Chize (LU 5)

Chize is the point He point of the lung which has a rapid action on pulmonary function.
It therefore has a great effect on the lung qi mechanism.
It corresponds to the water element.

Location

At the level of the flexion crease of the elbow, in a depression located near the radial border of the bicipital tendon.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• Useful point for fullness syndromes with heat in the lung: fever, aches, production of thick and yellow mucus, nosebleed, dermatological pathologies, hemorrhoids (toxic heat in the lung, Large Intestine).
• It is a local point in elbow pathologies: tendonitis, joint stiffness, bursitis.