Lung Meridian (手太阴肺经)

Meridian: Lung Meridian of Hand-Taiyin   

International Code: LU (Lung Meridian)   

Circulation Time: Yinshi (3:00–5:00 AM)   

Connected Zang-Fu: Pertains to the Lung, connects to the Large Intestine   

Meridian with Same Name: Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin   

Interior-Exterior Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming   

Source: Lingshu · Benshu (Spiritual Pivot · Root of Acupoints)

Brief Introduction   

The Lung Meridian is one of the twelve regular meridians, one of the three Yin meridians of the hand. It is interior-exteriorly related to the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming. Superiorly, it connects to the Liver Meridian of Foot-Jueyin inside the lung; inferiorly, it connects to the Large Intestine Meridian of Hand-Yangming at the index finger. The meridian runs over the chest, the anterior aspect of the medial upper limb, and the radial side of the thumb. Its terminal branches and divergent meridians connect internally and externally, while the sinew meridian runs externally. The first point of this meridian is Zhongfu (LU1), the last point is Shaoshang (LU11), with 11 points on each side. It governs Qi and respiration, and is mainly indicated for lung system disorders and conditions along its pathway.

Point Descriptions

1.   Zhongfu (LU1) – Front-Mu point of the Lung   

    Indications: cough, dyspnea, chest tightness, chest disorders, shoulder and back pain

2.   Yunmen (LU2) – cough, dyspnea, chest pain, shoulder and back pain

3.   Tianfu (LU3) – cough, dyspnea, epistaxis, arm pain

4.   Xiabai (LU4) – cough, dyspnea, precordial pain, dry retching

5.   Chize (LU5) – He-Sea point   

    Indications: cough, dyspnea, sore throat, acute abdominal pain, spasmodic pain of elbow and arm

6.   Kongzui (LU6) – Xi-Cleft point of the Lung   

    Indications: hemoptysis, epistaxis, cough, sore throat, spasmodic pain of elbow and arm

7.   Lieque (LU7) – Luo-Connecting point   

    Indications: headache, stiff neck, cough and dyspnea, sore throat, toothache

8.   Jingqu (LU8) – Jing-River point   

    Indications: cough and dyspnea, chest pain, sore throat, wrist pain

9.   Taiyuan (LU9) – Shu-Stream point and Yuan-Primary point   

    Indications: cough and dyspnea, hemoptysis, chest pain, sore throat, pulseless syndrome

10. Yuji (LU10) – Ying-Spring point   

    Indications: cough, hemoptysis, sore throat, loss of voice, fever

11. Shaoshang (LU11) – Jing-Well point   

    Indications: sore throat, loss of voice, fever, coma, mania