Lung Channel of the Hand Tai Yin: Overview

Question 1

Entry

Answer 1

LU1

Question 2

Exit

Answer 2

LU7 to LI

Question 3

Front Mu

Answer 3

LU1

Question 4

Associated organs

Answer 4

Stomach, Lung, Large Intestine

Question 5

Crossing points

Answer 5

None

Question 6

Time

Answer 6

3 to 5 am

Question 7

Emotion

Answer 7

Grief

Question 8

Couples with

Answer 8

Spleen Yang

Question 9

Physiology

Answer 9

Dominates qi of whole body, Circulates qi, promotes circulation of qi to chest to nourish the heart and lungs, regulates body fluid circulation, regulates ascending and descending qi, spreads qi and raises the spirit

Question 10

Channel pathology

Answer 10

pain and stiffness along changes (pain, swelling, hot or cold sensations); exterior syndromes (aversion to cold, fever with or without sweating, nasal obstruction, headache); disorders of the nose and throat (sneezing, watery and itchy eyes, ENT pain)

Question 11

Organ pathology

Answer 11

Disorders of the lung; Disorders of the chest and heart; disorders of the body fluid; disorders of the large intestine; disorders of the stomach

Question 12

Disorders of the Lung

Answer 12

cough, asthma, shortness of breath, sputum, hemoptysis, weak and low voice, fatigue, frequent colds

Question 13

Disorders of the chest and heart

Answer 13

chest pain, stifling sensation, palpitations, restlessness grief

Question 14

Disorders of the body fluids

Answer 14

yellow urine, frequent urination, incontinence, edema

Question 15

Disorders of the large intestine

Answer 15

abdominal fulness and distention, loose stools, diarrhea, constipation

Question 16

disorders of the stomach

Answer 16

distending pain, burning sensation in the epigastric region or behind the sternum

Question 17

LU1 Chinese and English name

Answer 17

Zhong Fu, middle palace

Question 18

LU7 Chinese and English name

Answer 18

Lie Que Broken sequence

Question 19

LU9 Chinese and English names

Answer 19

Tai Yuan, supreme abyss

Question 20

Chest points

Answer 20

LU1 and LU2 – open up chest to assist breathing, chest symptomology

Question 21

upper arm points

Answer 21

Shen issues, window of Sky deal with neck and chest stagnation, She and Po

Question 22

Elbow point

Answer 22

Phlegm

Question 23

Forearm point

Answer 23

Pain and bleeding

Question 24

Wrist points

Answer 24

Tonifying. Horary point at 8 is super townifying. LU9 is Yuan source point and also meeting point for blood vessels, also mother point. LU7 is Ren Mai and master point

Question 25

Hand points

Answer 25

LU10 for heat and febrile conditions, LU11 to revive consciousness

Question 26

Major landmarks for channel

Answer 26

clavicle, acromion, axillary fold, cubital crease, tendon of biceps brachia, transverse wrist crease, styloid process and radial artery, radial side of corner of thumb nail

Question 27

Muscles

Answer 27

pectorals major, pec minor, anterior deltoid, biceps brachia, pronator trees, thenar muscles

Question 28

Major cautions

Answer 28

Pneumothorax of LU1 and LU2, Cubital vein at LU5, Cephalic vein at Lu7, Radial artery at LU8 and LU9