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The Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin has eleven acupoints: Zhongfu (LU-1), Yunmen (LU-2), Tianfu (LU-3). Also included are Xiabai (LU-4), Chize (LU-5), Kongzui (LU-6). Lieque (LU-7), Jingqu (LU-8), and Taiyuan (LU-9) are on this meridian. Yuji (LU-10) extends straight to the tip of the thumb, while Shaoshang (LU-11) is located on the medial side, shaped like a leek leaf.

Zhongfu (LU-1) (also known as Yingzhongshu) is located one cun below Yunmen (LU-2), six cun lateral to the anterior midline, in the depression between the third rib above the nipple. There is a palpable arterial pulse here; it should be located with the patient in a supine position. This point is the Front-Mu point of the Lung. (Mu refers to the gathering place where meridian Qi converges. Other points follow this example.) It is the intersection of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian and Foot-Taiyin Spleen Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun; retain needle for five breaths; moxibustion: 3 or 5 moxa cones. (*Piya* states: "Zhuang" refers to the dosage standard based on robust adults.)

Indications: Lung qi urgency, chest fullness, wheezing and reverse flow, frequent choking, inability to eat, cold-heat disorders of the lung and gallbladder, cough with vomiting of pus and blood, facial edema due to wind-pathogen affecting the lung, sweating, shoulder breathing, back pain, turbid nasal discharge, throat obstruction, shortness of breath preventing lying down, Feishi Dunzhu (a term for sudden death-like conditions or parasitic diseases), goiter. This point primarily drains heat from the chest. Its therapeutic effects are similar to those of Dazhu (BL-11), Quepen (ST-12), and Fengfu (DU-16). *Qianjin Fang* records: For body restlessness and heat, needle Zhongfu. It also records: For upward rushing qi, cough, shortness of breath, chest fullness, and inability to eat, moxibustion of 50 cones is indicated. *Baizheng Fu* records: Combined with Yishe (BL-48), it treats chest fullness and choking.

Yunmen (LU-2) is located below Jugu (SI-1), two cun lateral to Qihu (ST-15), six cun lateral to the anterior midline, in the depression with a palpable arterial pulse. Locate it with the arm raised. Needle depth: 0.3 cun; moxibustion: 5 cones. *Jia Yi Jing* records: Needling too deeply causes reverse flow of qi. *Qianjin Fang* records: Moxibustion of 50 cones.

Indications: Unremitting heat in the four limbs due to Cold Damage, cough and reverse flow of qi, shortness of breath, qi rushing up to the heart and chest, vexation and fullness penetrating through the hypochondrium, throat obstruction, goiter, inability to raise the arm. This point primarily drains heat from the four limbs. Its therapeutic effects are largely similar to those of Jianyu (LI-15), Weizhong (BL-40), and Yaoshu (DU-2). *Qianjin Fang* records: For goiter, upward rushing qi, and chest fullness, moxibustion of 100 cones is indicated.

Tianfu (LU-3) is located on the medial aspect of the chest, three cun below the axilla, in the depression with a pulsating artery. Locate it by inhaling through the nose. Needle depth: 0.4 cun; retain needle for three breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated, as it may cause reverse flow of qi.

Indications: Sudden bi-syndrome with internal reverse flow of qi, conflict with Liver pathogenic factors, sudden onset of evil wind pathogens, bleeding from mouth and nose, Feishi Guizhu (parasitic or ghost-related diseases), delirium, weeping, forgetfulness, asthma, inability to sleep peacefully, malaria with chills and fever, vertigo, goiter. *Qianjin Yifang* records: For heavy body, excessive drowsiness without awareness, moxibustion of 50 cones; needle 0.3 cun using the tonification method. It also treats goiter and evil qi with 50 cones of moxibustion. *Baizheng Fu* records: Combined with Hegu (LI-4), it can stop epistaxis.

Xiabai (LU-4) is located below Tianfu (LU-3), five cun above the elbow crease, in the pulsating artery. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Needle depth: 0.4 cun; retain needle for three breaths; moxibustion: 5 cones.

Indications: Heart pain, shortness of breath, dry retching, vexation, and fullness.

Chize (LU-5) is located at the center of the cubital crease when the elbow is flexed, in the depression between the tendons and bones where the artery pulses. It is the He-Sea point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian; tonify or sedate according to excess/deficiency, specifically draining excess in the Lung. Needle depth: 0.3 cun; retain needle for three breaths; moxibustion: 3 or 5 cones. Zhen Quan records: In the depression between tendons and bones at the elbow crease during flexion and extension, moxibustion is not suitable.

Indications: Vomiting, upward rushing qi, throat obstruction with jaw trembling, vexation, body pain without sweat, dry tongue, cough with pus and blood, heart pain, shortness of breath, lung accumulation, Xiben (asthma/pulmonary fibrosis), sweating in malaria, shoulder and back pain due to wind-stroke, aversion to cold and fever, wind-bi causing elbow contracture, swelling and pain in four limbs preventing movement, hypochondriac pain and abdominal distension, frequent urination with color changes, urinary incontinence, pale complexion with frequent sneezing, sorrow and unhappiness, and slow convulsions in children (moxibustion of 1 cone). *Qianjin Yifang* records: For various miscellaneous conditions involving heavy and painful four limbs due to evil pathogens, Chize is the primary point; it is also named Guidang. It also treats vomiting and upward rushing qi with 3 or 7 cones of moxibustion. For shortness of breath and inability to speak, moxibustion of 100 cones is indicated. *Yulong Fu* records: Regulates tendon tension. It also records: Combined with Quchi (LI-11), it treats elbow and arm contracture. *Lingguang Fu* records: For hemoptysis and asthma relief, this point must be tonified. *Xihong Fu* records: To treat five types of elbow pain, one must also needle Qinglengyuan (SI-10) to conclude treatment.

Kongzui (LU-6) is located in the depression seven cun above the wrist crease. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun; retain needle for three breaths; moxibustion: 5 cones.

Indications: Heat disease with no sweat (moxibustion of 3 cones induces sweating), cough and reverse flow of qi, elbow and arm pain, difficulty in flexion and extension, hemoptysis, loss of voice, headache, and sore throat.

Lieque (LU-7) is located one cun and five fen above the posterior border of the radial styloid process. Hua Shi says: Cross hands, and the point is in the depression between the bone and tendon at the end of the index finger. This is the Luo-Connecting point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian; from behind the wrist, it branches off to connect with the Yangming Meridian, extending straight to the medial end of the index finger. In individuals with a reversed radial pulse (Guanmai), the normal pulses at Cun, Guan, and Chi are not visible but appear at Lieque and Yangxi. This indicates deficiency of the main meridian and fullness of the collateral vessels. *Qianjin Yifang* describes this as inverted Yang pulses, which are three times larger than the Cun Kou pulse. Needle depth: 0.2 cun; retain needle for three breaths; moxibustion: 3 cones. Avoid alcohol, wheat products, and raw/cold foods.

Indications: Hemiplegic facial paralysis, weakness and pain in the hand and elbow, hemiplegia, locked jaw, malaria with chills and fever, irritability and cough, throat obstruction with foamy vomiting, lip deviation, forgetfulness, epilepsy with laughter, delirium and hallucinations, carbuncles and swelling of the face, eyes, limbs, hot and painful urination. In excess patterns: sudden swelling and sweating of the shoulder and back. In deficiency patterns: chills of the shoulder and back, shortness of breath, cold extremities, convulsions, and Shijue (coma). For hemiplegia, moxibustion up to 100 cones is effective; for wrist strain, 49 cones is excellent. *Qianjin Fang* records: For male pain in the genitals, hematuria, and seminal emission, moxibustion of 50 cones. *Yulong Fu* records: Combined with Taiyuan (LU-9), it treats cough with wind-phlegm. *Lanjiang Fu* records: For head pain, seek this point; for phlegm-fluid obstructing the throat and dryness, this point is suitable. *Xihong Fu* records: For stabbing pain in both breasts, seek Taiyuan (LU-9); if ineffective, sedate this point. For lateral and frontal headaches, seek this point, and heavily sedate Taiyuan (LU-9) for sure results. *Tongxuan Fu* records: It can treat cough with cold phlegm. *Si Zong Xue Ge* records: For head and neck, seek Lieque. *Qianjin Eleven Points* records: Houxi (SI-3) combined with Lieque (LU-7) treats chest and neck pain. *Ma Danyang Twelve Stars* records: This point effectively treats lateral headaches, generalized wind-bi numbness, frequent rising phlegm-fluid, locked jaw, and if one understands tonification and seduction, the cure is swift.

Jingqu (LU-8) is located in the depression at Cun Kou. It is the Jing-River point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Needle depth: 0.3 cun; retain needle for three breaths. Moxibustion is contraindicated, as it harms the Shen (Spirit).

Indications: Malaria with chills and fever, stiffness and distension of the chest and back, throat obstruction, cough and reverse flow of qi, frequent yawning, Cold Damage heat disease with no sweat, heart pain, and vomiting. *Baizheng Fu* records: Combined with Dadu (SP-2), it treats heat disease with no sweat.

Taiyuan (LU-9) is located in the depression at the transverse crease of the wrist. It is the Shu-Stream point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian, which is also the Yuan-Source point. The Pulse gathers at Taiyuan; daily at Yin hour (3-5 AM), the pulse begins here. Thus, *Nan Jing* states: Cun Kou is the great assembly of the pulses. Needle depth: 0.2 cun; retain needle for two breaths; moxibustion: 3 cones.

Indications: Chest Bi with reverse flow of qi, cough, vomiting, and hiccups, pulmonary distension from drinking water, unceasing asthma, belching and hemoptysis, heart pain, dry throat, irritability, mania, inability to lie down, eye pain with pterygium and red veins, facial deviation, Quepen pain, shoulder and back pain radiating to the arm, change in urine color, urinary incontinence. *Shennong Jing* records: Treats toothache and wrist weakness/pain; moxibustion of 7 cones. *Yulong Fu* records: Combined with Lieque (LU-7), it treats cough with wind-phlegm. *Xihong Fu* records: For stabbing pain in both breasts, seek Taiyuan (LU-9); if ineffective, needle Lieque (LU-7). It also records: For lateral and frontal headaches, seek Lieque (LU-7), and heavily sedate Taiyuan (LU-9) for sure results. It also records: For five types of elbow pain, seek Chize (LU-5), and conclude treatment with Taiyuan (LU-9).

Yuji (LU-10) is located in the depression on the medial side of the first metacarpophalangeal joint. Alternatively described as the white flesh margin among the dispersed pulses. It is the Ying-Spring point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Needle depth: 0.2 cun; retain needle for three breaths; moxibustion: 3 cones.

Indications: Alcohol-induced disease, body heat with aversion to wind and cold, deficient heat, yellow tongue coating, headache, cough, and hiccups, Cold Damage with no sweat, migratory bi-syndrome causing chest and back pain preventing respiration, vertigo and vexation, shortness of breath and chills, dry throat and pharynx, hematemesis and spitting blood, Heart Bi with fear and terror, abdominal pain and inability to eat, mastitis, limb fullness and elbow contracture, abnormal urine discharge, and malaria just before chills (bleed the Hand and Foot Taiyin and Yangming meridians). *Xihong Fu* records: Combined with Chengshan (BL-57) and Kunlun (BL-60), it treats muscle cramps and vertigo. *Baizheng Fu* records: Combined with Yemen (SJ-10), it treats sore throat. Another transmission records: Combined with Jingqu (LU-8) and Tongli (HT-7), it treats anhidrosis, inducing profuse sweating; further combined with Sanjian (LI-3) and Zusanli (ST-36), it induces sweating over the whole body. Another transmission records: For toothache preventing eating, moxibustion on the left for left-sided pain, right for right-sided pain; males 3 cones, females 4 cones.

Shaoshang (LU-11) is located at the medial end of the thumb, one grain-width away from the corner of the nail, in the depression of the white flesh margin. It is the Jing-Well point of the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian. Needle depth: 0.1 cun; retain needle for three breaths and five inhalations. Use a three-edged needle to induce slight bleeding to drain heat from all Zang organs. Moxibustion is generally not recommended. *Jia Yi Jing* records: Moxibustion of 1 cone. Another source says 3 cones. Avoid raw and cold foods.

Indications: Neck swelling and throat obstruction, vexation, vomiting, and hiccups, subcardiac fullness, sweating, cough, and reverse flow of qi, malaria with shivering, abdominal distension and intestinal fullness, night blindness, dry lips with salivation and thirst, inability to eat, chills with jaw trembling, hand contracture and finger pain, infantile tonsillitis. Tang Dynasty Cishi Cheng Junchuo suddenly developed neck swelling the size of a measuring cup, with throat closure preventing swallowing even water. Zhen Quan treated him with a three-edged needle at this point, inducing slight bleeding, resulting in immediate recovery. *Qiankun Shengyi* records: This is one of the Ten Jing-Well points. For sudden stroke with coma, excessive phlegm-fluid, unconsciousness, locked jaw, and inability to take medicine, urgently needle this point along with Shaochong (HT-9), Zhongchong (PC-9), Guanchong (SJ-1), Shaoze (SI-1), and Shangyang (LI-1) to promote blood and Qi circulation. It is a miraculous emergency point for reviving the dying. *Taiyi Ge* records: For male hernia masses, select Shaoshang. *Baizheng Fu* records: Combined with Quze (PC-3), it treats dry mouth due to blood deficiency. *Tianxing Mijue* records: It specializes in treating finger pain and contracture.