Woodcut illustration from an edition of 1763 (28th year of the Qianlong reign period of the Qing dynasty).
The lung channel of hand taiyin is one of the twelve channels. It originates at zhongfu (Middle Palace) and terminates at shaoshang (Lesser Shang). There are altogether 22 acu-moxa locations on this channel, on both sides of the body, i.e. zhongfu (Middle Palace), yunmen (Cloud Portal), tianfu (Celestial Palace), xiabai (Clasping the White), chize (Foot Marsh), kongzui (Utmost Opening), lieque (Break in the Sequence), jingqu (Channel Ditch), taiyuan (Great Abyss), yuji (Fish Border) and shaoshang (Lesser Shang). The lung channel of hand taiyin is mainly employed in treating conditions of the respiratory system such as coughs, wheezing and sore throat, as well as cold pain in the shoulders and back (jianbei lengtong), pains in the inner parts of the forearms and hands, etc.
See also Image L0034710, which closely resembles this illustration.
