Kong Zui: TCM Acupoint Guide

Name

Kong Zui (Kongzui)

Location

On the flexor aspect of the forearm, 7 cun proximal to LU-9 Taiyuan, on the line connecting LU-9 Taiyuan to LU-5 Chize. Divide the distance between the two into half; this point lies in a palpable depression 1 cun proximal to this midpoint.

Needling

• Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.5 cun.
• Straight insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending through the forearm.
• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
• Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

• Xi-Cleft point

Actions

• Disseminates Lung Qi
• Descends Lung Qi
• Clears Heat
• Moistens the Lungs
• Stops bleeding
• Moderates acute conditions
• Alleviates pain

Indications

• Cough
• Wheezing
• Asthma
• Chest pain
• Swelling and pain of the throat
• Loss of voice
• Febrile disease with absence of sweating
• Pharynx and larynx painful and swollen
• Tonsillitis
• Laryngitis
• Elbow and arm spasm and pain
• Pain and motor impairment of the elbow and arm
• Cannot touch the head with the hand
• Elbow and finger arthritis
• High fever
• Persistent cough
• Difficulty bending the arm
• Hemoptysis
• Spitting Blood
• Hematemesis
• Hiccup
• Severe pain of the elbow and upper arm
• Inability to raise the arm above the head
• Difficulty flexing and extending the fingers
• Epigastric pain
• Hemorrhoids
• Headache
• Clonic spasm
• Belching
• Bronchiectasis
• Fingers cannot grip an object
• Fear
• Tension
• Tension headaches
• Spasmodic pain of the elbow and arm

Combinations

Notes

This point is indicated for acute obstruction of the Lung channel or organ. It is particularly indicated for Attack by Wind-Heat or Wind-Dryness which attacks the superficial layer and obstructs the pores or attacks the Zang and channel. It is especially good for an acute attack of asthma. This is a key point for hemorrhoids. Disperse this point when there is a sense of grief, something lacking or missing or a void that needs to be filled.