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
- 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 ↗)
- 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)