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LU-5

尺泽

Chǐ Zé

Chize

Location · 定位

肘横纹中，肱二头肌腱桡侧凹陷中

On the cubital crease, in the depression radial to the biceps brachii tendon

Needling

直刺 0.5–0.8 寸

可灸

Special Categories

合穴水穴

Actions · 功效

clears and drains lung heat
descends counterflow and stops coughing
relaxes the sinews and quickens the network vessels

Indications · 主治

咳嗽、咯血、潮热cough, hemoptysis, tidal fever
咽喉肿痛sore swollen throat
肘臂挛痛elbow and arm spasm and pain

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-chi-ze,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Chǐ Zé 尺泽 (Chize) — LU-5},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/chi-ze},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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