POINT: LU-11 (LUNG-11)
| English: | Lesser Shang |
| Also Known As: | Lesser Merchant Guixi Ghost Faith Lesser Metal Lesser Metal's Note Scanty Business Little Merchant Little Musician |
- On the radial side of the thumb, about 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
- On the Exterior aspect of the thumb, at the junction of the lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail. approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
- Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximately 0.1 to 0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
- Slanted insertion 0.1 cun, pointed proximally, causing local pain.
- Jing-Well point
- Wood point
- Sun-simiao ghost point
- Cools the Lungs
- Eliminates Wind-Heat
- Benefits the pharynx
- Opens the Orifices
- Revives consciousness
- Clears Heat
- Benefits the throat
- Expels Interior and Exterior Wind
- Stimulates the dispersing and descending functions of Lung Qi
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- According to some sources, this point is contraindicated during pregnancy.
- This point creates sweating in Heat disorders.
- It has powerful effects in lowering fever.
- This is a special point for the throat.
- To treat mental illness or epistaxis, apply moxibustion with three to five cones.
- It is primarily used for Excess conditions.
- This is the best point for treating children over seven years old for tonsillitis and high fever (bleed).