LU-5 Chize - Outside Marsh
More Spirit Names: Foot Marsh, Cubit Marsh, Ghost Hall, Ghost Endurance
| English: | Cubit Marsh |
| Also Known As: | Outside Marsh Foot Marsh Foot Swamp Pulse in the Arm |
Location
- With the arm slightly bent at the elbow, this point can be found on the transverse crease of the elbow, just lateral to the tendon of the biceps muscle.
- With the elbow slightly flexed, locate the point on the transverse cubital crease on the radial side of the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle.
- On the cubital crease of the elbow, in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii.
Note: locate slightly lateral to the tendon rather than immediately next to it.
Note: locate and needle with the elbow slightly flexed, avoiding the cubital vein.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness or an electric, numb sensation extending toward the forearm.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
Command Functions
- Water point
- He-Sea point
- Sedation point
- Uniting point
Actions
- Disperses Lung Heat
- Descends Rebellious Qi
- Expels Phlegm from the Lungs
- Benefits the Bladder
- Regulates the water passages
- Activates the channel
- Relaxes the sinews
- Alleviates pain
- Stops bleeding
Indications
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Combinations
| LI-11 | SI-1 | DU-14 joined to N-BW-6 |
Spasms and pain in the elbow | Irritability Shortness of breath Pain of the lateral costal region Agitation of the Heart | Pulmonary tuberculosis |
UB-40 (prick) | ST-40 | KI-7 |
Erysipelas | Chronic bronchitis due to Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs | Lung-Heat Injuring the Body Fluids |
Second stage of whooping cough | Retention of urine due to Obstruction of the Lungs by Damp-Phlegm | Excess Heat characterized by fullness of the chest and expectoration of yellow, green or brown Phlegm |
LU-10 (reduce) | ||
Deficiency Heat with dry mouth and tongue and tidal or taxation fever | Shortness of breath | Any type of spitting Blood (reinforce Chize) |
| Or | ||
Wind predominant Bi | Contraction of the arm with tightness of the sinews of both hands resulting in inability to open the hands | Contraction and Cold of the shoulder and back with pain of the inner aspect of the scapula |
| Afterward Needle | ||
Pain of the lumbar and lateral costal regions due to sprain |
Contraindications
- Use moxibustion with caution.
Notes
- This point helps detoxify a patient after longtime use of aspirin.
- This point is used for all Excess or Deficient conditions characterized by Heat in the Lungs.
- This point is preferable to LI-11 Quchi for tennis elbow.
- LU-5 vs ST-40: LU-5 treats Phlegm in the Lungs (visible Phlegm); ST-40 treats Phlegm anywhere in the body, including invisible Phlegm.
- LU-5 vs LU-10: LU-5 is for Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs (Ding Chuan Tang); LU-10 is for Lung Heat (Ma Xing Shi Gan Tang).
- LU-1 addresses the root of Lung disorders, whereas LU-5 addresses the manifestations.
- In theory LU-5 is mainly for Phlegm-Heat, but in clinic it can be used for any Excess condition of the Lungs.
- Following the Nan Jing rule of sedating the child in Excess, LU-5 as the Water (child of Metal) point is an excellent point for draining the Lungs.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | A marsh gives humidity and a fertilizing influence; you can grow rice there, and therefore it is of great value. Marshes are fertile, creative places, and here that creativity gives rise to Water, which gives the Receiver of Heavenly Qi fluidity, flexibility and determination. It is a place one can get clarity from, outside the muck. The substance of our bodies comes from Earth, but what animates us comes from Heaven; we cannot live without air. There must be an exchange between Heaven and Earth, a mutual feeding. Nothing grows without trace minerals, and marshes are fertile where water and good soil are plentiful; likewise, with enough fluid and emotional nourishment our lives become rich and abundant. Metal is the quintessence, the fifth element, the quicksilver of alchemy. |
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| Worsley | Location: On the elbow crease, roughly 1 ACI to the outer (lateral) side of the biceps tendon. |
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From Class
- LU-5 Chize (water point) bilaterally: Softens the Lung (wisdom and control/rigidity); Lungs strongly affect menstruation. (Fuggman)
- LU-5 Chize + LU-1 Zhongfu: LU-5 water point tonifies yin; LU-1 'central treasury' synchronizes heart, pericardium and lung rhythms; for shame/heat with dry upper jiao and harsh judgment.
- Head stasis: GV-16 + GV-26 needled toward each other; bleed LU-3, LU-5, LU-6: For cerebral swelling/brain bleeds/stroke; LU-3 'window of the sky'; same lung combo for spitting blood. (Gioioso)
- LU-5 area pulse (mitral valve prolapse check): A strong pulse beside the heart pulse toward the anatomical snuffbox (LU-5 area per teacher) suggests mitral valve prolapse; augment with GV-16.