LU7 (Lieque, “Broken Sequence or Branching Cleft”) is the Luo-Connecting point of the Lung Channel point of the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian. It is located on the radial side of the forearm, 1.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease, in the depression between the tendons of brachioradialis and abductor pollicis longus. A common way to find it is by interlocking the thumbs and index fingers of both hands; the point lies in the depression directly under the tip of the index finger. It expels exterior wind and releases the exterior, descends and disseminates Lung qi, pacifies internal wind, opens the water passages, and connects to the Yangming channel.
On the radial side of the forearm, 1.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease, in the depression between the tendons of brachioradialis and abductor pollicis longus. A common way to find it is by interlocking the thumbs and index fingers of both hands; the point lies in the depression directly under the tip of the index finger.
Insert the needle obliquely, 0.3-0.5 cun, directed proximally toward the elbow, or transversely along the skin.
Expels exterior wind and releases the exterior, descends and disseminates Lung qi, pacifies internal wind, opens the water passages, and connects to the Yangming channel.
Hemiplegia, weakness of the hand and elbow, palm heat, lockjaw, malaria with chills and fever, vomiting foam, cough, inappropriate laughter, forgetfulness, bloody urine, seminal emission, penile pain, painful urination with heat, seizures, seeing ghosts, mania, facial and four-limb swelling, shoulder numbness, chest and back cold with shivering, shortness of breath, corpse-like syncope, cold reversal of the limbs, crossing the hands with clouded vision, yawning, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, heart vexation, arm pain, headache, stiff neck, toothache, heart pain, lung distension.
As the Luo-Connecting point of the Lung channel and the confluent point of the Ren Mai, Lieque is a pivotal point for both internal and external disorders. It is classically indicated for expelling exterior pathogens causing headache, stiff neck, and chills, as well as for regulating Lung qi in cases of cough and asthma. Its connection to the Ren Mai and its role in opening the water passages makes it effective for genitourinary issues like painful urination and seminal emission, a function less emphasized in modern texts.
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 ↗
熱病先手臂瘈瘲，唇口聚鼻張，目下汗出如轉珠，兩乳下二寸堅，脅滿，悸，列缺主之The text records that LU7 was used for febrile disease beginning with convulsions of the hands and arms, puckered lips and flared nostrils, sweat beading below the eyes, hardness 2 cun below both breasts, flank fullness and palpitations.
《針灸大全》 Zhēnjiǔ Dàquán — Complete Compendium of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, Xu Feng, 1439 · 卷之四 · 竇文真公八法流注 · 八法主治病證 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
列缺二穴 通任脈 肺之經，在手腕後一寸五分According to this text, LU7 (two points) connects with the Ren vessel, belongs to the lung channel, and lies 1.5 cun behind the wrist.
《備急千金要方》 Bèijí Qiānjīn Yàofāng — Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergencies, c. 650 · 第二 · Source: Wikisource ↗
妊娠七月手太陰脈養，不可針灸其經（如少商、魚際、列缺、尺澤、天衍等穴是也The text records that in the seventh month of pregnancy the hand Taiyin vessel nourishes the fetus, so its channel must not be needled or moxibusted, naming points such as Shaoshang, Yuji, LU7 and Chize.
《醫學綱目·刺灸》 Yīxué Gāngmù · Cìjiǔ — Outline of Medicine: Needling and Moxibustion, Lou Ying, 1565 · 卷之八·陰陽臟腑部 · 穴法下 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
列缺二穴，去腕側上一寸五分，以手交叉中指末筋骨罅中，手太陰絡別走陽明。 針入二分，留三呼，灸七壯According to this text, LU7 (two points) lies 1.5 cun above the wrist on the side, in the gap between tendon and bone where the middle finger tip rests when the hands are crossed, and is the luo-connection of hand Taiyin branching to Yangming; it is needled 2 fen, retained three breaths, with 7 moxa cones.
LU7 is one of 11 points on the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian. Nearby points:
LU7 (Lieque) is located on the radial side of the forearm, 1.5 cun proximal to the transverse wrist crease, in the depression between the tendons of brachioradialis and abductor pollicis longus. A common way to find it is by interlocking the thumbs and index fingers of both hands; the point lies in the depression directly under the tip of the index finger.
LU7 expels exterior wind and releases the exterior, descends and disseminates Lung qi, pacifies internal wind, opens the water passages, and connects to the Yangming channel. Common clinical indications include hemiplegia, weakness of the hand and elbow, palm heat, lockjaw, malaria with chills and fever, vomiting foam, cough, inappropriate laughter, forgetfulness, bloody urine, seminal emission, penile pain, painful urination with heat, seizures, seeing ghosts, mania, facial and four-limb swelling, shoulder numbness, chest and back cold with shivering, shortness of breath, corpse-like syncope, cold reversal of the limbs, crossing the hands with clouded vision, yawning, frequent urination, urinary incontinence, heart vexation, arm pain, headache, stiff neck, toothache, heart pain, lung distension.
Insert the needle obliquely, 0.3-0.5 cun, directed proximally toward the elbow, or transversely along the skin.
LU7 is a point on the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian (Shǒu Tàiyīn Fèijīng).