Fig. 2

Locations of acupoints. Acupoints on Lung meridian—Chize (LU5): on the cubital crease, on the radial side of the tendon of biceps brachii; Lieque (LU7): on the radial margin of the forearm, 1.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist, between the brachioradial muscle tendon and the long abductor muscle tendon of thumb; and Taiyuan (LU9): on the radial side of the transverse crease of the wrist, where the radial artery pulsates. Acupoints on Heart meridian—Shaohai (HT3): at the midpoint of the line connecting the medial end of the transverse cubital crease with the medial epicondylus of the humerus; Yinxi (HT6): on the palmer side of the forearm, the point is on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris, 0.5 cun above the transverse crease of the wrist; and Shenmen (HT7): on the wrist, at the ulnar end of the transverse crease of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the tendon of the flexor carpi ulnaris