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Alternate names: 鬼受 guǐ shòu, Ghost Endurance; 鬼堂 guǐ táng, Ghost Hall

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

Modern location: An acupoint located at the bend of the elbow, on the cubital crease, in the depression on the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon.

Classic location: Where a pulsating vessel can be felt on the elbow crease, in the depression between the sinew and bone, felt with the elbow flexed. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The branches of the radial recurrent artery and vein, the cephalic vein. The lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve and the radial nerve.

Action: Discharges lung fire; downbears counterflow qì; clears upper burner heat.

Modern indications: Cough; panting; coughing of blood; tidal heat; distension and fullness in the chest; painful swollen throat; fright wind; vomiting and diarrhea; hypertonicity and pain in the elbow and arm.

Classic indications: Shivering; tugging and slackening; hypertonicity and pain of the elbow and arm preventing normal stretching; cough and counterflow and panting and fullness; throat impediment (hóu bì); heart vexation; distension and fullness in the chest and rib-side; child fright wind; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); nosebleed; enuresis; dry tongue; sudden swelling of the limbs; cold in the arm; shortness of breath; retching and vomiting; heart pain.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒10 min.

Needle sensation: Localized twinge and distension, or an electric numbing sensation traveling down the forearm.

Point groups: Uniting (hé) (water) point.

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