Protocol (11 points)
100%LU01 · LU02 · LU03 · LU04 · LU05 · LI14 · LI15 · KD26 · TB12 · TB13 · TB14
LU01Central Mansion

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)
🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath
LU02Cloud Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 雲門 (yún mén)
🎯 Location: In the superior lateral part of the anterior thoracic wall superior to the coracoid process of the scapula in the depression of the infraclavicular fossa 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling due to proximity to lungs and blood vessels; contraindicated in hemoptysis.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma
LU03Celestial Storehouse

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天府 (tiān fǔ)
🎯 Location: On the medial aspect of the upper arm 3 thumb widths below end of the axillary fold on the radial side of the biceps. brachii.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; caution near brachial artery.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Dizziness, Coughing Blood
LU04Guarding White

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 俠白 (xiá bái)
🎯 Location: On the medial aspect of the upper arm 4 thumb widths below anterior end of the axillary fold or 5 thumb widths above the cubital crease on the radial side of the biceps brachii.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth to avoid damaging blood vessels.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Palpitations, Retching
LU05Cubit Marsh

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 尺澤 (chǐ zé)
🎯 Location: On the cubital crease in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii tendon; point is located with elbow slightly flexed.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in cases of severe vascular disease; caution with depth at cubital fossa.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Diarrhea, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Knee Pain
LI14Upper Arm Prominence

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臂臑 (bì nào)
🎯 Location: On the lateral side of the upper arm on the line connecting LI11 and LI15, 7 thumb widths above the LI11 at the insertion of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with depth to avoid nerve damage.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Redness, Swelling, Pain, Goiter
LI15Shoulder And Clavicle

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🗺️ Meridian: Large Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髃 (jiān yú)
🎯 Location: Anteroinferior to the acromion on the upper portion of the deltoid muscle; when arm is in the full abduction the point is in the depression the appearing at the anterior border of the acromioclavicular joint.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling due to risk of pneumothorax; caution in shoulder injuries.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Goiter, Hemiplegia
KD26Lively Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Kidney Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 彧中 (yù zhōng)
🎯 Location: In the 1st intercostal space 2 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Phlegm, Asthma, Coughing Blood
TB12Dispersing Riverbed

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 消濼 (xiāo luò)
🎯 Location: On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 midway between TB11 and TB13.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Dizziness, Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
TB13Upper Arm Convergence

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臑會 (nào huì)
🎯 Location: On the line joining olecranon the and TB14 on the posterior border of the deltoid muscle.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Phlegm, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
TB14Shoulder Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Triple Burner Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩髎 (jiān liáo)
🎯 Location: On the shoulder posterior to the LI15 in the depression the inferior and posterior to the acromion the when arm is abducted.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Numbness, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Arm Pain, Benefit Shoulders
Needling · 1 session
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.1155/2020/9786367 ↗