LU-10 (Yu Ji) Fish Border
  Acupuncture Points on the Lung Channel of Hand Tai Yin
 Ying-Spring & Fire Point
Common and Key Uses:
- To clear heat, acute sore throat
Actions:
- Benefits the throat
- Clears Lung heat
- Descends rebellious Qi
- Harmonizes the Stomach and Heart
Indications:
- Cough hemoptysis, sore throat, loss of voice, fever, feverish sensation in the palm.
Location
CAM:
- On the radial aspect of the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, on the junction of the red and white skin (i.e., the junction of the dorsum and palm of the hand).
AMOA:
- On the thenar eminence of the hand, in a depression between the midpoint of the shaft of the first metacarpal bone and the thenar muscles.
Needling Method:
- Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM