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LU-1

中府

Zhōng Fǔ

Zhongfu

Location · 定位

胸前壁外上方，前正中线旁开6寸，平第一肋间隙处

On the lateral aspect of the anterior thorax, level with the 1st intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline

Needling

向外斜刺 0.5–0.8 寸

可灸

Special Categories

肺之募穴手足太阴交会穴

Actions · 功效

diffuses the lung and stops coughing
clears and drains lung heat
descends counterflow and calms wheezing

Indications · 主治

咳嗽、气喘、胸满cough, asthma, chest fullness
胸痛、肩背痛chest pain, shoulder and upper back pain
腹胀、呕吐abdominal distension, vomiting

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

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

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@misc{bencaodian-zhong-fu,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Zhōng Fǔ 中府 (Zhongfu) — LU-1},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/zhong-fu},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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