1***
- Disseminates and Descends LU-Qi
- Transforms phlegm, clears heat
- Regulates the water passages
- Descends ST-Qi
Front Mu of LU organ + BL-13
Meeting point of LU and SP = phlegm
+Deficiency/excess patterns of all LU disorders, bias towards HEAT penetrating deeply into the chest, esp with accumulation of phlegm
+Nasal congestion, throat painful obstruction
+Acute Swelling of Face d/t attack of exterior wind
+Dual disharmony of the LU and ST
3**
- Clears LU-HEAT and descends LU-Qi
- COOLS BLOOD and stops bleeding
- Calms the corporeal soul
Window of Heaven
+LU-heat esp wood fire scorching the metal
+Nosebleed
+Window of Heaven
+Pain in medial upper arm
5**
- Clears LU-HEAT (EXCESS/DEF) and descends rebellious Qi (LU/ST)
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates the LU channel
- Relaxes the sinews and alleviates pain
- HeSea, Water, Child*
- Best for excess conditions of LU*
+All forms of LU-heat (Ex/def, ext/int, acute/chronic)
+Counterflow Qi and Diarrhea - ST-Qi rebellion
+Bleeding from heat
+Disorders of water metabolism
+Heart (LU/HT: upper burner)
+Swelling and pain in the upper limb or the whole body
6***
- Disseminates and descends LU-Qi
- Clears heat and moistens the LU
- Clears heat and stops bleeding
- Moderates acute conditions
Xi-Cleft point
+Acute cough, wheezing, asthma of any etiology
+All kinds of bleeding from the lungs
+Pain along the LU channel
7**
- Expels wind and releases exterior (bias toward wind COLD)
- Pacifies wind and phlegm
- Promotes descending function of LU (STRONG descending function)
- Regulates the water passages
- Benefits the head and nape (Luo)
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
- Opens and regulates the CV (confluent pt of CV)
+Exterior/Interior Wind disorers
**Most exterior acting of LU channel points and main point for the common cold **
+Headaches, stiffness of the neck and nape
+Genito urinary disorders (confluent pt of CV)
+Psycho emotional disorders (Luo pt)
+Disorders of the LU channel
5 vs 6 vs 7
5:
- Water pt - cools and transforms phlegm
- All forms of LU heat esp plus phlegm
6:
+Xi-cleft point - cools and moistens
-Acute cough/asthma/wheezing, bleeding from the LU
7:
- Luo connecting pt - disseminates
- Most exterior acting LU channel pt indicated for all wind disorders (esp wind cold)
- Primary pt for head and nape of the neck
- Confluent pt of the CV, for genito urinary disorders
- Luo pt for psycho emotional disorders
9**
- Tonfies the LU (Qi and yin) and transforms phlegm (d/t LU def)
- *Yuan source, shu stream, earth, mother**
- Promotes the descending function of the lung
- Regulates and harmonizes the vessels
- *Hui meeting point of the vessels**
- Activates teh channel and alleviates pain
+Lung deficiency: chronic weak coughing wheexing
SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT point on the channel to tonify
+Stagnation of Gathering Qi
+Disorders of blood vessels
+Pain along the course of the LU channel
7 vs 9
7:
- Exterior Excess
- Affects Qi
- Emotional Component
- Weak at phlegm transformation
- Regulates water passages
9:
- Interior deficient
- Affects qi and blood
- No emotional component
- Resolves phlegm
- Does not regulate the water passages
10***
- Benefits the throat
- Clears LU-heat (ying spring, fire)
- Descends rebellious qi
- Harmonizes the ST and HT
+Throat disorders characterized by heat/dryness, not matter excess or deficiency
+LU-Heat - any inflammation of lungs or throat
+Local pain and heat in the palm/thumb
11***
-Clears LU-heat and benefits the throat
MAIN pt for extreme sore throat d/t EXCESS
-Revives consciousness (Jing Well)
+All acute THROAT disorders d/t excess heat or poison
+LU-10 is excess and def, LU-11 is ONLY EXCESS
+Mental disorders
+Spasmodic pain of the thumb
Command Chart
1: front-Mu
3: Window of heaven
5: He Sea, water
6: Xi-Cleft
7: Luo
8: Jing River
9: Shu Stream = yuan source
10: ying spring
11: jing well
