ACUPUNCTURE
Ling Tai: TCM Acupoint Guide
LINGTAI
Name
Ling Tai (Lingtai)
Location
On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.
Needling
- Slanted insertion, pointed slightly upward, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness, sometimes extending to the lower back or chest.
- Oblique superior insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Caution: the spinal cord lies 1.25 to 1.75 cun deep to the skin surface, varying according to body type.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Alleviates cough and wheezing
- Clears heat
- Detoxifies poison
- Strengthens the heart and mind
Indications
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Round worms in the bile duct
- Malaria
- Boils
- Stomach ache
- Neck rigidity
- Upper back pain
- Wind-cold chronic cough
- Clove sores
- Hot or cold common cold
- Stiffness of the neck
- Soreness along the spine
- Prolonged cough and asthma
- Hot condition in the spleen
- Carbuncles
- Furuncles
- Dyspnea
- Steaming bone taxation consumption
- Lymphangitis
Contraindications
According to several classical texts, needling this point is contraindicated.
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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