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Indications
16
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.
AsthmaBenefit Descend Qi LungBleedingCalm Corporeal Soul PoCoughCoughing BloodDepression CryingDepression MelancholySadness & DepressionDescend Qi LungDisorientation 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
Protocols using LU03
- 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)
- Obesity – LU03, LU04, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST32, ST36, ST37, ST40, ST44, SP06, SP09, SP10, LV03 (WU Zhou-hong. Effects of the Multiple Needling with Shallow Insertion for Simple Obesity: A Clinical Observation on Lipid Metabolism and on the Chest, Waist and Hip Circumferences. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2009, 29(3): 179-181)
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
- SI10Upper Arm Shu Point4 protocols
- TB14Shoulder Bone Hole4 protocols
- LI16Great Bone3 protocols
- LU07Interrupted Sequence3 protocols
- LU09Great Source3 protocols