LU11 (Shaoshang, “Lesser Shang”) is the Jing-Well Point point of the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian. It is located on the radial side of the thumb, approximately 0.1 cun proximal and ulnar to the corner of the nail bed, at the intersection of the vertical line of the radial nail border and the horizontal line of the nail base. It clears Lung heat, benefits the throat, revives consciousness, expels wind, and resolves exterior conditions.
On the radial side of the thumb, approximately 0.1 cun proximal and ulnar to the corner of the nail bed, at the intersection of the vertical line of the radial nail border and the horizontal line of the nail base.
Superficial, perpendicular insertion 0.1-0.2 cun, or prick to bleed.
Clears Lung heat, benefits the throat, revives consciousness, expels wind, and resolves exterior conditions.
Sore throat, swollen jaw, throat obstruction, inability to swallow, vomiting, hand numbness, hand contracture, finger pain, palm heat, hiccup, cough, abdominal fullness, spitting foam, malaria with shivering, ear pain, heat disease with agitation and sweating, fainting from heatstroke, infantile milia, mumps, nosebleed, asthma, mania, loss of consciousness, fever, convulsions, febrile disease with no sweating, febrile disease with wheezing and string-like pulse.
Shaoshang is the terminal Jing-Well point of the Lung channel, classically indicated for acute, excess, and heat conditions, particularly of the throat. Its primary application is for severe sore throat, tonsillitis, or mumps, where pricking to bleed can provide rapid relief, as illustrated in the classical case of a man with severe throat obstruction. It is also a key point for reviving consciousness in cases of fainting or stroke and can be used for high fever and febrile convulsions, especially in children.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷07 · Source: Wikisource ↗
熱病象瘧，振栗鼓頷，腹脹睥睨，喉中鳴，少商主之The text records that LU11 was used for febrile disease resembling malaria, with shivering and chattering jaw, abdominal distension, sidelong glancing, and a rattling sound in the throat.
《千金翼方》 Qiānjīn Yìfāng — Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions, c. 682 · 卷26 · Source: Wikisource ↗
少商在手大指端內側，去爪甲角如韭葉It is located at the inner side of the tip of the thumb, about a leek-leaf's width from the corner of the nail, according to this text.
《神灸經綸》 Shénjiǔ Jīnglún — Principles of Divine Moxibustion, Wu Yiding, 1851 · 卷之二 · 十二經脈起止 · 肺經十一穴分寸 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
少商 從魚際穴循行手大指內側之端去爪甲角如韭葉許白肉際宛宛中不宜灸 甲乙經云灸一壯According to this text, LU11 lies at the inner tip of the thumb, a leek-leaf's width from the nail corner at the edge of the white flesh, and moxibustion is not advised; it adds that the Jiayi jing gives 1 moxa cone.
《扁鵲神應針灸玉龍經》 Biǎn Què Shényìng Zhēnjiǔ Yùlóng Jīng — Bian Que's Jade Dragon Classic of Divinely Responsive Acupuncture & Moxibustion, 1329 · 乳蛾 · Source: Wikisource ↗
少商∶在大指甲边内侧端，去爪甲如韭叶。 针入一分，沿皮向后三分，泻之，三棱针出According to this text, LU11 lies at the inner tip of the thumb beside the nail, a leek-leaf's width from it; the needle is inserted 1 fen and then 3 fen along the skin backwards with a draining method, and it is bled with a three-edged needle.
LU11 is one of 11 points on the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian. Nearby points:
LU11 (Shaoshang) is located on the radial side of the thumb, approximately 0.1 cun proximal and ulnar to the corner of the nail bed, at the intersection of the vertical line of the radial nail border and the horizontal line of the nail base.
LU11 clears Lung heat, benefits the throat, revives consciousness, expels wind, and resolves exterior conditions. Common clinical indications include sore throat, swollen jaw, throat obstruction, inability to swallow, vomiting, hand numbness, hand contracture, finger pain, palm heat, hiccup, cough, abdominal fullness, spitting foam, malaria with shivering, ear pain, heat disease with agitation and sweating, fainting from heatstroke, infantile milia, mumps, nosebleed, asthma, mania, loss of consciousness, fever, convulsions, febrile disease with no sweating, febrile disease with wheezing and string-like pulse.
Superficial, perpendicular insertion 0.1-0.2 cun, or prick to bleed. Caution: The classics emphasize that this point is for clearing heat and is best treated by pricking to bleed. Moxibustion is generally contraindicated or advised against in major sources.
LU11 is a point on the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian (Shǒu Tàiyīn Fèijīng).