Lung 1

LU 1 / ZhongFu / Middle Palace

Point Location

Lateral aspect of the chest in the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline, 1 cun inferior to LU 2. 

 

Associations

• Front Mu Point of the Lung Channel
• Entry Point on the Lung Channel 
• Meeting Point of the LU & SP Channels

 

Indications / Conditions Treated

• Cough
• Asthma
• Dyspnea
• Fullness/Phlegm in chest
• Cold/Flu
• Local pain of chest, neck, shoulder, and upper back

 

TCM Actions

• Activates LU Qi: stops coughing & wheezing
• Clears the LU: clears heat, resolves phlegm
• Invigorates Qi: alleviates pain 

 

TCM Patterns treated

• Lung Qi Deficiency
• Lung Dampness

 

Cautions

Pneumothorax warning