Lung 3

Lung
Written By Elizabeth Fuqua

LU 3 / TianFu / Heavenly Storehouse

Point Location

On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 3 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 6 cun superior to LU-5, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus.

 

Indications / Conditions Treated

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Nosebleed
  • Local pain of upper arm & shoulder

 

TCM Actions

  • Regulates LU Qi
  • Promotes LU descending function
  • Clears LU Heat
  • Calms the Shen

 

TCM Patterns treated

  • LU Dryness
  • LU Wind Invasion / Wind-Heat
Elizabeth Fuqua

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