Lung 8 "Across the Ditch" Jingqu
Jing River: Metal
Horary Point
LOCATION: 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the radial side of
the radial artery
IMAGE: The Qi of the Lung channel passes "across the ditch" of the depression at Lu 8. "Jing" is
also a reference to Lu 8 being a Jing River point.
FUNCTIONS: Opens Lungs, Moves Qi Down, Disperses Wind, Opens the Chest, Relieves
Exterior
INDICATIONS:
asthma
bronchitis
chest pain
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.1 - 0.3 cun. Avoid the radial artery.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Dr. Shwery has gotten immediate results with laryngitis with this point
classically not recommended to moxa
