avoiding the radial artery.
ACTIONS
Descends Lung qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
INDICATIONS
Cough, asthma, wheezing, dyspnoea, distention and
pain of the chest and upper back, sore throat, throat
painful obstruction, febrile disease with absence of
sweating, febrile disease with breathlessness, heat in
the palms.
Heart pain with vomiting, wrist pain, malaria, much
yawning, pain in the soles of the feet.
COMMENTARY
According to the Classic of Difficulties
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jing-river points
are indicated for cough and dyspnoea, chills and fever.
Jingqu LU-8, the jing-river point of the Lung channel, is
primarily indicated for excess type cough, dyspnoea and
wheezing with fullness and pain of the chest and upper
back, and for febrile disease with absence of sweating.
An unusual indication for Jingqu LU-8 found in the
Classic of Supplementing Life with Acupuncture and Moxi-
bustion is pain in the region of Yongquan KID-1. Pain in
the sole is usually due either to deficiency of the Kidneys
or to phlegm and dampness pouring downwards.
It should be emphasised, however, that in modern
clinical practice Jingqu LU-8 is infrequently used.
COMBINATIONS
Tension of the chest and back with a swollen sensa-
tion of the chest: Jingqu LU-8 and Qiuxu GB-40
(Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Febrile disease with absence of sweating: Jingqu
LU-8 and Dadu SP-2 (One Hundred Symptoms).
abductor pollicis longus radial artery
Taiyuan LU-9
Jingqu LU-8
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Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
Extra Points
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