LU-6 Kongzui (孔最) — Collection Hole

On the radial border of the posterior aspect of the forearm, 5 cun distal to LU-5 (or 7 cun proximal to the wrist joint space / LU-9), on the line connecting LU-5 and LU-9.

On the forearm with the palm facing up, locate the point 5 cun distal to Chi Ze (LU-5) (or 7 cun proximal to the wrist crease / Tai Yuan LU-9), on the line connecting Chi Ze (LU-5) to Tai Yuan (LU-9), on the medial border of the radius (WHO 2008, §LU-6).

Brachioradialis muscle, pronator teres muscle. Innervated by the lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm and the superficial branch of the radial nerve.

Perpendicular insertion, 0.5–1.5 cun.

Kong (孔), opening, aperture; Zui (最), the supreme, the maximum. As the Xi-Cleft point of the Lung Meridian, it is the maximum aperture where the channel Qi gathers most deeply — the best point for releasing blocked flow of Lung Qi (Deadman, A Manual of Acupuncture, 2007, p. 74).