LU-6 Kongzui - Greatest Hole

More Spirit Names: Biggest Hole, Collection Hole, Opening Maximum, Extreme Aperture

English:	Maximum Opening
Also Known As:	Opening Maximum Convergence Hole Extreme Hole Biggest Hole Extreme Aperture Foramen Extreme Supreme Hole Greatest Hole

Location

On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 7 cun proximal to the LU-9 Taiyuan, on the line connecting LU-9 Taiyuan to LU-5 Chize.
Note: divide the distance between LU-9 Taiyuan and LU-5 Chize into half. LU-6 Kongzui is in a palpable depression 1 cun proximal to this midpoint.
On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting LU-9 Taiyuan and LU-5 Chize, 7 cun above LU-9 Taiyuan.
On the radial aspect of the forearm, 7 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist.

Needling

Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending through the forearm.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

Xi-Cleft point

Actions

Disseminates Lung Qi
Descends lung Qi
Clears Heat
Moistens the Lungs
Stops bleeding
Moderates acute conditions
Alleviates pain

Indications

Cough
Wheezing
Asthma
Chest pain
Swelling and pain of the throat
Loss of voice
Febrile disease with absence of sweating
Pharynx and larynx painful and swollen
Tonsillitis
Laryngitis
Elbow and arm spasm and pain
Pain and motor impairment of the elbow and arm
Cannot touch the head with the hand
Elbow and finger arthritis
High fever
Persistent cough
Difficulty bending the arm

Hemoptysis
Spitting Blood
Hematemesis
Hiccup
Severe pain of the elbow and upper arm
Inability to raise the arm above the head
Difficulty flexing and extending the fingers
Epigastric pain
Hemorrhoids
Headache
Clonic spasm
Belching
Bronchiectasis
Fingers cannot grip an object
Fear
Tension
Tension headaches
Spasmodic pain of the elbow and arm
Pneumonia

Combinations

UB-31 Shangliao	DU-15 Yamen	PC-3 Quze UB-13 Feishu
Febrile disease with absence of sweat	Loss of voice	Spitting Blood
SI-3 Houxi UB-10 Tianzhu DU-13 Taodao UB-11 Dazhu	M-BW-1 Dingchuan	DU-14 Dazhui UB-13 Feishu
Headache	Acute asthma	Pneumonia
LI-11 Quchi UB-13 Feishu
Coughing Blood

LU-6 + UB-17: stops bleeding in hemoptysis

Contraindications

Notes

This point is indicated for acute obstruction of the Lung channel or organ.
This point is particularly indicated for Attack by Wind-Heat or Wind-Dryness which attacks the superficial layer and obstructs the pores or attacks the Zang and channel.
It is especially good for an acute attack of asthma.
This is a key point for hemorrhoids.
Disperse this point when there is a sense of grief, something lacking or missing or a void that needs to be filled.
For hemorrhoids, apply moxa at LU-6.
"Kong" in the name means hole, here implying the anus, reflecting the Lung-Large Intestine pairing. Monks who developed hemorrhoids from long hours of seated meditation traditionally used this point.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	For when a big hole needs filling: essence or a loss of quality needs attention, grief is felt, and something is lacking or missing. Here a wealth of energy can gather. It is a place where you can receive Heavenly Qi where there is great emptiness, and it helps the person feel value and quality within, the essence of themselves.
Worsley	Location: On the front of the forearm, 7 ACI above LU-9, lateral to flexor carpi radialis. Needle depth: 5 fen Moxa: 5 cones
When to Consider	When grief is felt, something is lacking or missing, a void that needs filling and enriching When a person feels that if you go behind the mask, there is nothing there When there is emptiness or a grave depletion in body, mind and spirit When there is a vast amount of grief that needs to be released For a Metal Causative Factor (CF) with a great deal of emptiness inside, where everyone else is great but them; they may have behavioral descriptions of how to be When Metal is searching a lot for quality and essence, surrounding themselves with nice things, with a need for material things For fear and tension; excellent for Metal fear For depression and despair, like being in a pit with grief When a person cannot express themselves
Notes	Xi Cleft point: a center of energy, a really powerful and common point to use, great for the body, mind and spirit A secondary source point. As the Xi Cleft point of the Lung it is another kind of abyss, and it relates back to the Source There is a vast void of grief inside them, but they are beautiful in who they are. It is just like the Grand Canyon, where great gods and goddesses roam: a very sacred place that holds the sacredness of the Heavenly Qi, and also an amazing void in which to hold this Qi Here the channel's Qi collects and can become excessive; it accumulates great wealth and quality, as LU-9 does, and is good for getting warmth into the meridian A deeper hole than LU-9 A powerful spirit point

From Class

LU-6 Kongzui: Xi-cleft; pain with acute or asthmatic breathing. (Lewis)
LU-6 Kongzui — moxa to put heat back in: Tiny moxa cones (smaller than a rice grain) on LU-6 put heat back in for Raynaud's / yang inversion; always odd numbers (e.g., nine). (Hiltbrand)
Head stasis: GV-16 + GV-26 needled toward each other; bleed LU-3, LU-5, LU-6: For cerebral swelling/brain bleeds/stroke; LU-3 'window of the sky'; same lung combo for spitting blood. (Gioioso)
Xi-cleft points for acute pain at end of life: Start locally with ashi points, find the channel, then use its xi-cleft point for acute pain; non-acupuncturists can anoint these points with the essential oils. (Lewis)

LU-6 Kongzui - Greatest Hole

Location

Needling

Command Functions

Actions

Indications

Combinations

Contraindications

Notes

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

From Class

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