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12 Cards in this Set
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LU1 中府
Zhōngfŭ = Middle Palace |
Location: laterosuperior to sternum 1 cun below Lu-2 at level of 1st intercostal space 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
Needling: ∠ (laterally) 0.5 – 0.8 cun; Caution: pneumothorax |
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LU2 雲門 (云门)
Yúnmén = Cloud Gate |
Location: in superior lateral part of anterior thoracic wall superior to coracoid process of scapula in depression of infraclavicular fossa 6 cun lateral to anterior midline
Needling: ∠ (laterally) 0.5 – 0.8 cun; Caution: pneumothorax |
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LU3 天府
Tiānfŭ = Palace of Heaven |
Location: on medial aspect of upper arm 3 cun below end of axillary fold on radial side of biceps brachii
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LU4 俠白 (侠白)
Xiábái = Clasping the White |
Location: on medial aspect of upper arm 4 cun below anterior end of axillary fold or 5 cun above cubital crease on radial side of biceps brachii
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LU5 尺澤 (尺泽)
Chĭzé = Cubit Marsh |
Location: on cubital crease in depression of radial side of biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LU6 孔最
Kŏngzuì = Maximum Opening |
Location: on palmar aspect of forearm on line joining Lu-9 and Lu-5 7 cun above transverse crease of wrist
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 1.0 cun |
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LU7 列缺
Lièquē = Broken Sequence |
Location: superior to styloid process of radius 1.5 cun above transverse crease of wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of abductor policis longus
Needling: ∠ (upwards) 0.3 – 0.5 cun; Caution: avoid cephalic vein |
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LU8 經渠 (经渠)
Jīngqú = Channel Gutter |
Location: 1 cun above transverse crease of wrist in depression on lateral side of radial artery
Needling: ⊥ 0.1 – 0.3 cun; Caution: avoid radial artery |
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LU9 太淵 (太渊)
Tàiyuān = Supreme Abyss |
Location: at radial end of transverse crease of wrist in depression on lateral side of radial artery
Needling: ⊥ 0.2 – 0.3 cun; Caution: avoid radial artery |
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LU10 魚際 (鱼际)
Yújì = Fish Border |
Location: on radial aspect of midpoint of 1st metacarpal bone on junction of red and white skin of hand
Needling: ⊥ 0.5 – 0.8 cun |
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LU11 少商
Shàoshāng = Lesser Shang |
Location: on radial side of thumb about 0.1 cun posterior to corner of nail
Needling: superficial 0.1 cun, prick to bleed |
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Moxa on LU meridian is counterindicated on which 4 points?
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LU 3, 5, 8, 11
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