LU-8

LU-8

Punto P 8

Name

經 渠

  • Jing Qu
  • Passage
  • Pathway of Transmission

Location

On the internal aspect of the styloid process of the radius, 1 CUN above the wrist (where we palpate the pulse)

Nature

Actions

  • Asthma, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing
  • Sore throat (obstruction), do not needle if it is tonsillitis, more appropriate for the laryngeal area
  • Back pain. It is used quite a bit, together with the Bladder Channel and Gall Bladder Channel

Treatment

  • Needling: 0.2 CUN, be careful it usually hurts
  • Do not moxa

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