# LU08 Jingqu (Channels Ditch) – Lung Meridian 經渠 · jīng qú Location: 1 thumb width above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery. Cautions: Caution with depth. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/lu08 ## Indications An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments. Asthma, Benefit Descend Qi Lung, Cough, Descend Qi Lung, Disease Febrile, Disease Febrile, Back Superior Bloating, Back Superior Bloating, Chest Bloating, Chest Bloating, Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems, Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems, Shortness of Breath, Heat Palm, Heat Palm, Malaria, Chest Pain, Chest Pain, Feet Soles Pain, Feet Soles Pain, Heart Pain, Heart Pain, Sore Throat, Sore Throat, Pain Around Navel, Pain Around Navel, Wrist Pain, Wrist Pain, Pharyngitis, Spontaneous Sweating, Spontaneous Sweating, Vomiting, Wheezing, Yawning Excessive, Yawning Excessive ## Most often selected alongside LU08 Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use. - LV04 (Mound Centre) – 8 protocols - HT08 (Lesser Mansion) – 7 protocols - LV02 (Passing Between) – 6 protocols - SI05 (Yang Valley) – 6 protocols - ST36 (Leg Three Miles) – 6 protocols - SP03 (Great White) – 5 protocols - BL66 (Foot Valley Passage) – 4 protocols - GB20 (Wind Pool) – 4 protocols ## Protocols using LU08 | Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | Headache, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Fatigue Unexplained, Sleep Unrefreshing, Memory Impaired, Malaise Post-exertional | LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-147 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Kidney Deficiency, Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee | LU08, ST35, SP03, SP09, BL39, KD03, KD07 | 42 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Liver Deficiency | LU08, ST35, SP09, BL39, KD10, LV04, LV08 | 42 days | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-129 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Palpitations, Knee Pain, Tremor Hand, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw | LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 | 29 days | doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Tremor Hand, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw | LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 | 18 days | doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Headache, Nausea, Tremor Essential, Tremor Jaw | LU08, HT03, LV02, LV04, CV17, CV23 | 3 days | doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.022 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Joint Pain, Muscle Pain, Fatigue Chronic, Sleep Unrefreshing, Fatigue Post-exertional | LU08, SP03, HT08, BL15, CV06 | 28 days | doi:10.1186/s13063-015-0857-0 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Immune Deficiency, Fatigue Cancer | LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 | 14 days | doi:10.1155/2015/703439 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Fatigue, Cancer, Immune Deficiency | LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 | 14 days | doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(15)30061-3 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 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 | 23 days | doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Anxiety, Palpitations, Depression, Insomnia, Dyspepsia, Fatigue Post-covid | LU08, LU11, LI05, ST25, ST36, HT08, SI05, GB20, LV02, LV04, CV04 | 10 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039121 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Dyspepsia Functional | LU08, LI01, SP05, SP09, BL66, KD10, GB43, GB44, LV04, LV08 | – | doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Fatigue, Neuropathic Pain, Neuralgia Postherpetic | LU08, ST36, SP06, GB20 | 56 days | doi:10.3390/healthcare12020256 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Anxiety, Depression, Insomnia, Dyspepsia, Long Covid, Adjustment Disorder | LU08, LU11, LI05, ST25, ST36, HT08, SI05, GB20, LV02, LV04, CV04 | 28 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039121 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Ataxia, Gait Disturbance, Gait Instability | LU08, ST34, ST36, ST37, SP01, SP02, SP03, SP10, HT08, KD03, KD07, LV01 | 21 days | doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i31.9691 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Adjustment Disorder | LU08, LU11, LI05, ST25, ST36, HT08, SI05, GB20, LV02, LV04, CV04 | 30 days | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000039121 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | Kidney Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency | LU07, LU08, SP06, BL23, KD01, KD02, KD03, KD05, KD06, XB02T4 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | Fatigue, Cancer, Immunodeficiency | LU08, SI05, BL66, TB04, CV12 | 14 days | 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 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. The assembled protocol compilation is not: build on it with attribution, but do not redistribute it whole as a dataset – https://acuiq.com/terms. The underlying findings are the cited sources' claims – each entry carries its citation; verify against the source before relying on it. Not medical advice: https://acuiq.com/terms