LU 7 - Acupuncture Point - Lie Que

LU 7 - Acupuncture Point - Lie Que

LU 7 Names

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

LU 7 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). JapaneseLU 7 is found proximal to the styloid process and it is on the LU 5 - LU 9 line.
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LU 7 Image

Actions & Effects:

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.

LU 7 Related Conditions

LU 7 Point Associations

Luo Connecting Point
Command Point of the Head and Posterior Neck
Master Point of the CV, coupled with KD 6

Related TCM Patterns:

◦ Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat ◦ Kidney Yin Deficiency

The (LU) Lung Meridian has 11 points:

Nearby Acupuncture Points and Usages

Graphic	Point	Clinical Functions
¤	PC 6 Inner Pass	Similar to PC 3 but more for Chronic Heart symptoms from Qi stagnation. Opens and relaxes the chest, chest tightness, asthma, angina, palpitations. Insomnia a/or other spirit disorders of an excess or deficient nature, mania, nervousness, stress, poor memory. Nausea, seasickness, motion sickness, vomiting, epigastric pain. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
	LI 6 Veering Passageway	Luo Connecting Point, influences the descending and dispersing function of the Lungs - useful for upperbody edema a/or facial puffiness. The Luo channel travels upward to the face effecting the jaw, teeth and ears, tinnitus, deafness, toothache, nosebleeds.

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