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rx
point
Lu-8: IX-8: jing qu
acupuncture
definition
jing qu = channel canal; channel gutter; channel passageway
Jing River, Metal and Horary point of the Hand Tai Yin (Lung) channel
location: On the forearm, 1 cun proximal to Tai Yuan (Lu-9), in the depression on the radial side of the radial artery.
actions: disperses Wind and resolves the Exterior; sedates Yang; diffuses the Lung and downbears Qi; expands and relaxes the chest; reactivates circulation of Lung and Stomach Qi
indications: feeling that Qi rising to top of the body (Mann, p. 4); intermittent fever; fever without perspiration; cough; asthma; pharyngitis; tonsillitis; esophageal spasm; rheumatism of neck; sudden onset of cardiac pain; pain in chest and wrist; hot palms
needle technique: perpendicular insertion, 0.1 - 0.7 cun
moxa: indirect moxibustion with pole for 5 - 10 minutes may be appropriate but has been considered as contraindicated by some traditional sources; direct moxa is usually not recommended
combinations:
» with Sp-2 provokes perspiration (Finkelstein, p. 3);
» with Sp-6 stops perspiration (Finkelstein, p. 3).
» with GV-20 and SI-2 for malaria (Shanghai, p. 584);
» with UB-17 for swollen and painful throat (Shanghai, p. 204);
» with UB-11, UB-13, CV-22, Lu-5, TW-5 and Sp-6 (daily) for bronchitis (Shanghai, p. 584);
» with GB-20, GV-14, UB-12, CV-22, Lu-9, St-36, UB-10, Kd-27, CV-12, CV-13 and St-40 for pertussis (Lee and Cheung, p. 230);
» after GB-21, LI-11, LI-10 and LI-8; with LI-13 and LI-9 for Cold Wind-caused arm pain (Shanghai, p. 607);
» with Lu-7 and Lu-9 for burning sensation in the hand (Shanghai, p. 243);
» with TW-10, LI-11, TW-5, TW-6, LI-5, SI-4, LI-9 and LI-4 for numb hand and forearm (Shanghai, p. 662).
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