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Concept

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Lung Meridian of body starts from the lateral part of the chest near the arm pit. It then travels along the anterior-medial aspect of the upper arm, passing the cubital region and arrives at the radial side of the wrist containing the radial artery for puls palpation. Passing the thenar eminence, it arrivels along the radial border of the palm ending at the medial side of the tip of the thumb.

Point

The Lung Meridian has eleven points, of which seven points are on the anterior border of the medial aspect of the upper limbs, and two points are on the upside of prothorax; and of which the first point is Zhongfu, the last one is Shaoshang. Looking at the following chart for detail:

Priciple Indication

Disease of respiratory system and of the part the meridian comes by, such as cough, gasp, hemoptysis, oppressed feeling in the chest, chest pain, throat gall, chill, paiins of the anterior broder of the medial aspect on the upper limb, etc.

see also

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