Daoyi
Meridian

Lung Meridian

11 acupoints on this meridian

Acupoints

CodeNameLocation
LU1 Central Treasury On the upper lateral chest wall, 1 cun below LU2, level with the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
LU2 Cloud Gate On the upper lateral chest wall, above the coracoid process, in the infraclavicular fossa, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
LU3 Celestial Storehouse On the medial upper arm, at the radial border of biceps brachii, 3 cun below the anterior axillary fold.
LU4 Guarding White On the medial upper arm at the radial border of biceps brachii, 4 cun below the anterior axillary fold (5 cun above the cubital crease).
LU5 Cubit Marsh On the cubital crease, in the depression radial to the biceps brachii tendon.
LU6 Collection Hole On the radial palmar forearm, on the LU5–LU9 line, 7 cun above the distal wrist crease.
LU7 Broken Sequence On the radial border of the forearm, above the radial styloid, 1.5 cun above the distal wrist crease, between the tendons of extensor pollicis brevis and abductor pollicis longus.
LU8 Channel Ditch On the radial palmar forearm, in the depression between the radial styloid and the radial artery, 1 cun above the distal wrist crease.
LU9 Great Abyss At the radial end of the palmar wrist crease, at the radial artery pulse.
LU10 Fish Border In the depression proximal to the first metacarpophalangeal joint, at the radial midpoint of the first metacarpal, on the red-and-white skin border.
LU11 Lesser Shang On the radial side of the distal thumb, 0.1 finger-cun proximal-lateral to the corner of the nail.

These points share a meridian, but a proper assessment still looks at the whole picture.

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