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Important Lung Acupuncture Points Flashcards

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What are the Actions of Lung 1

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1) Regulates Lung Qi: (expels excess conditions)
a) alleviates cough and asthma
b) Stops pain
c) alleviates fullness in chest
2) Descends Stomach Qi
3) Regulates water passages
4) Transforms Phlegm

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What are the indications for Lung 1

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1) Cough, wheezing, and asthma
2) Chest fullness and pain
3) Transforms Phlegm

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What are the special traits of Lung 1?

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It’s the front Mu Point for the Lung

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What is the Location of Lung 1?

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Lung 1 is located at the level of the 1st intercostal space, approximately 1 cun below Lung 2 (Yumen), and 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

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Which points would you combine for Cough with Phlegm?

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Lung 1 and Lung 7

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What does stagnation cause?

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Pain

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What are the indications for Lung 5?

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1) Phlegm heat in the lungs
2) Phlegm in the lungs
3) Mastitis
4) Cough
5) Afternoon tidal fever

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What are the actions of Lung 5?

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1) Clears heat and phlegm heat from the lungs
2) Descends lung qi (suppresses rebellious qi)
3) Relaxes sinews and muscles
4) Regulates water passages
5) Activates the channel
6) Alleviates Pain
7) Benefits the bladder

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What special trait does Lung 5 have?

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it’s the He-Sea point of the lung mai

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What is the Location of Lung 5?

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When slightly flexing elbow, Lung 5 is located in the cubital crease on the radial side of tendon biceps bracii

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Why would you combine Lun 5 with, st 40 and Dingchuan?

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To clear phlegm heat in the lungs

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Major Theme of Lung 5?

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Clear Phlegm Heat or Phlegm in the lungs

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Major theme of Lu1?

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Regulate Lung qi for cough and pain (excess condition)

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Location of Ding Chuan

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1 cun lateral to du 14 at the 7th cervical vertebrae

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What are the actions of Lung6?

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1) Stops bleeding
2) Regulates lung qi
3) Spreads and descends lung qi (and rebellious qi)
4) Clears Heat
5) Moistens lung
6) Moderates acute conditions

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What are the indications for Lung6?

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1) Hemoptysis (coughing blood)
2) Bleeding hemorrhoids
3) Cough and asthma
4) Chest pain
5) Sore throat

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Major theme of Lu6?

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Stop bleeding (hemoptysis and hemorrhoids)

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Location of Lu6?

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On the palmer side of the forearm, on the line between Lung 9 and Lung 5. Located 7 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease.

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Xi-cleft points are good for?

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1) Bleeding

2) Pain

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What kind of condition is coughing blood? (excess or deficient?)

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Excess

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What kind of condition is bleeding hemorrhoids? (excess or deficient?)

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Deficient

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What points to use for regulating blood?

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Lung 6 and Ub 17

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Combine Lu 6 and Ub 17 for what?

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Regulate blood

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What is the special trait of Lu6?

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Xi-Cleft point of Lung Mai

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What is the major theme of Lu7?
1) Clears anything in lung channel (heat, cold, excess, deficiency) 2) Releases wind cold attack (neck and nape) 3) Releases wind heat 4) It's one of the 8 confluent points
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What are the special traits of Lu7?
1) Luo-connecting point 2) Command point of neck and head 3) One of the Eight Confluent points 4) Command point for Ren Mai when combined with Ki 6
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Location of Lu7
On the radial aspect of forearm and superior to the styloid process of the radius, 1.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease between tendon of long abductor muscle of the thumb and the brachioradial muscle
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Actions of Lung 7
1) Opens water passages 2) Opens lungs 3) Disperse and descend lung qi 4) Releases exterior 5) Expels wind (wind heat and wind cold) 6) Pacifies wind and phlegm 7) Benefits head and nape of neck 8) Circulates defensive qi 9) Opens nose 10) Opens and regulates ren channel 11) Activates channel and stops pain 12) Communicates with large intestine mai 13) Moves Qi in the chest
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Indications for Lung 7
1) Heart vessel obstruction (moves qi in the chest) 2) Wind invasion (wind cold and heat): a) Neck rigidity and nape pain b) headaches c) Migraines 3) Lung yin deficiency 4) Yan edema = wind water invasion of face and head 5) Opens Ren Channel for yin deficiency 6) Cough and Asthma 7) Facial paralysis 8) Toothache 9) Wrist pain and weakness
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Combine Lu7 and Ki6 for?
yin by opening Ren Chanel
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Combine Li4, Lu7, Li6, sp9, Ub39 for what?
Yang edema
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Combine Lu7, Li4, Du16, Gb20 for what?
Wind cold
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Combine Lu7, Li4, Ren17 for what?
Heart Vessel obstruction
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Which points would you combine for Heart Vessel Obstruction?
Lu7, Li4, and Ren 17
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Which points would you use for Yang edema?
Lu7, Li4, Li 6, sp9, and Ub39
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Which points would you use to open Ren channel for Yin deficiency?
Lu7, and Ki6
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Where does wind cold attack?
Upper back, neck and nape
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What does lung regulate?
Water Passageways
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San Jiao is the official of what?
Irrigation
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Can Lung 7 help drain fluid built up in the face?
Yes
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What are the major themes of Lung 9?
Lu9 tonifies the Lung and Heart = influential point of vessels
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Special traits of Lu9
1) Influential point of vessels 2) Yuan Source point 3) Shu-Stream point
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Location of Lu9
At the radial end of transverse wrist crease and in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery (between tendons flexor carpi radialis and abductor pollicis longus)
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Actions of Lu9
1) Tonifies Lung Qi 2) Promotes descending function of lung 3) Resolves/transforms phlegm 4) Tonifies Gathering Qi of chest 5) Regulates and harmonizes the 100 vessels: Promotes blood circulation and influences pulses 6) Activates channel 7) Alleviates pain 8) Expels wind 9) Stops cough 10) Tonifies Yin 11) Clears heat of lungs and liver
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Indications of Lu9
1) Chronic cough and asthma 2) Palpitations: Tonifies lung and heart 3) sore throat 4) Chest Pain 5) Hemoptysis 6) Wrist and arm pain
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Combine Lu9 and Ub 13 for what?
Chronic cough or bronchitis
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Lung 9 helps which organs most?
Lung (respiration) and heart (circulation)
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Lung 10 Major theme
Clears Lung Heat
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Special traits of Lung 10
Ying-spring point | Fire point
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What do ying-spring points do?
Clears fire
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Location of Lu10
At the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone on the palmar side of hand, at the junction of the red and white skin. (look for a depression between the first metacarpus and the thenar eminence)
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Actions of Lu10
1) Clears Lung heat 2) Benefits the throat 3) Descends rebellious qi 4) Harmonizes the stomach and heart
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Indications for Lu10
1) Loss of voice 2) fever 3) Sore throat 4) Cough 5) Hemoptysis 6) Heat sensations in palms
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Combine Lu10 and Lu11 for what?
clearing heat from the lungs / clear fire
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Which points are best for clearing heat/fire from lungs?
Lu10 and Li11
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Major theme of Lu11
1) Clears lung heat | 2) Expels wind (interior and exterior)
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Special traits of Lu11
Jing-Well point Wood point Ghost point
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Location of Lu11
On the radial side of thumb, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
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Actions of Lu11
1) Clears/expels exterior and interior wind 2) Benefits the throat 3) Disperses and descends lung qi 4) Benefits pharynx 5) Opens orifices 6) Promotes resuscitation and restores consciousness
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Indications for Lu11
1) Clears lung heat 2) Sore throat 3) Cough and asthma 4) Loss of voice 5) Mental disorders (ghost point) 6) Epistaxis (nosebleed) 7) Fever 8) Loss of consciousness 9) Mania
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Combine Lu11 and Ren 22 for what?
Sore throat, loss of voice, and asthma
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What points treat sore throat, loss of voice, and asthma?
Lu11 and Ren 22
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Ghost points are good for what?
Mental disorders
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Which Lung point(s) are best for epistaxis?
Lu11
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Which Lung point(s) treat hemoptysis?
Lu6, Lu9, Lu10
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Which lung point treats facial paralysis?
Lu7
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Which lung point treats toothache?
Lu7
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Which lung point treats neck rigidity and nape of neck pain?
Lu7
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Which Lung point treats headaches and sore throat?
Lu7
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Which Lung point treats Lung Yin deficiency?
Lu7
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Which Lung point treats Yang edema?
Lu7
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Which lung points treat cough and asthma?
Lu1, Lu5, Lu6, Lu7, Lu9, Lu10, Lu11 (all)
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Which lung points treat sore throat?
Lu6, Lu7, Lu9, Lu10, Lu11
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Which Lung points treat loss of voice?
Lu10 and Lu11
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Which lung point treats afternoon tidal fever?
Lu5
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Which lung points expel wind?
Lu7, Lu9
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Which lung points disperse and descend lung qi?
Lu1, Lu5, Lu6, Lu7, Lu9, Lu10, Lu11 (all)
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Which lung points activate the channel?
Lu5, Lu7, Lu9
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Which lung point is good for mastitis?
Lu5
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Which lung points regulate water passages?
Lu1, Lu5, Lu7
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Which lung point harmonizes the vessels?
Lu9
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which lung point(s) treats chronic cough?
Lu9

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