Chi Ze

This point corresponds to LU-5

Names

1. Chize 尺澤, "Foot Marsh"

Chi 尺: Span of an adult man's hand, that is, the span from the thumb to the little finger; A measurement unit composed of 10 Chinese inches; the Chinese foot; the fifth note (Sol) in the musical scale.

Ze 澤: The silent or nutritive aspect of water which is like a man caring, that is, watches and feeds the herds; a marsh; wet, slippery, moist; to soak; to fertilize, benefit or enrich; kindness, favor.

Note: the term Chize refers to a small pond, or to the pulse in the arm.

2. Guitang 鬼登, "Ghost Hall", like GV23

3. Guishou 鬼受, "Ghost Receiving"

Shou 受: A wharf where a hand on the shore delivers the goods, while another on the boat receives and stores them; indicates the passive, to receive; to bear, suffer or endure.

LU-5 is a He-Sea Point on the Lung Channel and its main function is to descend Lung-Qi and clear Heat from the Lungs whether from excess or deficiency.

The 'Elbow Marsh' refers to Dampness in the Lungs in two aspects, its nourishment and the production of pathological aspects.

The Kidneys receive the beneficial moisture that is produced at the Lung level thanks to the descending action of Lung-Qi. In the Ling Shu and the Nan Jing they mention the "foot" position of the radial pulse as the area where the Kidneys and Lower Burner manifest; this area encompasses the pathway between point LU-7 and LU-5. This beneficial moisture connects the Upper Burner with the Lower, the beneficial fluids descend and cool the excess of heat thanks to the water cycles of the Triple Burner.

LU-5 is also the 'Drainage Point' of the channel. When the transformation of fluids and their movement by the Triple Burner stagnates, it results in accumulation of fluids like mucus, dampness and phlegm that generate heat in the long run, this stagnant condition can be drained thanks to the 'Elbow Marsh'.

Chi Ze is part of the so-called Ghost Points, these are used for mental pathologies and external wind conditions.