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POINT: LU-1 (LUNG-1)  

NAME: ZHONGFU

English: Middle Palace
Also Known As: Central Residence
Middle Storehouse
Center Area
Middle Mansion
Central Palace
Big House
Central Hall

LOCATION:

  • Laterosuperior to the sternum, 1 cun below LU-2 Yunmen, at the level of the first intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
  • Approximately 1 cun below the lateral end of the clavicle in the lateral part of the first intercostal space.
  • Located below the acromial extremity of the clavicle, 1 cun inferior to the center of the interclavicular fossa and 6 cun lateral to the REN channel.
    Note: to locate this point, ask the patient to extend his or her hand forward and resist while you apply pressure to the hand, in order to emphasize the delto-pectoral triangle. First locate LU-2 Yunmen in the center of the triangle, the locate LU-1 Zhongfu in the intercostal space approximately 1 cun inferior and slightly lateral to it. To locate the first intercostal space, first locate the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle, then locate the first intercostal space above it.

NEEDLING:

  • Puncture obliquely 0.5 to 0.8 cun towards the lateral aspect of the chest.
  • Caution: to avoid injuring the Lung, never puncture deeply towards the medial aspect.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Slanted insertion, pointed upwards, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness extending into the chest and upper arm.
  • Transverse-oblique insertion 0.5 to 1 cun medially along the intercostal space.
  • Caution: Deep perpendicular or oblique insertion carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

  • Front-Mu point
  • Meeting point of the Spleen channel
  • Entry point

ACTIONS:

  • Regulates Lung Qi
  • Stops cough and wheezing
  • Disseminates and descends Lung Qi
  • Disperses fullness from the chest
  • Stops pain
  • Transforms Phlegm
  • Clears Heat
  • Regulates the water passages
  • Descends Stomach Qi

INDICATIONS:

  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Pain in the chest, shoulder and back
  • Fullness of the chest
  • Stuttering
  • Every type of Lung disorder
  • Insomnia
  • Mental diseases
  • Rhinorrhea
  • Swelling due to exposure to Wind
  • Unable to lie down
  • Throat Bi
  • Sore throat
  • Upper Jiao wasting and thirsting
  • Cough due to retention of Phlegm in the Lungs
  • Hemoptysis
  • Night sweats
  • Coughing turbid Phlegm
  • Breathing with raised shoulders
  • Oppression of the chest with difficulty breathing
  • Swelling of the face
  • Skin pain
  • Running piglet Qi with lumbar pain
  • Goiter
  • Tracheitis
  • After catching Cold, the patient has fullness in the chest
  • Sore throat with difficulty swallowing
  • Adenopathy
  • Anorexia
  • Bronchitis
  • Pneumonia
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Wheezing
  • Coughing up Blood and pus
  • Throat blockage
  • Congested nose
  • Excessive sweating
  • Tumors and nodular growths on the neck
  • Lung abscess
  • Edema due to Lung Qi Deficiency
  • Dyspnea
  • Fever with pulmonary symptoms
  • Fever in pulmonary disorders with vomiting
  • Dry cough
  • Second-stage of whooping cough
  • Chest pain due to Stagnation of Heat and Blood
  • Nasal congestion
  • Heat in the chest
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Chills and fever
  • Difficult ingestion
  • Vomiting
  • Gall Bladder heat vomiting
  • Retching
  • Abdominal distention
  • Pain in the shoulder and scapula
  • Distention and fullness of the Lungs
  • Rhinorrea with clear fluid

COMBINATIONS:

UB-13
Feishu
LU-6
Kongzui

M-BW-1
Dingchuan
PC-6
Neiguan
REN-17
Shanzhong

N-BW-6
Jiehexue
N-BW-20
Feirexue
UB-13
Feishu

Chronic bronchitis

Bronchial asthma

Pulmonary tuberculosis

UB-49
Yishe

HT-9
Shaochong

LU-7
Lieque
LI-4
Hegu

Fullness in the chest and throat with esophageal constriction

Chest pain

Cough as a prominent factor in a Wind-Cold Invasion

PC-6
Neiguan
ST-40
Fenglong

UB-13
Feishu

ST-36
Zusanli
SP-3
Taibai

Resolves Phlegm retained in the chest

Tonifies the Lungs

Eliminates pathogenic factors in the Lungs

Tonifies the Spleen and Lungs

LU-2
Yunmen
UB-13
Feishu
LIV-14
Qimen
SP-1
Yinbai
UB-47
Hunmen
PC-7
Daling

PC-5
Jianshi
LI-4
Hegu

ST-22
Guanmen
HT-7
Shenmen

Chest pain

Swelling of the face and abdomen

Enuresis

Moxa REN-17
Shanzhong
Moxa REN-8
Shenque

UB-60
Kunlun
ST-20
Chengman
LU-10
Yuji
SP-20
Zhourong

REN-16
Zhongting

Abdominal fullness

Shortness of breath with a rattling sound (moxa LU-1 Zhongfu)

Difficult ingestion

Esophageal constriction with difficult ingestion and vomiting

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

NOTES:

  • This point helps people renew the contact with the heaven within them.
  • This point circulates and adjusts Lung Qi.
  • This point is mostly used in acute Excess patterns.
  • The primary function of this point is to clear Excess of all kinds from the Lungs.