Located on the cubital crease, just lateral to the tendon of biceps brachi muscle. It is better located when the elblw is semiflexed.
Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Epistaxis, Hemoptysis, Skin disorders like psoriasis, laryngitis, dermatitis, paralysis of the upper limb, synovitis and arthritis of the elbow joint, swelling and pain of the upper arm. Bleeding at this point with a three-edged needle helps the skin conditions. Cough, hemoptysis, PM fever, asthma, sore throat, fullness in the chest, infantile convulsions, spasmodic pain of the elbow and arm, mastitis.
Take a few drops of blood from a vein adjacent to Lu5 and inject one drop at points Sp10 and Du 14 is effective therapy for all skin diseases. Clears Lung heat, stimulates the descending action of Lung Qi, expels phlegm from the Lung, benefits the Bladder, relaxes the sinews.
It is a tonification point.
It is a Metal point.
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0.5 to 1 cun perpendicularly.