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Protocol (9 points)

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Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Cough Chest Pain Fever Tongue Coating Yellow Shortness of Breath Breathing Short Lips Blue Tongue Coating Greasy Pulse Rapid Pneumonia Pneumonia Right Lobar Sputum Red Delirium Convulsions Temperature 40 Soft Neck Thoracic Symmetry Rale Right Lung Pulse Heart Rate 120 Heart Murmur Not Palpable Liver Not Palpable Spleen Hyperfunction Knee Reflex White Blood Cell Count 000's 17.8 Neutrophils 89%Lymphocytes 10%Eosinophils 1%Shadow Upper Right Lung Tongue Body Red Pulse Full Heat Lung Phlegm Lung Chest Pain Tongue Coating Yellow Breathing Short Lips Blue Tongue Coating Greasy Pulse Rapid Pneumonia Right Lobar Sputum Red Temperature 40 Soft Neck Thoracic Symmetry Rale Right Lung Pulse Heart Rate 120 Heart Murmur Not Palpable Liver Not Palpable Spleen Hyperfunction Knee Reflex White Blood Cell Count 000's 17.8 Neutrophils 89%Lymphocytes 10%Eosinophils 1%Shadow Upper Right Lung Tongue Body Red Pulse Full Heat Lung Phlegm Lung

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LU02Cloud Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 雲門 (yún mén)

🎯 Location: In the superior lateral part of the anterior thoracic wall superior to the coracoid process of the scapula in the depression of the infraclavicular fossa 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling due to proximity to lungs and blood vessels; contraindicated in hemoptysis.

🛡️ Treats: heat:chest, cough, pain:chest, dyspnoea, asthma

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Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC4

Protocol (12 points)

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Point selection reported in a published study.

Shortness of Breath Tachycardia Atrial Fibrillation Chronic Bronchitis Dampness Yin Deficiency Liver Yin Deficiency Kidney Yin Deficiency Heart Blood Stagnation

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LU07Interrupted Sequence

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 列缺 (liè quē)

🎯 Location: Superior to the styloid process of the radius 1.5 thumb widths above the transverse crease of the wrist between brachioradialis and tendon of the abductor policis longus.

⚠️ Cautions: Use with caution in patients with radial nerve sensitivity.

🛡️ Treats: heat:chest, cough, fever, dyspnoea, phlegm

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doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010380 ↗

All 19 points indicated for this symptom

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Breathing Problems

Point 1 of 19

LU01Central Mansion

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)

🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below lu2 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid during pregnancy; contraindicated in cases of pneumothorax.

🛡️ Treats: heat:chest, cough, pain:chest, fever, dyspnoea

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All 44 points indicated for this symptom

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Breathing Shortness Of Breath Problems

Point 1 of 44

LU02Cloud Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 雲門 (yún mén)

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling due to proximity to lungs and blood vessels; contraindicated in hemoptysis.

🛡️ Treats: heat:chest, cough, pain:chest, dyspnoea, asthma

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Protocol (2 points)

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Point selection reported in a published study.

Shortness of Breath Kidney Qi Deficiency Lung Qi Deficiency Copd Pulmonary Chronic Obstructive Disorder

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GV02Lumbar Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Governing Vessel

🇨🇳 Chinese: 腰俞 (yāo yú)

🎯 Location: In the hiatus of the sacrum.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in sacral conditions.

🛡️ Treats: pain:hip, epilepsy, haemorrhoids, pain:back:lumbar, sweating:deficiency

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Protocol (9 points)

48%

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tb Cough Sputum White Sputum Blood Haemoptysis Chest Pain Discomfort Chest Fever Sweating Nighttime Fatigue Poor Appetite Weight Low Diarrhea Anxiety Heat Five Palm Listlessness Temperature 37.8 Complexion Pallor Malar Flush Voice Weakness Tongue Coating Pale Tongue Body Thin Tongue Coating Yellow Pulse Deep Pulse Thin Pulse Weak Shortness of Breath Lung Yin Deficiency Spleen Weakness Stomach Weakness Kidney Yin Deficiency Fire Deficiency Heat Deficiency Lung Weakness Upright Zheng Qi Weakness Benefit Regulate Qi Phlegm Pulmonary Tuberculosis Tuberculosis Tb Sputum White Sputum Blood Chest Pain Discomfort Chest Sweating Nighttime Poor Appetite Weight Low Heat Five Palm Temperature 37.8 Complexion Pallor Malar Flush Voice Weakness Tongue Coating Pale Tongue Body Thin Tongue Coating Yellow Pulse Deep Pulse Thin Pulse Weak Lung Yin Deficiency Spleen Weakness Stomach Weakness Kidney Yin Deficiency Fire Deficiency Heat Deficiency Lung Weakness Upright Zheng Qi Weakness Benefit Regulate Qi

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LU01Central Mansion

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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)

🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below lu2 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

⚠️ Cautions: Avoid during pregnancy; contraindicated in cases of pneumothorax.

🛡️ Treats: heat:chest, cough, pain:chest, fever, dyspnoea

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Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC1

Related Symptoms

Other symptoms often treated alongside breathing:

cough pain:chest fever tongue:coating:yellow dyspnoea breathing:short

Using Acupoints for Breathing

Self-Treatment Guidelines

Locate acupoints using anatomical landmarks
Apply firm, steady pressure for 1-3 minutes
Treat 2-3 times daily for best results

When to Seek Professional Help

Severe or persistent breathing
Symptoms worsen despite treatment
If you have underlying health conditions

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