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BL-13 Lung Transport
肺俞 〔肺俞〕 fèi shù
Channel: BL, foot greater yáng (tài yáng) bladder channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper back, level with the inferior border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cùn lateral to the midline.
Classical location: One cùn and five fēn either side of the spine, below the third vertebra. From
Local anatomy: The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein. The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the 3rd and 4th thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.
Action: Regulates lung qì; supplements taxation and detriment; clears vacuity heat; harmonizes provisioning and blood.
Modern indications: Cough; panting;
Classical indications: Lung wilting; consumption; fullness in the chest and qì ascent; cough and panting; tension and stiffness in the back; propping fullness in the chest and rib-side; no pleasure in eating; absence of sweating; throat impediment (hóu bì); persistent cough in children.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5 cùn downward oblique insertion. Moxa: 5‒10 cones; pole 10‒15 min.
Needle sensation: Distension and numbness spreading downward and outward.
Point groups: Transport point (shù xué) of the lung.
Point name meaning:
On the bladder channel, each of the twelve organs has a transport (shù) point. These points are used in both the diagnosis and treatment of their associated organ, and are generally located at about the level of that organ. Since the lung is the highest organ in the body, the transport (shù) point of the lung is the first in this series of points. See