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Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura

LU-3

Tianfu

Palace of Heaven

También conocido comoHeavenly Hall · Heavenly Palace · Heavenly Storehouse · Celestial Palace · Heavenly Spot · Heavenly Mansion · Heavenly Residence · Heaven's Residence

Canal
Pulmón
Clasificación
Ventana del Cielo

Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.

Localización

  1. 01Medial upper arm, on the radial border of the biceps brachii muscle, 3 cun from the end of the axillary fold. Note: this is the spot where the nose touches the arm.
  2. 02Anterolateral upper arm, 3 cun below the axillary fold and 6 cun above LU-5 Chize, within the hollow between the biceps brachii's lateral edge and the humeral shaft. Note: splitting the span from axillary fold to elbow crease into three equal parts, the point sits at the boundary between the upper and middle segments.

Punción

  1. 01Needle straight in to a depth of 0.5–1 cun.
  2. 02Insert vertically, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  3. 03Direct insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun deep.

Funciones del punto

Window of Heaven (Window of the Sky) point

Acciones

  • Clears Heat from the Lungs
  • Directs Lung Qi downward
  • Cools the Blood
  • Stops Bleeding
  • Settles the corporeal Soul (Po)

Indicaciones

  • Nosebleed
  • Invasion by external pathogens
  • Excessive elation
  • Eye disorders
  • Claustrophobia
  • Agoraphobia
  • Poor memory
  • Wheezing
  • Dyspnea
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Nosebleed
  • Expectoration of blood
  • Hemoptysis
  • Copious sputum
  • Dizziness
  • Whole-body swelling and distention
  • Malaria
  • Dizziness with blurred vision
  • Myopia
  • Bronchitis
  • Sensation of food lodged in the throat
  • Confusion
  • Preference for lying down
  • Profound depression
  • Impaired speech
  • Refusal to speak
  • Muttering to oneself
  • Drowsiness
  • Insomnia
  • Sadness
  • Weeping
  • Disorientation
  • Floating-corpse ghost talk
  • Melancholy
  • Goiter
  • Throat swelling
  • Pain on the medial upper arm
  • Purple-white Wind blotches (pityriasis versicolor)
  • Sudden intense thirst

Precauciones

Several classical texts prohibit moxibustion at this point, warning it can trigger counterflow and disorder the Qi.

Combinaciones

  • Rebellious Qi causing dyspnea and an inability to catch one's breath

  • Dyspnea from Rebellious Qi, shoulder-raising breathing, and loss of taste

    • LI-4

    Nosebleed

  • Goiter, neck masses, and throat swelling

  • Painful obstruction restricting elbow flexion and extension, with arm heaviness and sharp axillary pain

    • LU-4

    Purple-white Wind blotches (pityriasis versicolor)

Notas

  • This point unlocks the Spirit and the ancestral Qi.
  • It exerts a strong psychological influence on emotional disturbances tied to the Lungs.
  • It serves as an emergency point in cases of carbon monoxide poisoning.
  • It is suited to patterns of Liver Fire invading the Lungs.
  • The term 'floating-corpse ghost talk' likely describes the delirious speech found in end-stage pulmonary tuberculosis.