LU03 Tianfu (Celestial Storehouse)
天府tiān fǔTianfu
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Indications
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Protocols
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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.
Indications
Conditions for which LU03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AsthmaBleedingCoughCoughing BloodDepression CryingDepression MelancholySadness & DepressionDisorientation BloatingDizzinessShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionGhost Syndrome Floating Ghost TalkGhost Syndrome Ghost TalkGoiterHeat BloodHeat LungInsomniaMalariaPoor MemoryNosebleedShoulder Anterolateral PainPityriasis VersicolorSaliva BloodSaliva ExcessiveExcessive SalivationExcessive Sleepiness SwellingSwollen ThroatWheezing
TCM actions
What classical sources say LU03 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungCalm Corporeal Soul PoDescend Qi Lung
Protocols using LU03
- Obesity – LU03, LU04, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60060-1 ↗)
- Hemorrhage Nasal – LU03, LI04 (doi:10.1155/2012/268237 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae, Limited Range Of Motion Shoulder – LU03, LI10, LI14, LI15, SI09, TB04, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1155/2015/694973 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Fatigue Muscle Shoulder – LU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LI14, LI15, KD26, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/9786367 ↗)
- Muscle Weakness Shoulder, Athletic Performance Shoulder, Muscle Fatigue Shoulder – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2020/8835672 ↗)
- Muscle Strength Shoulder, Explosive Force Upper Limb, Athletic Performance – LU01, LU03, LU04, LI14, TB12, TB13, TB14 (doi:10.1155/2021/5585605 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Limitation Of Movement Shoulder, Night Pain, Impingement Syndrome Supraspinatus, Rotator Cuff Tear Partial – LU01, LU03, LU04, LU11, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST38, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Cervical Pain, Adhesive Capsulitis, Limitation Of Movement Shoulder, Night Pain, Radiating To Fingers Pain, Calcified Tendinitis – LU01, LU03, LU04, LU11, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST38, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗)
- Dyspnea, Chest Tightness – LU01, LU03, LU09, LI04, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fphar.2026.1693269 ↗)
- Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Ischemia Acute – LU03, LU05, LU07, LU09 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2021.13.2003 ↗)
- Forgetfulness, Memory Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment – LU03, LU07, HT03, HT07, BL15, BL43, KD01, KD21, GV11, GV20 (doi:10.19917/j.cnki.1005-0779.022173 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Rotator Cuff Pain – LU01, LU03, LU04, LU11, LI14, LI15, LI16, ST38, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2021.24.4.206 ↗)
- Deep Venous Thrombosis Prevention, Thrombosis Venous – LU03, LI11, SP10, HT01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20210819-k0002 ↗)
- Lung Cancer, Dyspnea, Chest Tightness – LU01, LU03, LU09, LI04, ST36, LV03 (doi:10.3389/fphar.2026.1693269 ↗)
- Lung Dryness, Lung Dryness – LU03, LU06, LU10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Heat Lung, Wind Lung, Heat Lung, Wind Lung – LU03, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI19, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI18, BL02, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL11 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Absent Periods, Hyperprolactinemia – LU03, ST09, TB16, GB43, LV03 (吴开肖 et al.. 运用“天牖五穴”治疗内分泌疾病3则. 世界针灸杂志：英文版, 2016)
Most often selected alongside LU03
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LU03. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LU01Central Mansion8 protocols
- LI14Upper Arm Prominence7 protocols
- LU04Guarding White7 protocols
- LI15Shoulder And Clavicle6 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
- SI09True Shoulder5 protocols
- LU11Lesser Metal4 protocols
- LV03Great Surge4 protocols
- SI10Upper Arm Shu Point4 protocols
- TB14Shoulder Bone Hole4 protocols
- LI16Great Bone3 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence3 protocols