Lung Channel

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XIABAI LU-4
Clasping the White
LOCATION
On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm,
4 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 5 cun
superior to Chize LU-5, in the depression be-
tween the lateral border of the biceps brachii
muscle and the shaft of the humerus.
LOCATION NOTE
Divide the distance between the axillary fold and the
cubital crease of the elbow into equal thirds and locate
Xiabai LU-4 one cun inferior to the junction of the upper
and middle third (Tianfu LU-3).
NEEDLING
Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
ACTIONS
Descends Lung qi
Regulates qi and blood in the chest
INDICATIONS
Cough, dyspnoea, asthma, shortness of breath.
Heart pain, palpitations, agitation and fullness,
retching.
Pain in the medial aspect of the arm, purple-white
wind blotches (pityriasis versicolor).
COMBINATIONS
Pain of the Heart with shortness of breath: Xiabai
LU-4, Qimen LIV-14, Changqiang DU-1, Tiantu REN-22
and Zhongchong P-9 (Thousand Ducat Formulas).
Purple-white wind blotches (pityriasis versicolor):
Xiabai LU-4 and Tianfu LU-3 (Investigation Into Points
Along the Channels).
Chize LU-5
Tianfu LU-3
Xiabai LU-4
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axillary fold
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Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
Extra Points
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