ACUPUNCTURE
Zhong Lu Shu: TCM Acupoint Guide
ZHONGLUSHU
Name
Zhong Lu Shu (Zhonglushu)
Location
- 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of the back, level with the third posterior sacral foramen.
- 1.5 cun lateral to the DU channel, level with the third posterior sacral foramen.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Perpendicular insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.8 to 1.2 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Benefits the lumbar region
- Dispels cold
- Stops diarrhea
Indications
- Enteritis
- Lumbosacral pain
- Dysentery
- Shan disorder
- Abdominal distension
- Anhidrosis
- Inability to turn the spine
- Groin pain
- Sciatica
- Hernia
- Stiffness and pain of the lower back
- Cold in the intestines
- Pain in the lateral costal region
- Kidney deficiency wasting and thirsting
- Pain on both sides of the spine, from the neck to the sacrum
Combinations
| LI-4 Hegu, ST-36 Zusanli | UB-23 Shenshu, UB-24 Qihaishu |
| Severe dysenteric disorder | Lumbar pain |
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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