LU4 Xiabai

Xiabai · 侠白 · Clasping the White (white is the colour of Metal and the Lung)

Meridian

Lung meridian

Location

On the anterolateral aspect of the arm, just lateral to the border of the biceps brachii muscle, 4 B-cun inferior to the anterior axillary fold - 1 B-cun below LU3 and 5 B-cun above the cubital crease.

What it helps with

Gently eases a dry cough and short breath, a squeezed feeling in the chest, and a dull ache running down the front-inner side of the arm.

How to work on it

Hold the upper arm with the opposite hand and press with the thumb pad for 45-60 seconds, then knead in small circles; repeat on the other arm.

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