LU10 Yuji

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LU10 (Yuji, “Yuji”) is the Ying-Spring point of the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian. It is located on the palm, at the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, on the border between the red and white skin of the thenar eminence. It clears Lung heat, benefits the throat, harmonizes the Stomach and Heart, and resolves heat in the blood.

Location

On the palm, at the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, on the border between the red and white skin of the thenar eminence.

Needling

Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.

TCM functions

Clears Lung heat, benefits the throat, harmonizes the Stomach and Heart, and resolves heat in the blood..

Indications

Abdominal pain with inability to eat, headache, headache with absence of sweating, stomach-reversal (gastric reflux) with cholera, cholera with rebellious qi, cough, retching, fever, sore throat, shivering with chattering teeth, heat in the palms, vexation and restlessness, shortness of breath, pain in the chest and back preventing rest, dizziness, elbow contracture, fullness of the limbs, dry throat, cough with pain referring to the buttocks, blood in the urine, vomiting blood, heart impediment with sadness and fear, breast abscess, jaundice..

Ying-Spring

Clinical notes

As the Ying-Spring and Fire point of the Lung channel, Yuji excels at clearing heat from the Lungs and throat. The classics emphasize its use for acute conditions like fever, sore throat, and cough, as well as for heat signs like vomiting blood. Its ability to harmonize the Stomach is highlighted by its indications for cholera, abdominal pain, and reflux, making it a key point for acute upper and middle jiao disorders involving heat.

On the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin channel

LU10 is one of 11 points on the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian. Nearby points:

Frequently asked questions

Where is LU10 located?

LU10 (Yuji) is located on the palm, at the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, on the border between the red and white skin of the thenar eminence.

What is LU10 used for?

LU10 clears Lung heat, benefits the throat, harmonizes the Stomach and Heart, and resolves heat in the blood. Common clinical indications include abdominal pain with inability to eat, headache, headache with absence of sweating, stomach-reversal (gastric reflux) with cholera, cholera with rebellious qi, cough, retching, fever, sore throat, shivering with chattering teeth, heat in the palms, vexation and restlessness, shortness of breath, pain in the chest and back preventing rest, dizziness, elbow contracture, fullness of the limbs, dry throat, cough with pain referring to the buttocks, blood in the urine, vomiting blood, heart impediment with sadness and fear, breast abscess, jaundice.

How is LU10 needled?

Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.

Which meridian is LU10 on?

LU10 is a point on the Lung Channel of Hand Taiyin Meridian (Shǒu Tàiyīn Fèijīng).

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