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LAMP ACUPUNCTURE 05: Use of Luo Points on their Own, BL13, LV14, SP8, BL17








BL13 (FEISHU, LUNG SHU)
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline, on the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3).
Point explanation: The back-Shu point of Lung.

LV14 (CYCLE GATE, XIMEN)
Location: In the sixth intercostal space, on the mammillary line or 4 cun lateral to the midline.
Point explanation: The last point and Exit point of the Liver, where it flows into the next meridian at Lu 1. It is also the Mu-front point of the meridian, and can be used as an Alarm point when there is pain in this point and symptoms of Liver disease.

SP8 (EARTH PIVOT, DIJI)
Location: 3 cun distal to the junction of the shaft and the medial condyle of the tibia ( Sp 9), at the posterior border of the medial crest of the tibia.
Point explanation: The Xi-cleft point of the meridian, and a symptomatic point for dysmenorrhea. It is also effective in pre-menstrual breast distension.

BL17 (DIAPHRAGM SHU, GESHU)
Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the posterior midline, on the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7). T7 can be localized with the shoulders hanging, at the level of the lower tips of the scapulae.
Point explanation: The Influential point of Blood – it treats all Blood disorders such as allergies, anaemia, leukemia. It is also the back-Shu point of the diaphragm, and can be used for hiccough and hiatus hernia.

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