Zhongfu 中府 (LU1)
Zhōngfǔ
| LOCATION | In the first intercostal space, 1 cun lateral to the midpoint of the lower border of the clavicle, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline. |
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| INDICATIONS | Cough, asthma, chest pain, fullness in the chest, pain of the shoulder and back, tonsillitis. |
| ACTIONS | Regulates lung qi, descends counterflow, clears heat from the upper burner. |
| NEEDLING | Oblique or transverse insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun along the intercostal space; avoid deep perpendicular needling. |
| MOXIBUSTION | Moxa cone 3 to 5 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 10 to 15 minutes. |
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