Asian Bodywork IIIClass 4

Timur Lokshin LMT, CST, LAc.

Lungs

Hand Tai Yin• Originates in the middle portion of the body,

runs downward internally to connect with the LI. Turn back up, passes through the diaphragm to enter its pertaining organ, the LU. From the internal zone between the Lungs and the thoat, it emerges to the surface of the body, under the clavicle. Starting LU1 at the superior lateral aspect of the pictoralis muscle

Lung Meridian

• Runs medial aspect of the upper arm to reach the elbow crease. From there, it runs along the anterior portion of the forearm, passes above the major artery of the wrist and emerges at the radial side of the tip of the thumb. LU11

• Another section of the LU Meridian branches off just above the wrist and runs directly to the radial side of the index finger to connect the LI Meridian.

Crossing Points: None

LU Meridian

Organ Yin:Organ Yang:

LungLarge Intestine

Element: Metal

Sound: Weeping

Smell: Rotten

Emotion: Sadness

Taste: Pungent

Tissue: Skin, Body Hair

Sense Organ: Nose

Climates: Dryness

Houses: PO (Corporeal Soul) feeling and sensation

Metal Body Type

• Pale Complexion• Small Head• Square Face• Small Shoulders• Flat Abdomen• Strong Voice

Lung Function

• Govern Qi • Control Respiration• Ensures regular flow through the waterways• Conveys essence to the surface skin and body hair• Governs defensive exterior of the whole body• Aids flow in all channels• Knows as a delicate organ• Diffuses Pure to Skin and Muscle• Descends Impure to KD-UP

LU Fx Overview

• According to visceral manifestation theory, the lung is associated with the respiratory function, and also with fluid regulation, the movement of blood, and the capacity of the skin and the striations to resist the invasion of exogenous pathogens (Wei Qi). Hence, in clinical practice, most disorders of the respiratory system, as well as some fluid metabolism and circulatory disorders, exterior patters of exogenous disease (External Evil) , and certain sin disease, can be treated through the lungs.

LU Interior-Exterior Relationship with the LI

• LU and LI are functionally interconnected. Since the LU qi ensures regular flow through the waterways, and LI governs liquid, they are closely linked relative to water metabolism. Thus, the two organs are said to stand in interior-exterior relationship. In the treatment of pulmonary phlegm-heat congestion, bowl purgation can therefore sometimes drain lung heat and precipitate phlegm, while some cases of constipation can be treated with formulae containing agents that enhance pulmonary diffusion and depuration.

LU governs Qi (Commander) HT governs Blood (Mother)

• The relationship between the LU and the This principally seen in the relationship between qi and blood. The blood in all the channels of the body must pass through the lungs. Only after being combined with and diffused by LU qi can blood nourish the organs and convey essence to the surface skin and body hair.

LU, Spleen and Phlegm• The LUs relationship to the SP centers on the distribution of fluids.

The spleen governs movement and transformation (T&T) of fluids and the LU ensure their regular flow through the waterways. The fluids are passed to the LU by the SP; then, by pulmonary diffusion and depuration, they are distributed through out the body and down to the bladder. If splenic T&T is impaired, water may accumulate and turn into damp or phlegm. In severe cases it can effect swelling or invade LU and cause dyspnea. Thus it is said “The SP is the basis of phlegm formation and the LU is the collecting place for phlegm.”

• Gu Qi and Da(Qing) Qi = Zong Qi (Gathering Qi) + Yuan Qi (pre natal qi)= Zhen Qi (True Qi aka Meridian Qi)= Wei Qi (defensive qi) and Ying Qi (Nutritive Qi)

LU governs QiKD root QI

• The LU controls respiration and governs the qi of the whole body. However, LU qi must combine with the essential qi of the kidneys to produce true qi. If KD essential qi is insufficient, it is incapable of ensuring the absorption of qi through the LU. This results in respiratory insufficiency characterized as SoB and rapid breathing at the slightest exertion. Such conditions are termed KD failing to absorb qi and qi not descending to the root. The only effective Tx for such cases is the method of supplementing the KD to improve qi absorption.

External Symptoms

• Fever and aversion to cold• Nasal congestion• Headache• Pain in the supraclavicular fossa, shoulder and

back• Cold pain along the channel of the arm

Internal Symptoms• Cough• Wheezing• Dyspnea (difficult or labored breathing)• Rapid breathing• Fullness and oppression in the chest• Expectoration of phlegm-drool• Dry throat change in urine color• Restlessness• Spitting up blood• Heat in the palms• Fullness and distention in the abdomen • This stool diarrhea

Diseases and Patterns of LU• Chest Pain

– Wind-Heat, LU Dryness• Constipation

– Dry Heat, Qi Stagnation• Coughing

– LU Yin Deficiency, LU Qi Deficiency, LU Damp-Phlegm, LU Phlegm Heat• Dribbling Urination

– LU Heat Obstructing Water• Edema

– External Pathogen (Weak Wei Qi)• Fever

– Wind-Cold, Wind-Heat, Yin Def. Qi Def.• Gynecology Pain Pre Menstruation, Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea

– Qi Stagnation or Deficiency• Headaches

– Wind-Cold, Wind Heat, Wind Damp• Coughing Blood

– LU Wind-Heat with Dryness• Nose Bleed

– LU Heat• Thirst

– LU Dry-Heat, Yin deficiency• Vertigo

– Qi Deficiency

Key Sx• LU Qi Def: SoB, weak voice, bright-white complexion, empty pule• LU Yin Def: Dry cough, heat in the afternoon, red-peeled tongue• LU Dryness: Dry cough, dry throat, hoarse voice, dry tongue which is not red• Wind-Cold Invading LU: Aversion to cold, sneezing, floating pulse• Wind-Heat Invading LU: Fever, aversion to cold, sore throat, floating-rapid

pulse• Wind-Water Invading LU: Sudden swelling of face, aversion to wind, floating

slippery pulse• Damp-Phlegm Retention in LU: Chronic cough with profuse white sputum,

thick sticky white tongue coating• Phlegm-Heat Retention in LU: Cough, yellow or green sputum, thick-sticky

yellow coating, rapid-slippery pulse• Phlegm-Fluids Obstructing LU: Cough, white-watery frothy sputum