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

Modern location: An acupoint located on the palmar aspect of the forearm, 5 cùn distal to the cubital crease, on the line connecting LU-5 (chǐ zé) and LU-9 (tài yuān).

Classic location: Below Cubit Marsh (LU-5), seven cùn from the wrist crease, in the depression between the two bones. (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)

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

Action: Moistens the lung and staunches bleeding; clears heat and resolves the exterior.

Modern indications: Cough; panting; coughing of blood; painful swollen throat; hemorrhoids; pain in the elbow and arm with difficulty in bending and stretching.

Classic indications: Reversal headache; reversal cold of the arms; absence of sweating; expectoration of blood; loss of voice; painful pharynx; cough and counterflow; hemorrhoids.

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

Needle sensation: Localized distension, sometimes spreading distally.

Point groups: Cleft point (xī xué) of the lung channel.

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