Lung 11

LU 11 / Shao Shang / Little Metal

Point Location

On the extensor aspect of the thumb, at the junction of lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.

 

Associations

• Jing-Well Point on the LU Channel
• Wood Point

 

Indications / Conditions Treated

• Sore throat

• Fever

• Asthma

• Cough

• Nosebleed

• Mania

• Loss of consciousness

• Childhood fright

• Local pain of thumb & hand

 

TCM Actions

• Clears LU Heat
• Benefits the throat
• Opens orifices
• Revives consciousness
• Opens Channel

 

TCM Patterns treated

• LU Wind Invasion / Wind-Heat