LU / The Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin / 手太阴肺经 Flashcards
11 points
LU1 中府 Zhongfu - 募穴
On the lateral aspect of the chest, in the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline, 1 cun inferior to Yunmen LU2
- Front-Mu point of the lung
- Intersection of the Spleen on the Lung channel
LU2 云门 Yunmen
On the antero-lateral aspect of the chest, below the lateral extremity of the clavicle, 6 cun lateral to the midline, in the centre of the hollow of the delto-pectoral triangle
LU3 天府 Tianfu
On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the axillary fold, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus
- Window of the sky point
LU4 侠白 Xiabai
On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun inferior to the axillary, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus
LU5 尺泽 Chize - 合穴（水）
On the cubital crease of the elbow, in the depression at the radial side of the tendon of biceps brachii
- He-Sea point
- Water point
LU6 孔最 Kongzui - 郗穴
On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 7 cun proximal to Taiyuan LU9, on the line connecting Taiyuan LU9 with Chize LU 5
- Xi- Cleft point
LU7 列缺 Lieque - 络穴
On the radial aspect of the forearm, between the tendons of abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis muscles, in the groove of abductor pollicis longus tendon, 1.5 cun superior to the wrist crease
- Luo-Connecting point
- Opening point of the Conception Vessel
- Command point of the head and neck
- Heavenly Star point
LU8 经渠 Jingqu - 经穴（金）
On the anteromedial aspect of the forearm, between the radial styloid process and the radial artery, 1 cun superior to the palmar wrist crease
- Jing- River point
- Metal point
LU9 太渊 Taiyuan - 腧穴（土）、原穴、会穴
At the wrist joint, in the depression between the radial artery and the tendon of abductor pollicis longus, level with Shenmen HT7 (the proximal border of the pisiform bone)
- Yuan-Source point
- Shu-Stream point
- Earth point
- Hui-Meeting point of the Vessel
LU10 鱼际 Yuji - 荥穴（火）
On the thenar eminence of the hand, in a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone and the thenar muscles
- Ying-Spring point
- Fire point
LU11 少商 Shaoshang - 井穴（木）、第二鬼穴
On the extensor aspect of the thumb, at the junction of lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail
- Jing-River point
- Wood point
- Second Ghost point
