穴位名称：少商 LU11  Shào shāng

[定位] 在手拇指末节桡侧，距指甲角0.1寸。
[解剖] 有指掌固有动、静脉所形成的动、静脉网；布有前臂外侧皮神经和桡神经浅支混合支，正中神经的掌侧固有神经的末梢神经网。
[主治] 咽喉肿痛，咳嗽，鼻衄，发热，昏迷，癫狂。
[配伍] 三棱针点刺出血，配合谷治咽喉肿痛；配中冲治昏迷，发热。
[刺灸法] 浅刺0.1寸，或点刺出血。
[附注] 手太阴经所出为“井”。

LU11  Shào shāng

Meaning

Shao, immaturity; shang, one of the Five Sounds, pertaining to metal.
Shao means less. The Lung pertains to metal in the Five Elements and to shang sound in the Five Sounds. This is the last point of the lung Meridian where Qi is less.

Location

On the radial side of the thumb, about 0.1cun posterior to the nail.

Indication

(1) main point for resuscitation and the emergement cases of unconsciousness. In treating Excess syndrome, Hot syndrome and Bi syndrome, peck the point to bleeding with a three-edged needle.
(2) main point for sore throat, with functions to clean away fire to make the throat comfortable. Pecking may also be used to cause the point to bleeding.
(3) to treat numbness of the finger tips and abnormal consciousness such as terminal neuritis.

Method

puncture superficially 0.1 cun or peck to bleeding.

Remarks

Jing-Well Point.