Important Lung Acupuncture Points Flashcards
What are the Actions of Lung 1
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
What are the indications for Lung 1
1) Cough, wheezing, and asthma
2) Chest fullness and pain
3) Transforms Phlegm
What are the special traits of Lung 1?
It’s the front Mu Point for the Lung
What is the Location of Lung 1?
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.
Which points would you combine for Cough with Phlegm?
Lung 1 and Lung 7
What does stagnation cause?
Pain
What are the indications for Lung 5?
1) Phlegm heat in the lungs
2) Phlegm in the lungs
3) Mastitis
4) Cough
5) Afternoon tidal fever
What are the actions of Lung 5?
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
What special trait does Lung 5 have?
it’s the He-Sea point of the lung mai
What is the Location of Lung 5?
When slightly flexing elbow, Lung 5 is located in the cubital crease on the radial side of tendon biceps bracii
Why would you combine Lun 5 with, st 40 and Dingchuan?
To clear phlegm heat in the lungs
Major Theme of Lung 5?
Clear Phlegm Heat or Phlegm in the lungs
Major theme of Lu1?
Regulate Lung qi for cough and pain (excess condition)
Location of Ding Chuan
1 cun lateral to du 14 at the 7th cervical vertebrae
What are the actions of Lung6?
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
What are the indications for Lung6?
1) Hemoptysis (coughing blood)
2) Bleeding hemorrhoids
3) Cough and asthma
4) Chest pain
5) Sore throat
Major theme of Lu6?
Stop bleeding (hemoptysis and hemorrhoids)
Location of Lu6?
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.
Xi-cleft points are good for?
1) Bleeding
2) Pain
What kind of condition is coughing blood? (excess or deficient?)
Excess
What kind of condition is bleeding hemorrhoids? (excess or deficient?)
Deficient
What points to use for regulating blood?
Lung 6 and Ub 17
Combine Lu 6 and Ub 17 for what?
Regulate blood
What is the special trait of Lu6?
Xi-Cleft point of Lung Mai
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
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
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
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
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
Combine Lu7 and Ki6 for?
yin by opening Ren Chanel
Combine Li4, Lu7, Li6, sp9, Ub39 for what?
Yang edema
Combine Lu7, Li4, Du16, Gb20 for what?
Wind cold