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LU 1 - ANSWER✔✔Front-Mu Point of the Lung, clears heat, moves stagnant
Lung Qi, descends Lung Qi, regulates and tonifies Lung Qi.
C: lung pneumothorax
L: 6 cun lateral to anterior midline in 1st intercostal space, one cun below Lu2 in
deltoidpectoral grove
Oblique 0.5 cun
Lu5 - ANSWER✔✔clears Lu heat, descends Lu Qi, tonifies Lu Yin.
C: Cephalic Vein
L: on the cubital crease to the radial side of biceps brachii tendon.
0.5-1 cun perpendicular
Lu7 - ANSWER✔✔Command Point for Posterior Head and Neck, Confluent Point
of Conception Vessel, Disperses and discends Lu Qi, moves Wei Qi, releases the
exterior (esp. cold).
C: Cephalic Vein, radial artery and vein
,L: proximal to styloid process of radius, 1.5 cun proximal to LI5 at transverse
crease of wrist
Ob 0.3-0.5 cun
Lu9 - ANSWER✔✔Source Point, Influential point of Vessels, tonifies Lu Qi,
tonifies Lu Yin, Tonifies Zhong Qi, moves Blood, clears Lu and Liver Heat
C: Radial artery and Vein
L: on transverse crease of wrist, in depression on radial side of radial artery.
P 0.2-0.3 cun
Lu10 - ANSWER✔✔Clears lung heat, benefits the throat, subdues fever
L: radial aspect of hand, midpoint of 1st metacarpal bone. Located at junction of
red and white skin.
P 0.5-0.8 cun
Lu11 - ANSWER✔✔Clears Lu Heat, benefits throat, promotes resuscitation.
L: radial side of thumb, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nailbed.
,P/Ob 0.1 cun
Li 1 - ANSWER✔✔Clears heat (yangming pathogenic heat).
L: radial side of index finger, 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nailbed.
P 0.1 cun
Li 4 - ANSWER✔✔Source Point, Command Point of Face and Mouth, releases
exterior, disperses Lu Qi, regulates Wei Wi, regulates sweating, relieves pain,
stimulates labour, regulates uterus, moves Bl in uterus, clears Lu Heat, subdues LV
Yang, releases Gi Down bearing, calms the mind
L: dorsum of hand, b/w 1st and 2nd MCP bones approx in middle of 2nd
metacarpal bone on radial side
P 0.5 cun
C: Pregnancy
Li 10 - ANSWER✔✔Tonifies Qi, harmonizes ST and intestines, dissipates masses,
relieves pain.
C: Cephalic Vein
L: on line joining Li 5 and Li 11, 2 cun distal to Li 11
, P 0.5-1.5 cun
Li 11 - ANSWER✔✔Clears heat, cools blood, resolves dampness, subdues LV
Yang, regulates Qi and Blood, relieves itching, resolves water-dampness,
dissipates masses, releases the exterior
N: radial nerve
P 1 cun
L: in depression at lateral end of transverse cubital crease, midway between Lu 5
and lateral epicondyle of humerus.
Li 15 - ANSWER✔✔Expels wind-dampness, relieves pain, resolves phlegm,
dissipates masses, moves Qi, clears heat
N: axillary nerve
P 0.5 cun
L: anterior and inferior to acromion, on upper portion of deltoid muscle. Arm is
abducted to 90, the point is in the depression appearing at the anterior border of
acromioclavicular jt.
Li 20 - ANSWER✔✔L: nasolabial grove, at level of midpoint between lateral
border of ala nasi.