ACUPUNCTURE
Lu Xi: TCM Acupoint Guide
LUXI
Name
Lu Xi (Luxi)
Location
Posterior to the ear, in a small depression two-thirds of the distance along a curved line drawn from SJ-17 Yifeng and SJ-20 Jiaosun, following the rim of the ear.
Needling
- Puncture obliquely, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Subcutaneous insertion along the course of the channel, 0.3 to 0.5 cun, or prick to bleed.
- Note: according to several classical texts, bleeding this point is contraindicated.
- Slanted insertion, 0.1 to 0.3 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Benefits the ears
- Clears heat
- Calms fright
- Relieves tetany
Indications
- Headache
- Tinnitus
- Deafness
- Pain in the ear
- Infantile convulsions
- Dizziness
- Tetany
- Fright and fear
- Childhood vomiting of foamy, watery saliva
- Seminal emission
- Otitis media
- Discharge of pus from the ear
- Itching of the face
- Redness and swelling of the corner of the forehead (ST-8 Touwei)
- Heavy head
- One-sided headache
- Inability to sleep
- Vomiting and drooling
- Pain of the chest and lateral costal region
- Dyspnea
Contraindications
According to several classical texts, bleeding this point is contraindicated.
Notes
This is a major point for tetany.
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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