Lung Shu point
LOCATION: 1.5 cun lateral to T-3
FUNCTIONS: Regulates the Lung Qi
Reduces fever
Benefits the Dispersing and Descending Action of the Lung, Clears Damp Heat, Clears Deficiency
Heat, Clears Phlegm, Dispels Wind & Heat, Expands & Relaxes Chest,, Harmonizes the Ying and
the Wei, Moves Qi, Nourishes Yin, Opens Lung, Regulates Upper Jiao, Sedates Rebellious Qi
(Coughing), Stimulates Sweating, Tonifies Lung Qi, Tonifies Zong Qi
INDICATIONS:
asthma
bronchitis
convulsions
fullness in chest & difficult breathing
goiter
insanity
night sweats
pleurisy
pneumonia
pulmonary TB
spitting blood
spontaneous sweating
Steaming bones syndrome
throat blockage
wheezing cough
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.5-0.7 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Main point for asthma/bronchitis
Used a lot with Lu 1 for sweating
Not so much for common cold as for diseases gone into the lungs
melancholy & depression
Mann: boredom
skin problems, itching
Dr. So: insomnia
J.C. Darrus:
rhinorrhea, dyspnea
