LU 8 Acupuncture Point - Jing Qu - Lung Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Sat, 2006-05-20 10:08.
- Chinese Name Jing Qu
- English Name Channel Ditch
- Location: 1 cun above LU 9 on the line joining LU 5 & LU 9.
- Precautions: Avoid Artery, No Moxa.
- Point Associations:
- Jing River Point
- Metal Point
- Actions & Effects:
- Not as broad as an effect as LU 7, but useful for expelling wind, tonifying Qi and Yin.
- Pain in the area of KD 1 - plantar fascitis.
- 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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