Traditionally used for
- Cough & breathing
- Digestion
- Heart & circulation
Location
On the radial aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun below the anterior axillary fold — or 5 cun above LU5 — on the radial border of the biceps brachii.
How to locate: One cun distal to LU3, along the same line on the radial edge of the biceps.
Needling
Depth:
0.5–1.0 cun
Angle:
Perpendicular
Functions
- Descends Lung qi
- Regulates qi and relieves fullness of the chest and heart
Indications
Cough and shortness of breathfullness of the chestcardiac painpain of the medial upper armnausea
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