LU03 (Celestial Storehouse)

天府tiān fǔ

Lung Meridian

Location of acupuncture point LU03 (Celestial Storehouse)
49
Indications
12
Protocols

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 PoCalm Corporeal Soul PoCoughCoughing BloodCoughing BloodDepression CryingDepression CryingDepression MelancholyDepression MelancholySadness & DepressionSadness & DepressionDescend Qi LungDisorientation BloatingDizzinessShortness of BreathEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionEyesight / Vision Myopia Short SightednessMyopia Short Sightedness VisionGhost Syndrome Floating Ghost TalkGhost Syndrome Floating Ghost TalkGhost Syndrome Ghost TalkGhost Syndrome Ghost TalkGoiterHeat BloodHeat BloodHeat LungHeat LungInsomniaMalariaPoor MemoryPoor MemoryNosebleedShoulder Anterolateral PainShoulder Anterolateral PainPityriasis VersicolorSaliva BloodSaliva BloodSaliva ExcessiveSaliva ExcessiveExcessive Sleepiness SwellingSwollen ThroatSwollen ThroatWheezing

Protocols using LU03

  • Shoulder Pain, Paralysis Hemiplegia, Stroke Sequelae, Limited Range Of Motion ShoulderLU03, LI10, LI14, LI15, SI09, TB04, TB14, GB21 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/694973)
  • Heat LungLU02, LU03, LU05, LU10, BL13, GV12 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Swollen ThroatLU03, SI03, SI17, CV15, CV18, CV22, XH06, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Myopia Short Sightedness VisionLU03, ST01, ST04, BL01, BL06, BL09, KD05, KD14, GB01, GB14, GB16, GB37, GV17, GV23, XH14, XH41A, XH41B, XH43 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • WheezingLU01, LU02, LU03, LU05, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU09, LI18, ST13, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST19, ST20, ST40, SI17, KD03, KD04, KD19, KD22, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26, KD27, CV15, CV17, CV18, CV20, CV21, CV22, GV10, XB01A, XB01B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Heat BloodLU03, LI11, SP10, BL17, BL40, PC04, PC07, PC08, LV14, XL03 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Poor MemoryLU03, LU07, LI11, HT03, HT07, BL15, BL43, KD01, KD03, KD21, PC05, PC06, CV14, GV11, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH33, XL04 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • BloatingLU03, BL17, PC06, GB24, XC05A, XC05B, XC05C, XC05D (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • DizzinessLU03, LI08, LI11, ST08, ST09, ST36, ST40, ST41, ST45, SP06, HT05, SI01, SI07, SI16, BL02, BL03, BL05, BL06, BL08, BL09, BL10, BL11, BL12, BL17, BL18, BL30, BL43, BL56, BL58, BL62, KD01, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB01, TB03, TB05, TB12, TB16, TB19, TB23, GB08, GB11, GB14, GB17, GB18, GB19, GB20, GB39, GB41, GB43, GB44, LV02, LV03, CV04, GV04, GV11, GV16, GV17, GV18, GV19, GV22, GV24, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D, XH02, XH03, XH05, XH16, XH31, XH37 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Benefit Descend Qi LungLU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU09, ST10, ST12, SI15, BL12, BL13, BL45, BL66, GB18, CV14, CV15, CV21 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
  • Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Weakness, Fatigue Muscle ShoulderLU01, LU02, LU03, LU04, LU05, LI14, LI15, KD26, TB12, TB13, TB14 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/9786367)
  • Saliva ExcessiveLU03, LI18, KD18, KD21, KD26, GB23, GB24, CV22, CV23, CV24, XH44 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)

Other points on the Lung Meridian