LU 7 - Acupuncture Point - Lie Que

LU 7 Names

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

Location

• 1.5 cun above the wrist crease, superior to the styloid process of the radius (not on the LU 5 - LU 9 line in TCM). Japanese LU 7 is found proximal to the styloid process and it is on the LU 5 - LU 9 line.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

LU 7 Clinical Uses

• 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.

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LU 7 Point Associations

LU 7 TCM Patterns

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".

LU 7 Conditions Treated

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".