Acupuncture : The gentle art of healing.

The needle of acupuncture reaches the place where words fail

Acupuncture Point Detail

Lu 1 Zhongfu

Location :

Located 6 cun lateral to Ren channel at level of te first intercostal space, 1.5 cun below the clavicle

Indications :

It is an Alarm Point. Mu-front point. Cough, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspnoea, Pain in the chest, Intercostal neuralgia, fibrositis of the chest wall, hemoptysis. This point is useful for all Lung issues, especially of the excess Type - cough, wheezing, asthma and fullness in the chest as well as local problems such as pain in the chest, shoulder and back.

Method of puncturing :

Dangerous point due to underlying lungs. Lung 1 (LU 1) regulates Lung Qi and stops cough, stimulates the Lung Qi to descend, disperses fullness in the chest and stops pain.

Mu(Lu)

0

0.5 cun obliquely outwards.