Acupuncture Points for Lung Yin Deficiency

2 sourced protocols, each with its citation.

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Related symptoms

Often treated alongside Lung Yin Deficiency:

Points cited for Lung Yin Deficiency

How often each point appears across the 2 entries ranked highest for Lung Yin Deficiency. Citation frequency, not a recommendation.

  • BL13Lung Shu PointBladder Meridian2 of 2
  • BL43Vital Region Shu PointBladder Meridian1 of 2
  • CV12Stomach CentreConception Vessel1 of 2
  • CV17Chest CentreConception Vessel1 of 2
  • GV13Way Of HappinessGoverning Vessel1 of 2
  • KD03Great StreamKidney Meridian1 of 2
  • LU01Central MansionLung Meridian1 of 2
  • LU09Great SourceLung Meridian1 of 2
  • ST36Leg Three MilesStomach Meridian1 of 2
  • XH15Hundred TaxationsExtra Points: Head1 of 2

No study in this index covers Lung Yin Deficiency

Every protocol below comes from a clinical text or a website. Nothing here has a published trial behind it, so no two independent sources have been shown to agree. How often that happens

Each card names its evidence kind. What these labels mean

Protocol (9 points)

90%

LU01 · ST36 · BL13 · BL43 · KD03 · CV12 · CV17 · GV13 · XH15

Point 1 of 9

LU01Central Mansion

LU01 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 中府 (zhōng fǔ)

🎯 Location: Laterosuperior to the sternum 1 thumb width below LU02 at the level of the 1st intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

⚠️ Cautions: Needle obliquely or laterally, never deeply or medially – risk of pneumothorax.

🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Shortness of Breath

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Acupuncture Point Prescriptions, entry ACC1

Protocol (2 points)

90%

LU09 · BL13

Point 1 of 2

LU09Great Source

LU09 acupoint
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🗺️ Meridian: Lung Meridian

🇨🇳 Chinese: 太淵 (tài yuān)

🎯 Location: At the radial end of the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.

⚠️ Cautions: Caution in patients with cardiac arrhythmias; avoid excessive stimulation.

🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Coughing Blood, Common Cold

Text or case report

Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report.

Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes
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How the studies delivered it

None of the studies behind these entries says how the points were stimulated or for how long.

After a treatment: what large safety surveys recorded, and which reactions need a doctor.

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