LU-8 - Channel Gutter

经渠 - Jīng qú

Point Region: Forearm

LU

Lung Meridian

手太阴肺经 - Shǒu Tàiyīn Fèi Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front and outer side of the forearm, 1 cun above the wrist crease, between the bony ridge of the radius and the radial artery. It lies 1 cun above LU-9.

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. Turn your hand palm up and find your pulse on the thumb side of the wrist crease
  2. Move one thumb-width up the forearm from the crease
  3. The point is between the pulse and the bony ridge on the thumb side
LU-8 (Channel Gutter) acupressure point location: On the front and outer side of the forearm, 1 cun above the wrist crease, between the bony ridge of the radius and the radial artery.

How to Apply Pressure

Because LU-8 sits directly beside the radial artery, use only a light, gentle fingertip touch after locating it; never press hard into the pulse. Avoid it after recent wrist surgery, a wrist fracture, or an acute wrist injury.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Cough
  • Sore throat
  • Wrist pain
  • Respiratory problems
  • Throat inflammation
  • Wrist stiffness

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent wrist surgery
  • Severe wrist fracture
  • Acute wrist injury