Point Combos Lung

Question 1

Any patterns of cough/asthma

Answer 1

Lu 1
Ub 13

A general formula, with both tonification and sedation

Question 2

Excess Phlegm Heat in Lung

Answer 2

Lu 1
Lu 5

Both points are important for sedation. One step below visible phlegm in the lung, in which case you would add St 40

Question 3

The son of metal is _______, which is which point category on yin channels? Therefore, which lung point is good for cases of excess metal?

Answer 3

Water
He sea
Lu 5

Question 4

Visible phlegm in the lung

Answer 4

Lu 5
Lu 1
St 40

Same as phlegm heat in the lung, but we add St 40 because it’s visible

Question 5

Hemoptysis

Answer 5

Lu 6 (xi cleft)
+
Ub 17 (blood influential point)

Question 6

Open the nasal orifice in patterns of wind cold

Answer 6

Lu 7 (guest, luo)
Li 4 (host, yuan source)

Note: we have a lot of wind heat points, but Lu 7 is the best point for wind cold.

Question 7

Yang edema

Answer 7

Yang edema is wind water!

Lu 7 (guest, luo)
Li 4 (host, yuan)
Host guest combo for wind cold

Li 6 (Add paired luo)
UB 39 (lower he sea of san jiao, the point for yang edema)

Question 8

Throat/lung dryness

Answer 8

Lu 7 (confluent of the ren)
Kd 6 (confluent of the yin qiao)

All lung yin deficiency patterns or kd not grasping lu qi

Question 9

Command point of the neck

Answer 9

Lu 7

Question 10

Exit point of Lu channel

Answer 10

Lu 7

If channels end in the same finger, they don’t need an exit point

Question 11

Which point is the horary?

Answer 11

Lu 8

Question 12

Tonify lung generally

Answer 12

Lu 9 (yuan source)
Ub 13 (back shu)

Question 13

Irregular pulse

Answer 13

Lu 9 (because it’s influential of the vessels)

Question 14

Clear heat from Lung

Answer 14

Lu 10 (ying spring clears heat from associated organ)
Li 11 (master point of heat and fever)

Question 15

Wind heat with sore throat

Answer 15

Lu 10 (ying spring)
Bleed Lu 11