POINT: LU-10 (LUNG-10)
| English: | Fish Border |
| Also Known As: | Fish Line Fish Region |
- On the radial side of the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, on the junction of the red and white skin.
- On the thenar eminence of the hand, in a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone and the thenar muscles.
Note: locate and needle close to the metacarpal bone. - With the palm facing up, this point can be found at the midpoint of the thenar surface of the first metacarpus, at the border separating the light colored skin of the palm from the darker colored skin of the back of the hand.
- Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun, causing local distention and soreness.
- Ying-Spring point
- Fire point
- Cools Heat in the Lungs
- Benefits the throat
- Descends Rebellious Qi
- Harmonizes the Stomach and Heart
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ST-39 |
LI-4 |
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Breast abscess |
Headache |
Stiffness of the tongue |
LU-9 |
LU-5 (reinforce) |
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Dry throat Pain of the Lung and Heart |
Any type of spitting Blood (reduce Yuji) |
Hematemesis |
LU-5 |
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Difficult ingestion |
Manic raving, fear and fright |
Contraction of the elbow |
KI-3 |
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Enuresis |
Pain in the penis |
Heart Bi, sadness and fear |
SJ-2 Yemen |
KI-6 |
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Throat pain |
Sore throat from Yin Deficiency |
Hemoptysis |
- Some sources say that this point is forbidden to moxa.
- This is the main point to clear Lung Full Heat.
- If the skin is cold, silvery and flaky, tonify.
- If the skin is hot, ugly and red, reduce.
- This point is used if the patient is very rigid in his outlook and needs warmth.