Lung 7
LU7 Acupressure Point Location and Uses
Use the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to activate points on the Lung Channel. LU 7, or Lung 7 acupressure point, is one of the most frequently used points on the Hand Taiyin, or Lung channel. It can be used in a variety of conditions, including emotional blocks, breathing and lung problems, and pain along the Lung meridian.
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Location of Acupressure Point Lung 7
On the anterior, or radial aspect of the forearm, approximately 1.5-2 cun proximal to the wrist crease. There are a couple of locations for this point; one can be located by placing the hand on the chest and following the top of the arm up 1.5-2 cun above the crease of the wrist. The other location would be at the same level, but one would roll the finger about a Cun medially. Palpate for the most tender point to choose. Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Lung 7 to activate the healing potential of the pressure point.
Health Conditions Treated and Acupressure Point Combinations with Lung 7
Breathing Difficulty
In cases of Lung Qi Deficiency with breathing problems such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, COPD, chronic colds, chronic allergies, chronic sinusitis:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Aroma Ac-Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 36
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 40
Shoulder Pain
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 10
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 38
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
Sinusitis
In cases of nasal congestion and discharge:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 36
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 40
- Apply the Sinus Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 20
- Apply the Sinus Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 3
- Apply the Sinus Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Gallbladder 14
- Apply the Sinus Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Bitang
Nasal Polyps
For Nasal polyps:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 36
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 40
Cough with Phlegm:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Activate Acupressure Point Lung 1
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Spleen 9
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 40
By supporting the descending function of the lung addresses coughing:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
Coughing up of white, clear, or foamy phlegm:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Activate Acupressure Point Lung 1
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Spleen 9
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 40
Wheezing
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
Shortness of Breath
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 36
Men's Issues
Pain of the penis and/or of the genitals, prostate issues:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Spleen 6
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 8
Night time emission in men with indications of Kidney Deficiency:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
Kidney Yin Deficiency
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
Edema
For sudden swelling of the four limbs due to inversion counter-flow Qi of the four limbs:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 2
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
Tooth pain
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 11
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 44
Miscarriage
Retention of the dead fetus, post-partum inability to speak and weakness:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
Pain of Hand
For weakness or pain of the wrist and hand, pain of the thumb:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Lung 10
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
Grief
In situations where there is incompletely expressed grief with sadness, depression and withdrawal
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 6
External Wind-Cold Invasion
In cases with shivering, chills, and feeling of coldness due to External Cold Pathogenic Wind invasion-combine Lung 7 with acupressure point Large Intestine 4 and acupressure point Liver 3- reducing or dispersing method (counterclockwise motion)
Headaches
Headache and stiffness of the neck with stiffness after 
exposure to wind:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3 - Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Gallbladder 41
Skin Rashes
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 11
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
UTI's
Blood in the urine, hot and painful urination, difficult urination:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 11
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
- Apply the Water Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Kidney 7
Epilepsy
In cases of epilepsy, acute childhood fright wind, loss of consciousness, vomiting of foamy (watery) saliva-
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
Bell's Palsy
Bells’ Palsy with deviation of the mouth and eye:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 4
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 44
Chronic Yawning
Frequent yawning and stretching:
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 36
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Stomach 40
- Apply the Wood Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Liver 3
Mastitis
- Apply the Metal Element Aroma Acu-Stick® to Acupressure Point Lung 7
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Spleen 3
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Spleen 6
- Apply the Earth Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Spleen 9
- Apply the Metal Element Acupressure Stick to Acupressure Point Large Intestine 11
Other Name(s) of Lung 7 Acupressure Point
- Lieque
- Broken Sequence
- Child Mystery
- Narrow Defile
- Wrist Taxation
- Lightening Flash
Traditional Chinese Medicine Classifications of Acupressure Point Lu7
- Luo-Connecting point to Large Intestine Channel
- Extraordinary point of the Ren channel, coupled with Kid-6
- Gao Wu command point for the nape, neck and head
- Ma Dan-yang Heavenly Star point
- Exit point to Hegu Large Intestine-4
Traditional Chinese Medicine Actions of Acupoint Lu 7
- Promotes the descending function of the lung
- Releases the exterior and expels wind and is a main point used with cold or flu, especially Wind-Cold pathogens
- Pacifies cough
- Benefits the head and neck
- Opens and regulates the Conception Vessel, or Ren Mai Acupuncture Channel
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates the Lung channel and alleviates pain of the arm and shoulder
Cautions: Do not use acupressure as self-care when pregnant without the guidance of a licensed acupuncturist. Always discuss new treatment modalities with your local health care professional.
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