POINT: LU-3 (LUNG-3)

English:	Palace of Heaven
Also Known As:	Heavenly Hall Heavenly Palace Heavenly Storehouse Celestial Palace Heavenly Spot Heavenly Mansion Heavenly Residence Heaven's Residence

On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun the end of the axillary fold on the radial side of the m. biceps brachii.
Note: this point is located where the nose touches the arm.
On the anterio-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 6 cun superior to LU-5 Chize, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus.
Note: divide the distance between the axillary fold and the cubital crease of the elbow into thirds. This point is at the junction of the upper and middle thirds.

KI-27 Shufu KI-25 Shencang	ST-13 Qihu LU-2 Yunmen HT-7 Shenmen	LI-4 Hegu
Rebellious Qi with dyspnea and inability to catch the breath	Dyspnea with Rebellious Qi Breathing with raised shoulders Inability to taste food	Epistaxis
SJ-13 Naohui or ST-11 Qishe SJ-13 Naohui	SJ-13 Naohui ST-11 Qishe	LU-4 Xiabai
Goiter Tumors of the neck Swollen throat	Painful obstruction with difficulty bending and extending the elbow Pain and heaviness of the arm with acute pain of the axilla	Purple-white Wind blotches (pityriasis versicolor)

According to several classical texts, moxibustion is contraindicated on this point as it can cause counterflow and disordered Qi.

This point opens the Spirit and ancestral energy.
It has a powerful psychological effect on all emotional problems related to the Lungs.
This point can be used as a first aid point for carbon monoxide poisoning.
This point is appropriate for Liver Fire Attacking the Lungs.
Floating-corpse ghost talk may refer to delirious speech seen in the terminal stages of pulmonary tuberculosis.