LU 11 Acupuncture Point is called as shào shāng.shào means immature/less.shāng is one of the five sounds, pertaining to metal. The Lung pertains to metal in the five elements and to the shang sound in the five sounds. This is the last point of the Lung Meridian, where the Qi is less.
LU 11 Acupuncture Point Location
Radial side of thumb, 0.1 cun from corner of the nail
On the radial side of the thenar eminence, 0.1 cun posterior to the nail bed. Needle subcutaneously 0.1 cun.
LU 11 Acupuncture Point Names
少商 shào shāng
Lung 11 Lesser Merchant.
Speciality
Jing Well Point on the Lung Channel.
Wood Point on Metal Meridian
Sun Si-Miao Ghost Point
Functions
- Revives consciousness
- clears heat
- benefits throat
Indication
- Fever
- Cough
- Asthma
- Sore Throat
- Epistaxis
- Contracture and pain of fingers
- Febrile Diseases
- loss of consciousness (from wind-stroke)
- Mental Disorders
- agitation of the heart, fullness below the heart, mania, epilepsy
- pain of the wrist, thumb, arm, front of ear
Diseases
Cough, finger pain and throat soreness.
Discomfort
Area of Protection
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