Yuji (LU 10)

⁠ Xing point of the Lung, Fire element.
Ji = belly, Yu = fish: fish belly

Location

It lies on the column of the thumb, on the 1st metacarpal.
Take the front of the midpoint of the inner border of the 1st metacarpal, between the edge of the bone and the muscle.
In Tuina, the whole muscle is worked.

Therapeutic functions and clinical indications

• Used to purge and temper Heat, as it is a Xing point.
  Thick yellow nasal discharge, nosebleed, coughing up blood;
• Local point for thumb disorders: osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, stiffness, paralysis.