LU-11 Shaoshang - Little Merchant
More Spirit Names: Lesser Metal, Lesser Shang, Lesser Metal's Note, Scanty Business, Ghost Sincerity
| English: | Lesser Shang |
| Also Known As: | Lesser Merchant Guixi Ghost Faith Lesser Metal Lesser Metal's Note Scanty Business Little Merchant Little Musician |
Location
- On the radial side of the thumb, about 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
- On the Exterior aspect of the thumb, at the junction of the lines drawn along the radial border of the nail and the base of the nail. approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.
Needling
- Perpendicular or oblique insertion directed proximately 0.1 to 0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
- Slanted insertion 0.1 cun, pointed proximally, causing local pain.
Command Functions
- Jing-Well point
- Wood point
- Sun-simiao ghost point
Actions
- Cools the Lungs
- Eliminates Wind-Heat
- Benefits the pharynx
- Opens the Orifices
- Revives consciousness
- Clears Heat
- Benefits the throat
- Expels Interior and Exterior Wind
- Stimulates the dispersing and descending functions of Lung Qi
Indications
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Combinations
| PC-7 | LU-10 | |
Swollen and painful throat | Coughing and dyspnea | Stiffness of the tongue |
PC-3 | PC-8 | |
A rattling sound in the throat | Blood Deficiency thirst | Vomiting |
LI-4 | LI-11 | |
Dementia | Prick Shaoshang for acute tonsillitis | Thirst from Blood Deficiency |
Contraindications
- According to some sources, this point is contraindicated during pregnancy.
Notes
- This point creates sweating in Heat disorders.
- It has powerful effects in lowering fever.
- This is a special point for the throat.
- To treat mental illness or epistaxis, apply moxibustion with three to five cones.
- It is primarily used for Excess conditions.
- This is the best point for treating children over seven years old for tonsillitis and high fever (bleed).
- For sore throat, bleeding LU-11 can be combined with Yin Qiao San.
- As the Ghost point "Ghost Faith," LU-11 may be used for disorders arising from distrust or a lack of faith.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Like the corner shop we visit when necessities run out: it provides enough Qi to get by and offers temporary support. Because you can meet some of the basic needs of body, mind and spirit, it calms a patient tremendously. Wood sedates Metal; this point brings growth, flexibility and healthy anger. It links Wood with Metal and brings malleability, so it shapes how well a Metal CF grows, decides and plans. The corner store has a little of everything: the person can pick up from outside what they need to add to their quality. |
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| Worsley |
Location: At the nail point on the radial side of the thumb. |
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From Class
- LU-11 & LV-1 (moxa) for throat/gag reflex: Gag reflex and throat obstruction are Wei qi (controlled by Lung and Liver); jing-well points LU-11 and LV-1 treat throat issues — moxa them. (Yuen)
- LU-11 Shaoshang (bleeding): For high fever with sore throat (COVID-like): gua sha the bladder channel, neck and shoulders and bleed LU-11 and the opposite side of the thumb. (Resnick)
- Jing-well indications (overview): Jing-wells open the portals and resuscitate yang: PC-9, SI-1, HT-9 for behavior change; LU-11, LI-1 throat; SP-1 stops bleeding; HT-9 tongue pain, heart attack. (Gioioso)
- Sun Simiao ghost points: Du-26, LU-11, SP-1: Du-26, LU-11, SP-1 for acute intense pain incl. back pain — men left first, women right; check the kidney pulse for vitality first. (Alexander)
- 13 Ghost Points as four trinities (at/after death): Four trinities moxa'd or touched after death to free what is bound: Du-20, LU-11, SP-1; PC-7, BL-62, Du-16; ST-6, Ren-24, PC-8; Du-23, Ren-1, LI-11; plus Yintang. (Lewis)
- Reverse five-element release sequence: Release the elements in reverse: Metal LU-11, Fire HT-9 (or PC-9), Water KI-2, Earth SP-21, Wood LV-14. (Lewis)