Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
LU-10
Yuji
Fish Border
Autres nomsFish Line · Fish Region
- Méridien
- Poumon
- Classification
- Ying-Source, Cinq Phases
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Localisation
- 01On the radial side at the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, at the border between the red and white skin.
- 02On the thenar eminence, in the hollow between the midpoint of the first metacarpal shaft and the thenar muscles. Note: locate and needle near the metacarpal bone.
- 03With the palm turned upward, the point is at the midpoint of the thenar surface of the first metacarpal, along the line where the paler palm skin meets the darker skin of the hand's back.
Puncture
- 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 02Needle perpendicularly, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Straight needling, 0.5 to 1 cun, producing local distention and soreness.
Fonctions du point
- Ying-Spring point
- Fire point
Actions
- Clears Heat from the Lungs
- Benefits the throat
- Downbears Rebellious Qi
- Harmonizes the Stomach and Heart
Indications
- Cough
- Cough with pain radiating to the tailbone
- Cough leading to hypogastric or sacral pain
- Cough with accompanying hiccup
- Shortness of breath with Heart Bi
- Reduced Qi with Heart Bi
- Chest Bi with inability to catch the breath
- Hemoptysis
- Spitting blood
- Fever
- Tidal fever
- Fever without sweating
- Dyspnea
- Asthma
- Breathing difficulty
- Syncope
- Infantile malnutrition syndrome
- Alcohol-related disorders of every kind
- Aversion to Wind
- Chills
- Headache
- Dizzy eyes
- Swelling of the limbs
- Swelling of the chin
- Wandering Bi
- Breast abscess
- Toothache
- Excessive tearing
- Visual dizziness
- Damp itching of the genitals
- Impotence with abdominal distention
- Headache
- Malaria
- Tetany
- Heat and pain in the palm and thumb
- Elbow contraction with distention and fullness of the arm
- Mastitis
- Belching
- Shortness of breath
- Chronic smoker's cough
- Sore throat
- Swollen, painful pharynx and larynx
- Laryngopharyngitis
- Pharyngitis
- Throat Bi
- Tonsillitis
- Voice loss
- Hoarseness
- Dry throat
- Pain in the chest and back
- Heart pain
- Abdominal pain
- Irritability
- Heart malaise
- Emotional disturbance
- Yellow tongue coating
- Loss of appetite
- Hematemesis
- Rheumatism of the elbow
- Inability to extend the arms
- Nipple abscess
- Deficiency Heat
- Bodily Heat
- Aversion to Cold
- Attack of Wind and Cold after intake of alcohol leading to chills and fever
- Hematuria
- Heart agitation
- Sadness and fear
- Anger and mania
- Sadness and anger with counterflow Qi
- Heart Bi with fear and fright
- Abdominal pain with inability to eat or drink
- Sudden turmoil disorder
- Esophageal constriction from Middle Jiao Deficiency
- Vomiting
- Upper Jiao wasting-thirst
- Pneumonia
- Deficiency Heat
- Flashing spots before the eyes
- Colic
Précautions
Some sources hold that moxa is forbidden at this point.
Associations
For breast abscess
For headache
For tongue stiffness
For dry throat and pain of the Lung and Heart
For any form of blood-spitting (reduce Yuji)
For hematemesis
For difficulty swallowing food
For manic raving with fear and fright
For elbow contraction
For enuresis
For penile pain
For Heart Bi with sadness and fear
For throat pain
For sore throat from Yin Deficiency
For hemoptysis
Notes
- This is the primary point for clearing Full Heat from the Lungs.
- If the skin appears cold, silvery, and flaky, tonify.
- If the skin appears hot, unsightly, and red, reduce.
- It is indicated when the patient is very rigid in outlook and in need of warmth.