LU-08 (Jing Qu) Channel Ditch
  Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin
 Jing-River & Metal Point
Actions:
- Descends Lung Qi and alleviates cough and wheezing
Indications:
- Cough, asthma, fever, pain in the chest, sore throat, pain in the wrist.
Location
CAM:
- 1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
AMOA:
- Above the wrist, 1 cun proximal to Taiyuan LU-9, on the line connecting Taiyuan LU-9 with Kongzui LU-6, in the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius and on the radial side of the radial artery.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.1-0.3 inch. Avoid puncturing the radial artery.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM