Lung 5 "Cubit Marsh" Chize
He Sea: Water
LOCATION: On the cubital crease, on the radial side of the tendon of m. biceps brachii. This
point is located with the elbow slightly flexed.
IMAGE: "Cubit" is a term for the elbow, and "Marsh" is a description of the Qi as it spreads out at
this point, and a reminder that this is the water point on the Lung channel. "Chi" is also a Chinese
measurement, about a foot long. The ulna is called "chi bone" (as it is that long) and the elbow is
also sometimes referred to as "chi."
FUNCTIONS: Drains heat in the lungs
Suppresses rebellious Qi
Regulates the lung
Clears lung Fire, Moistens Dryness
Moves Qi Down, Regulates Fluid Pathways Relieves Exterior
Opens the Bladder
Tonifies Lung Qi and Yin,
Clears and opens the Lung,
Relaxes the Chest, Disperses Wind Heat
Promotes expulsion of phlegm
Benefits the joints
INDICATIONS:
asthma (esp. acute)
bronchitis
chest pain
coughing
erysipelas
fullness in chest
pleurisy
pneumonia
spitting blood
swelling & pain in the throat (w/ cough)
swelling and pain in elbow and arm
throat blockage
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5-1 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Good point for excess Lung heat: for disease gone deeper into the Lung itself
trouble breathing in or out; shortness of breath
irritability
person who cries easily
axillary abscess
lymphatic swelling
sedation point on the lung channel
Lung 6 "Opening
