Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Flashcards
FUNCTION
- circulates Qi
- promotes the circulation of Qi to the chest, nourishing the harmonizing the functioning of the Lung and Heart
- regulates Body Fluids circulation
- regulates the ascending and descending of Qi
- spreads Qi and lifts the Spirit
Lu 1
Zhongfu (Middle Palace)
Categories: Entry Point, Front-Mu point of the Lung
- on the lateral aspect of the chest, level with the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline, 1 cun inferior to Lu 2 or in the lower lateral corner of the delta pectoral triangle
Lu 2
Yunmen (Cloud Gate)
- on the antero-lateral aspect of the chest, below the lateral extremity of the clavicle, 6 cun lateral to the midline, in the upper lateral corner of the hollow of the delto-pectoral triangle
Lu 3
Tianfu (Palace of Heaven)
Category: Window of the Sky (Celestial Window) point
- on the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the anterior axillary fold and 6 cun superior to Lu 5, Chize, in the depression b/w the lateral aspect of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus
Lu 4
Xiabai (Clasping the White)
- on the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun inferior to the anterior axillary fold and 5 cun superior to Lu 5, in the depression b/w the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus
Lu 5
Chize (Cubit Marsh)
Categories: He-Sea, Water
- on the cubital crease of the elbow, in the depression at the radial side of the tendon biceps brachii
Lu 6
Kongzui (Maximum Opening)
Category: Qi-Cleft Point
- on the flexor aspect of the forearm, 7 cun proximal to Lu 9 on the line that connects Lu 9 with Lu 5.
Lu 7
Lieque (Broken Sequence)
Categories: Exit Point, Luo-Connecting point, Master (Confluent) point of Ren Mai, Ruler (Commander) point of nape of the neck and head
- on the radial aspect of the forearm, approximately 1.5 cun proximal to Lu 9 in the cleft b/w the tendons brachioradialis and abductor policies longus
Lu 8
Jingqu (Channel Gutter)
Categories: Jing River, Metal
- above the wrist, 1 cun proximal to Lu 9 on the line connecting Lu 9 with Lu 5 in the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius and on the radial side of the radial artery
Lu 9
Taiyuan (Supreme Abyss)
Categories: Yuan-Source, Shu-Stream, Earth, Hui-Meeting (Influential) point of Vessels
- at the wrist joint, in the depression b/w the radial artery and the tendon abductor pollicis longus
Lu 10
Yuji (Fish Border)
Categories: Ying-Spring, Fire
- on the thenar eminence of the hand, in a depression b/w the midpoint of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone and the thinner muscles
Lu 11
Shaoshang (Lesser Shang)
Categories: Jing-Well, Wood
- on the extensor aspect of the thumb, at the junction of lines drawn alone the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail
Pathology (dominates disorders of Lung)
Channel
Channel Pathology:
- pain and stiffness along the channel pathway: pain, swelling, hot or cold sensations along channel
- exterior syndromes: aversion to cold, fever with or without sweating, nasal obstruction, headache
- disorders of nose and throat: frequent sneezing, watering and itching of eyes, nose, and throat, pain and swelling of throat, rhinitis, sinusitis
Pathology (dominates disorders of Lung)
Organ
- disorders of the Lung: cough, asthma, shortness of breath, sputum, hemoptysis, weak and low voice, fatigue, frequent colds
- disorders of the chest and Heart: chest pain and stifling sensation, palpation, restlessness
- disorders of Body Fluids: yellow urine, frequent urination, incontinence, edema
- disorders of the Large Intestine: abdominal fullness and distention, loose stools, diarrhea, constipation
- disorders of the Stomach: distending pain, burning sensation in the epigastric region or behind the sternum
EXIT/ENTRY points
Lu 1, Lu 7
