LU-2 - Cloud Gate

云门 - Yún mén

Point Region: Chest

LU

Lung Meridian

手太阴肺经 - Shǒu Tàiyīn Fèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front of the chest, in the hollow below the outer end of the collarbone, just inside the bony knob at the front of the shoulder (the coracoid process), 6 cun out from the midline of the chest.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Bring your arm slightly forward and press it gently against resistance
  2. A small triangular hollow appears below the outer end of your collarbone, between the chest and shoulder muscles
  3. The point is in the centre of this hollow
LU-2 (Cloud Gate) acupressure point location: On the front of the chest, in the hollow below the outer end of the collarbone, just inside the bony knob at the front of the shoulder (the coracoid process), 6 cun out from the midline of the chest.

How to Apply Pressure

After identifying LU-2, relax your shoulder and apply gentle, comfortable fingertip contact in the hollow rather than pushing into the chest wall. Avoid it after recent shoulder surgery or a chest wall injury, and seek medical care for severe respiratory symptoms.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Cough
  • Shoulder tension
  • Respiratory problems
  • Shoulder pain
  • Chest congestion

Related Health Concerns

Cold and Flu OnsetNeck and Shoulder Pain

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent shoulder surgery
  • Severe respiratory conditions
  • Chest wall injuries