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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
Categories
- Jing-River point of the Lung meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
Cautions
Caution with depth.
Indications
Conditions for which LU08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AsthmaCoughDisease FebrileBack Superior BloatingChest BloatingBreathing Shortness Of Breath ProblemsShortness of BreathHeat PalmMalariaChest PainFeet Soles PainHeart PainSore ThroatPain Around NavelWrist PainPharyngitisSpontaneous SweatingVomitingWheezingYawning Excessive
TCM actions
What classical sources say LU08 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Qi LungDescend Qi Lung
Protocols using LU08
- Palpitations, Knee Pain, Tremor Hand, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
- Tremor Hand, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
- Headache, Nausea, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
- Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1155/2015/703439 ↗)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer-related, Immune Dysfunction – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30061-3 ↗)
- Dysuria, Leg Pain, Lower Back Pain, Spasticity, Balance Impaired, Lower Extremity Weakness, Gait Disturbance – LU08, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP10, HT08, BL15, BL16, BL17, BL18, BL19, KD03, KD07, LV01 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 ↗)
- Anxiety, Palpitations, Depression, Insomnia, Dyspepsia, Fatigue Post-covid – LU08, LU11, LI05, ST25, ST36, HT08, SI05, GB20, LV02, LV04, CV04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039121 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU08, LI01, SP05, SP09, BL66, KD10, GB43, GB44, LV04, LV08 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Fatigue, Neuropathic Pain, Neuralgia Postherpetic – LU08, ST36, SP06, GB20 (doi:10.3390/healthcare12020256 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Dyspepsia, Long Covid, Adjustment Disorder – LU08, LU11, LI05, ST25, ST36, HT08, SI05, GB20, LV02, LV04, CV04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039121 ↗)
- Ataxia, Gait Disturbance, Gait Instability – LU08, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP10, HT08, KD03, KD07, LV01 (doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 ↗)
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Disorder – LU08, LU11, LI05, ST25, ST36, HT08, SI05, GB20, LV02, LV04, CV04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039121 ↗)
- Tremor Essential – LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 ↗)
- Peptic Ulcer – LU08, ST36, SP04, HT08, PC06, LV02, LV03, LV14, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.08.001 ↗)
- Kidney Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency – LU07, LU08, SP06, BL23, KD01, KD02, KD03, KD05, KD06, XB02T4 (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)
- Fatigue, Cancer, Immunodeficiency – LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 (Kim DJ, Park SH, Seo JC, Kim KS, Sohn KC, Shin IH, Ryoo HM. Efficacy of Saam acupuncture treatment on improvement of immune cell numbers in cancer patients: a pilot study. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(5): 550-554)
Most often selected alongside LU08
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with LU08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LV02Passing Between8 protocols
- LV04Mound Centre8 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- HT08Lesser Mansion6 protocols
- SI05Yang Valley6 protocols
- BL66Foot Valley Passage4 protocols
- CV12Stomach Centre4 protocols
- CV17Chest Centre4 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring4 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool4 protocols
- HT03Lesser Sea4 protocols
- LU11Lesser Metal4 protocols