NAME
CHIZE
LOCATION
With the arm slightly bent at the elbow, this point can be found on the transverse crease of the elbow, just lateral to the tendon of the biceps muscle.
With the elbow slightly flexed, locate the point on the transverse cubital crease on the radial side of the tendon of the biceps brachii muscle.
On the cubital crease of the elbow, in the depression of the radial side of the biceps brachii.
Note: locate slightly lateral to the tendon rather than immediately next to it.
Note: locate and needle with the elbow slightly flexed, avoiding the cubital vein.
NEEDLING
Straight insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness or an electric, numb sensation extending toward the forearm.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5 to 1 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Water point
He-Sea point
Sedation point
Uniting point
ACTIONS
Disperses Lung Heat
Descends Rebellious Qi
Expels Phlegm from the Lungs
Benefits the Bladder
Regulates the water passages
Activates the channel
Relaxes the sinews
Alleviates pain
Stops bleeding
INDICATIONS
The patient feels bogged down
The patient feels like he/she is drowning
The head feels as if it is full of water
Pulmonary edema
Weak Bladder
Pleurisy
Fear
Grief
Depression
Weeping
Tendency toward sadness
Spasms in the arm muscles
Difficulty lifting the arm
Shortness of breath
Pain and stiffness of the lumbar region
Sensation of fullness in the chest
Infantile convulsions
Asthma
Bronchitis
Erysipelas
Chest pain
Upper Jiao wasting and thirsting
Atrophy syndrome due to Lung Heat
Dry cough
Mastitis
Yellow sputum
Cough with Excess white sticky Phlegm and chilliness
Coughing Phlegm
Wheezing
Agitation and fullness of the chest
Spitting Blood
Epistaxis
Hematemesis
Enuresis
Frequent urination
Coldness of the shoulder
Pain of the upper arm and shoulder
Inability to raise the arm to the head
Wandering Bi of the elbow and upper arm
Restricted movement of the elbow
Difficulty opening and extending the hand
Crane's knee swelling and pain
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Oppression
Muscular spasms of the forearm
Cholera
Hemiplegia
Quadriplegia
Madness
Intercostal inflammation
Kidney pain
The patient feels parched
The patient feels bone dry inside
Rigidity and spasms of the spine
Bronchitis with much mucus
Palpitations
Madness
Pneumonia
Rheumatism of the throat and neck
Bouts of sneezing
Wind after perspiration
Wind predominant Bi
Affliction of the throat
Dyspnea
Dry mouth
Cough
Intermittent fever and chills
Sudden swelling of the four limbs
Hemoptysis
Swelling and pain of the throat
Swelling and pain of the elbow and arm
Childhood nutritional impairment
Vomiting
Psoriasis
Afternoon fever due to Lung Yin Deficiency
Thirst
Whooping cough
Retention of urine due to Obstruction of the Lungs by Damp-Phlegm
Tidal fever
Taxation fever
Shivering
Malaria
Diarrhea
Abdominal distention
Pain of the lateral costal area
Heart pain
Agitation of the Heart
Sobbing with grief
Acute and chronic childhood fright Wind
Clonic spasm
Elbow pain
The five types of lumbar pain
Tennis elbow
Fullness of the Lungs
Pharynx and larynx swollen and painful
Shoulder and scapula neuralgia
Breast abscess
Facial nerve paralysis
Injury by Cold
General loss of sensitivity
Atony of the Bladder
Stiffness of the vertebral column
COMBINATIONS
| LI-11 Quchi | SI-1 Shaoze | DU-14 joined to N-BW-6 Dazhui joined to Jiehexue REN-20 joined to REN-21 Huagai joined to Xuanji |
| Spasms and pain in the elbow | Irritability Shortness of breath Pain of the lateral costal region Agitation of the Heart | Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| UB-40 (prick) Weizhong | ST-40 Fenglong | KI-7 Fuliu |
| Erysipelas | Chronic bronchitis due to Phlegm-Heat in the Lungs | Lung-Heat Injuring the Body Fluids |
| ST-40 Fenglong LU-10 Yuji | SP-9 Yinlingquan REN-3 Zhongji | ST-40 Fenglong LU-1 Zhongfu |
| Second stage of whooping cough | Retention of urine due to Obstruction of the Lungs by Damp-Phlegm | Excess Heat characterized by fullness of the chest and expectoration of yellow, green or brown Phlegm |
| LU-9 Taiyuan UB-43 Gaohuangshu KI-3 Taixi | ST-40 Fenglong PC-7 Daling | LU-10 (reduce) Yuji |
| Deficiency Heat with dry mouth and tongue and tidal or taxation fever | Shortness of breath | Any type of spitting Blood (reinforce Chize) |
| GB-38 Yangfu or SJ-10 Tianjing HT-3 Shaohai UB-40 Weizhong GB-38 Yangfu | LI-11 Quchi SJ-4 Yangchi LI-4 Hegu SJ-3 Zhongzhu | UB-17 Geshu UB-45 Yixi UB-63 Jinmen |
| Wind predominant Bi | Contraction of the arm with tightness of the sinews of both hands resulting in inability to open the hands | Contraction and Cold of the shoulder and back with pain of the inner aspect of the scapula |
| DU-26 Renzhong UB-40 Weizhong Afterward Needle UB-60 Kunlun UB-65 Shugu SJ-6 Zhigou GB-34 Yanglingquan | ||
| Pain of the lumbar and lateral costal regions due to sprain |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Use moxibustion with caution.
NOTES
This point helps detoxify a patient after longtime use of aspirin. This point is used for all Excess or Deficient conditions characterized by Heat in the Lungs. This point is preferable to LI-11 Quchi for tennis elbow.