LU 7 Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Broken Sequence
• Pinyin Name: Lie Que
• Chinese Character: 列缺

LU 7 Clinical Usages

• Exterior Wind - body aches, chills/fever, runny nose, scratchy throat, sneezing.
• Internal Wind - bell's palsy, twitching, spasms, lockjaw.
• As Master Point of the CV, paired with KD 6 of the Yin Qiao Mai - treats genitourinary and gynecological issues also Yin deficient sore throat.
• Command Point of the Head and Posterior Neck - useful for any conditions involving these areas.
• Pain of the thumb - Luo Connecting Point spreads over the thenar eminence.

• Electroacupuncture Or Moxibustion Promote Sciatic Nerve Regeneration (Back Pain Study) (Acupuncture – Yin Yang House)
• Knocking Seasonal Allergies Out With Acupuncture (Acupuncture – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Modulates the Stress Response (Acupuncture – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture for Spinal Cord Injury (Acupuncture – Yin Yang House)
• Acupuncture Shown To Be More Cost Effective, and Effective Overall, than NSAIDS for Chronic Low Back Pain (Acupuncture – Yin Yang House)

LU 7 Acupuncture Point Associations

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat
• Kidney Yin Deficiency

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Bells Palsy
• Common Cold
• Sore Throat
• Neck Pain
• Hand, Fingers Pain

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

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