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LU-6

孔最

Kǒng Zuì

Kongzui

Location · 定位

前臂掌面桡侧，尺泽与太渊连线上，腕横纹上7寸处

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the line connecting LU-5 and LU-9, 7 cun above the wrist crease

Needling

直刺 0.5–1 寸

可灸

Special Categories

郄穴

Actions · 功效

clears heat and stops bleeding
diffuses the lung and calms wheezing
moistens the lung and stops coughing

Indications · 主治

咳嗽、气喘、咯血cough, asthma, hemoptysis
咽喉肿痛、失音sore swollen throat, loss of voice
肘臂痛、痔疮elbow and arm pain, hemorrhoids

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-kong-zui,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Kǒng Zuì 孔最 (Kongzui) — LU-6},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/kong-zui},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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