LU-8 Jingqu - Meridian Gutter

More Spirit Names: Channel Canal, Channel Ditch, Passing Ditch, Flowing Gutter

English:	Channel Gutter
Also Known As:	Meridian Gutter Regulating Drain Flowing Gutter Passing Ditch Channel Canal Across the Ditch

Location

1 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist in the depression on the lateral side of the radial artery.
Above the wrist, 1 cun proximal to LU-9 Taiyuan, on the line connecting LU-6 Kongzui and LU-9 Taiyuan, in the depression at the base of the styloid process of the radius and on the radial side of the radial artery.
Note: if the forefinger is placed on LU-9 Taiyuan and moved proximally over the styloid process of the radius, it will naturally fall into the depression where LU-8 Jingqu is located.

Needling

Puncture perpendicularly 0.1 to 0.3 cun.
Caution: avoid puncturing the radial artery.
Oblique proximal or perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun, avoiding the radial artery.
Slanted insertion 0.5 to 0.7 cun.

Command Functions

Jing-River point
Metal point
Horary point

Actions

Descends Lung Qi
Alleviates cough and wheezing

Indications

Palms hot and dry or hot and moist
Sudden cardiac pain
Intermittent fever
Excessive Phlegm
All Lung and throat conditions
Intermittent fever and chills.
Stiffness of the back and chest
Fullness sensation in the chest
Chest pain with vomiting
Chest pain radiating to the upper back
Esophageal spasm or pain
Malaria
Much yawning

Bronchitis
Cough
Asthma
Fever
Chest pain
Sore throat
Wrist pain
Dyspnea
Wind Attack
Intermittent suffocation
Wheezing
Throat Bi
Febrile disease with breathlessness
Pain in the soles of the feet

Combinations

GB-40 Qiuxu	SP-2 Dadu
Tension of the chest and back with swollen sensation of the chest	Febrile disease with anhidrosis

Contraindications

Moxibustion is forbidden on this point.

Notes

This point carries away poisons. It is a very powerful cleansing and elimination point.
This point is rarely used.
In Japanese and Korean acupuncture, this point is used to control an overactive Liver in the four needle technique.

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

Spirit of the Point	A cleansing point, a gutter. The Lung brings in vital Qi, air, to enhance and enrich our body, mind and spirit, and for things to flow the Meridian Gutter has to be clear. It gets rid of the dead leaves and poisons and revitalizes Qi for body, mind and spirit. Like a poker stirring the ash, it shakes the Official up and gets the rubbish moving.
Worsley	Worsley gives it as a First Aid point for electric shock. Location: On the front of the forearm, over the radial artery, 1 ACI above LU-9. Needle depth: 2-3 fen Moxa: No moxa
When to Consider	When a person has a serious need to let go: they are full of rubbish and have to let go, so things can clear out and flow When a person needs to let go of things they have held on to, to make room, really getting rid of stuff When the quality of the person needs revitalizing, so the essence of who they are can shine through For a Metal Causative Factor (CF); people with a Metal CF get filled with rubbish at every level For cynicism For disappointment, or when life seems to have lost its value For mental constipation and grief To clear the body of toxic ideas and experiences
Combinations	LI-4 Joining of the Valleys with LU-8: often used together for cleansing out accumulated toxins
Notes	Metal point, Command point, Horary point (3 am to 5 am). All Horary points are cleansing; use it during the season for a cleansing at every level A Horary point also serves as a diagnostic tool Whatever the CF, use it when the gutters need cleansing and unclogging so that everything can flow It cleans, eliminates and purifies on every level and gets things moving, like colonics with acupuncture points Distributes fresh energy to mind and body; powerful for clearing at the spirit level

LU-8 Jingqu - Meridian Gutter

Location

Needling

Command Functions

Actions

Indications

Combinations

Contraindications

Notes

Five Elements Spirit Perspective

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