This point corresponds to LU-6

Names

• Extreme Opening

Translation

1. Kongzui 孔最, Extreme Opening.

• Kong 孔: the swallow (L) that in China raises its young (Z) in the fissures and holes of mud houses; an opening or hole; the finger hole of a flute; to penetrate.

Note: the phrase "mao kong" refers to the pores which are openings in the hair.

• Zui 最: a gathering under the same roof; to collect or gather; maximum, extreme.

Comments

• The Lungs "diffuse" fluid to the skin in the form of a fine moisture that protects, nourishes and regulates the opening and closing of the pores by regulating sweating.

• We speak of a '''Communication with the Superior''' or '''Extreme Opening''' as a metaphor for the penetration of external pathogenic factors through the pores of the skin.