Luo point
LOCATION: 8 cun superior to the external malleolus, about 1 fingerbreadth lateral to St 38
IMAGE: Also translated as "Bountiful Bulge". This point is "filled to the brim" with the
nourishing Yang Ming Channel Qi, the excess of which can flow into the Spleen channel via St 40.
Fenglong also means thunder, a phenomenon which is thought to happen when the earth has an
abundance of energy.
FUNCTIONS: Transforms Phlegm & Dampness, Calms the Spirit
Clears Phlegm in the Heart Channel (Shen disturbance)
Clears Stomach Fire & Heat
Dispels Wind & Phlegm
Drains Bad Qi From Lungs
Invigorates Collaterals
Opens the Chest
Regulates Stomach & Intestines
Sedates Asthma
INDICATIONS:
abnormal uterine bleeding (not major)
abundant mucous
amenorrhea (not major)
beriberi
coughing
headache (tight band around the head sensation or sinus headache)
swelling of the limbs
vertigo
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.0 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: mental disorders: cloudiness, trouble concentrating or thinking
people who talk too much
seeing ghosts
excessive laughter
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Special action on phlegm in the body: "phlegm misting the heart" resulting in
insomnia
epilepsy
phlegm in chest -- stuffy feeling in chest, nausea, trouble breathing
sore throat (luo vessel goes to throat)
pleurisy
withering of calves
