LU 1 Acupuncture Point - Zhong Fu - Lung Meridian
- Chinese Name Zhong Fu
- English Name Central Treasury
- Location: 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline, level with the 1st ICS.
- Precautions: No Deep Needle Toward Sternum.
- Point Associations:
- Front Mu Point
- Intersection Point of the LU & SP Meridians
- Actions & Effects:
- Lung Front MU Point - useful for all LU Issues, especially of Excess Type - cough, wheezing, asthma.
- LU disharmonies involving Phlegm/Heat excess arising from the middle warmer - vomiting, difficult ingestion.
- Lung Meridian Points (11):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
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