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Lung Meridian
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Course |
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Course#1
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(
1 )
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Stomach(Zhong
Jiao, middle triple burner)
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2 )
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Large
intestine
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3 )
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Diaphragm
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4 )
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Lung
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5 )
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Throat
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6 )
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Upper
Arm
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7 )
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Mid-Elbow
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8 )
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Forearm
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9 )
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Wrist
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10 )
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Thenar
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(
11 )
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Pollex
(Shaoshang, L-11)
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Course#2
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(
12 )
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Stomach(Zhong
Jiao, middle triple burner)
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(
13 )
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Large
intestine
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B.
Related Viscera
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Lung (Pertaining
Organ), large intestine, stomach, and
kidney. |
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C.
Acupoints
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LU
1
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Location
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Laterosuperior
to the sternum at the lateral
side of the first intercostal
space, 6 cun lateral to GV meridian.
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Indication
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Cough,
asthma, pain in chest, shoulder
and back, fullness of the chest.
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Notes
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Clears
upper energizer, regulates
lung qi
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LU
2
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Location
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In
the depression below the acromial
extremity of the clavicle, 6
cun lateral to GV meridian.
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Indication
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Short
breath, cough, asthma, pain
in the chest, shoulder and arm,
fullness of the chest.
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LU
3
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Location
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On
the medial aspect of the upper
arm, 3 cun below the end of
the axillary fold, on the radial
side of the biceps brachii.
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Indication
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Asthma,
epistaxis, pain in the medial
aspect of the upper arm
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LU
4
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Location
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On
the medial aspect of the upper
arm, 1 cun below LU 3 on the
radial side of the biceps brachii.
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Indication
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Cardiac
pain, short breath, cough, vomiting,
nasal bleeding.
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LU
5
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Location
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On
the cubital crease, on the radial
side of the tendon of m. biceps
brachii. Found with the elbow
slightly flexed.
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Indication
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Cough,
hemoptysis, asthma, sore throat,
fullness in the chest, infantile
convulsions, pain of the elbow
and arm.
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Notes
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Drains
heat in the lungs, supresses
rebellious qi.
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LU
6
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Location
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On
the palmar aspect of the forearm,
on the line joining LU9 and
LU 5, 7 cun above the transverse
crease of the wrist. (Or, 5
cun below the cubital crease)
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Indication
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Febrile
disease with anhidrosis, cough,
asthma, hemoptysis, headache,
sore throat, pain of the arm.
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Notes
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Moistenes
lung, regulates and supresses
rebellious Lung Qi, cools
heat, and stops bleeding.
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LU
7
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Location
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Superior
to the styloid process of the
radius, 1.5 cun above the transverse
crease of the wrist.
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Indication
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Deviation
of the mouth, hemiplegia, cough,
feverish sensation in the palms,
hematuria, emission, headache,
neck rigidity, sore throat,
facial paralysis, toothache,
pain and weakness of the wrist.
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Notes
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Disperses
and clears lung-heat,
benefits throat.
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LU
8
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Location
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1
cun above the transverse crease
of the wrist, in the depression
on the lateral side of the radial
artery. (Or, 1 cun above LU9)
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Indication
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Cough,
asthma, fever, pain in the chest,
sore throat, pain in the wrist.
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LU
9
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Location
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At
the radial end of the transverse
crease of the wrist, in the
depression on the lateral side
of the radial artery.
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Indication
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Toothache,
chest pain, asthma, hemoptysis,
sore throat, palpitation, feverish
sensation in palms, pain in
the chest, wrist and arm.
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Notes
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Eliminates
wind, transforms phlegm,
regulates lungs, stops
coughing.
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LU
10
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Location
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On
the radial aspect of the midpoint
of the first metscarpal bone,
on the junction of red and white
skin.
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Indication
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Cough,
hemoptysis, sore throat, loss
of voice, fever, feverish sensation
in the palm.
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Notes
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Sooths
lungs, regulates stomach,
benefits throat, clears
heat in blood.
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LU
11
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Location
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On
the radial side of the thumb,
0.1 cun posterior to the corner
of the nail.
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Indication
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Sore
throat, cough, asthma, continuous
epistaxis, fever, loss of conciousness,
mania, spasmodic pain of fingers.
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Notes
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Flows
qi of channel, benefits
the pharynx, drains fire
of 12channels and revives
from fainting.
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