Name
尺 澤
- Chi Ze
- Elbow Marsh
- Pool of Luminous Vapors
Location
In the elbow crease on the side of the biceps brachii tendon (radial part)
Nature
- He-Sea Point
- Water Point
- Tonifies and disperses: disperses the Metal and releases
Actions
- Clears Lung Heat and descends Rebellious Qi. Dry cough, cough with phlegm
- Activates the channel. If there is a blockage of the Lung meridian there is sadness, shortness of breath, oppression in chest, distress, nervousness, suffocation, etc.
- Pain along the meridian pathway: shoulder, arm
- Releases the fingers, difficulty opening the hands, retracted tendons. If there is a vein perform bloodletting
- Relaxes the tendons and muscles of the forearm
- Pain in lumbar area. Tonifies Kidney as it is a Water Point. Treat together with BL-40. LU-5 and BL-40 in acute gastroenteritis
- Regulates Water passages: Frequent urination
Treatment
- Needling: 0.5 – 0.8 CUN, perpendicular