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UB-13

Feishu

Lung *Shu*

Autres nomsLung's Hollow

Méridien
Vessie
Classification
Shu du dos

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Localisation

1.5 cun lateral to DU-12 Shenzhu, at the lower edge of the third thoracic vertebra's spinous process.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert obliquely, 0.5–0.7 cun.
  2. 02Moxibustion may be used
  3. 03Angle toward the spine, 0.5–1 cun, or insert transversely, 1–1.5 cun
  4. 04Caution: needling straight in, or obliquely away from the spine, risks pneumothorax
  5. 05Insert straight in with a slight tilt toward the spine, 1–1.5 cun; expect local soreness and distention that may spread between the ribs
  6. 06Caution: avoid inserting too deeply, to prevent puncturing the Lung
  7. 07Insert transversely, angled downward along the muscle, 1–2 cun; expect local distention and soreness. Locate the point at the highest visible point of the paraspinal muscles.

Fonctions du point

Back Shu Point of the Lungs

Actions

  • Regulates and tonifies the Lungs, especially Lung Qi
  • Tonifies Lung Qi
  • Nourishes Lung Yin
  • Regulates the Upper Jiao
  • Tonifies Ancestral Qi
  • Disperses Lung Qi
  • Promotes the Lung's descending function
  • Opens and relaxes the chest
  • Dispels Wind, Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat and Wind-Dryness
  • Transforms Phlegm, Phlegm-Cold, Phlegm-Damp and Phlegm-Heat
  • Clears Heat
  • Releases Exterior conditions
  • Promotes sweating
  • Regulates the Nutritive (Ying) and Defensive (Wei) Qi
  • Stops cough

Indications

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Chest pain
  • Hemoptysis
  • Afternoon fever
  • Night sweats
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Pleurisy
  • Bronchitis
  • Urticaria
  • Low back pain and stiffness
  • Throat Bi
  • Dyspnea
  • Shortness of breath with disinclination to speak
  • Sticky yellow sputum
  • Wheezing cough
  • Persistent cough in children
  • Sensation of heat in the chest
  • Coughing up Phlegm
  • Rapid pulse
  • Chills with fever
  • Cold shivering
  • Lung atrophy
  • Deficiency-taxation fever
  • Pain in the upper back and shoulder
  • Deficiency agitation
  • Bodily heat
  • Epilepsy
  • Vomiting
  • Vomiting fluids after eating
  • Vomiting of foam
  • Crooked spine
  • Turtle back in children
  • Upper Jiao wasting-thirsting syndrome
  • Steaming bone disorder
  • Consumption with steaming bone disorder
  • Atrophy syndrome from Lung Heat
  • Insanity
  • Convulsions
  • Lung abscess
  • Tidal fever
  • Spontaneous sweating
  • Insomnia
  • Neck and back stiffness
  • Chest fullness with labored breathing
  • Vomiting
  • Pneumonia
  • High fever with cough
  • Chronic Lung Qi Deficiency
  • Goiter
  • Cold Lungs
  • Difficulty breathing while lying down
  • Lung attacked by Wind
  • Fever
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Absence of sweating
  • Consumption
  • Dry mouth and tongue
  • Mania
  • Manic wandering with suicidal urges
  • Fullness with no interest in eating
  • Jaundice
  • Pain of the flesh
  • Itchy skin
  • Urticaria

Associations

Notes

  • This is the foremost point for treating any Lung disorder.
  • It applies to both Exterior and Interior patterns.
  • For chronic Lung Qi Deficiency where asthma or cough worsens in winter, use heavy moxibustion here during the summer.
  • Its effect also reaches the Heart.

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