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Alternate names: 肺募 fèi mù, Lung Alarm; 府中俞 fǔ zhōng shù, Treasury Center Transport; 膺俞 yīng shù, Breast Transport; 膺中俞 yīng zhōng shù, Breast Center Transport

Channel: LU, Hand Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Lung Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the chest, at the level of the first intercostal space, inferior to the lateral extremity of the clavicle, 6 cùn lateral to the anterior midline (i.e., the controlling vessel).

Classic location: One cùn and six fēn below Cloud Gate (LU-2), above the breast in the third intercostal space, six body cùn lateral from Florid Canopy (CV-20), in a depression where a pulsating vessel can be felt. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: Superolaterally, the axillary artery and vein, the thoracoacromial artery and vein. The intermediate supraclavicular nerve, the branches of the anterior thoracic nerve, and the lateral cutaneous branch of the 1st intercostal nerve.

Action: Clears and diffuses the upper burner and courses lung qì.

Modern indications: Cough; panting; distension and fullness in the chest; pain in the shoulder and back.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒15 min.

Point groups: Alarm point (mù xué) of the lung; intersection point (jiāo huì xué) of the hand and foot greater yīn (tài yīn) channels (LU and SP).

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