Class Three: Lung

Question 1

Lung 1 / Zhongfu

Use:

Answer 1

Front Mu of the Lung

Influences the Lungs (can reinforce or reduce)
Tonifies Qi in the whole chest
Regulates Lung Qi and Chest Qi
Stimulates Lung Qi to descend
Courses Lung Qi and stops pain
Treatment of grief, sadness, depression

Treats Cough, asthma, and chest pain

Question 2

Lung 2 / Yun Men

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Answer 2

Alternate for Lung 1 and can be used for all of the same functions

Question 3

Lung 3 / Tianfu

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Answer 3

Chronic emotional conditions related to Lung - Window of the Sky Point

Pain in medial aspect of upper arm
Clears Lung heat
Regulates Lung qi

Used for breast abscess, lateral to breast

Treats asthma and epistaxis

Question 4

Lung 5 / Chize

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Answer 4

Water, He-Sea, and Sedation Point; commonly used for phlegm, heat, and fluids

Clears phlegm from Lungs
Clears Lung heat
Regulates Lung qi
Benefits the Urinary Bladder

Treats cough, asthma, hemoptysis, and mastitis

Question 5

Lung 6 / Kong Zui

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Answer 5

Xi-Cleft Point

Stops pain and bleeding
Regulates Lung qi and causes it to descend

Treats cough, pain in chest, asthma, hemoptysis, and difficulty breathing

Question 6

Lung 7 / Lieque

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Answer 6

Luo Point, Master Point of Ren, Command Point of Back of Head and Neck, Exit Point

Releases the exterior
Addresses grief and sadness
Calms Po spirit
Treats Lung Luo collaterals

Used to treat pain of the back of the head and neck

Used for assisting with Large Intestine (Guest and Host- Luo and Source Point combination)

Question 7

Lung 8 / Jing Qu

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Answer 7

Metal Point, Jing River Point, Horary Point

Horary Point (Metal on Metal Channel): has a powerful influence on the channel and the organ

Treats all Lung conditions

Question 8

Lung 9 / Taiyuan

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Answer 8

Yuan Source Point, Tonification Point, Earth Point, Shu Stream, Influential Point of the Vessels and Pulses

Tonifies the Lungs (Lung Qi, Lung Yin)
Influences the Blood and Vessels
Circulates the Blood

Transforms deficiency phelgm in the Lungs

Tonifies Gathering Qi in the chest

Question 9

Lung 11 / Shaoshang

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Answer 9

Wood Point, Jing Well, used for sore throat

Used for fever
Expels wind heat

Used for resuscitation

Used in treatment of mania
Stimulates descending and dispersing Lung qi

Addresses the course and counter flow of qi in the 12 channels