LU-04 (Xia Bai) Guarding White - Acupuncture point on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin

"Wind Evil has a rapid onset and rapid changes"

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Acu Point LU-04 (Xia Bai) Guarding White

Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin

Actions:

Descends Lung Qi
Regulates Qi and blood in the chest

Indications:

Cough, fullness in the chest, pain in the medial aspect of the upper arm.

Location (CAM):

On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun below the anterior end of the axillary fold, or 5 cun above the cubital crease, on the radial side of m. biceps brachii.

Location (AMOA):

On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 5 cun superior to Chize LU-5, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM