REN-22

REN-22, Tiān Tū, 天突, Celestial Chimney Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Window of Heaven Point • Empirical – plum pit Qi Location Located at the center of the suprasternal fossa Needling Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  0.2 to 0.3 cun Description: 0.3 cun perpendicular • Ask patient to…

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REN-17

REN-17, Shān Zhōng, 膻中, Chest Center Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Pericardium Front Mu • Sea of Qi • Qi Hui Point • Meeting point of REN, SP, KI, SI, SJ channels Location Needling Type: Transverse    Depth:  0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun Description:…

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PC-06

PC-06, Nèi Guān, 内关, Inner Pass Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo-Connecting Point • Yin Wei Confluence Point • Chest Command Point • Empirical – regulate pulse rate Location Points PC 4 to 7 should be located between the flexor carpi radialis and palmaris longus. Midpoint between…

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BL-13

BL-13, Fèi Shū, 肺俞, Lung Shu Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Lung Back Shu Point Location 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra (T3). Needling Type: Transverse, Oblique    Depth:  0.5 to 1 cun, 1 to 1.5 cun…

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ST-40

ST-40, Fēng Lóng, 丰 隆, Abundant Bulge Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Luo Connecting Point • Empirical – phlegm Location Above ST-39 but same level as ST-38 • On the lower leg • Midway between the tibiofemoral joint line (level with the popliteal crease) and the lateral…

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LU-06

  LU-06, Kong Zui, 孔 最 , Maximum Opening Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Xi-Cleft point Location Find distance between LU-5 and LU-9 (12 cun), decide it in half to get 6 cun. LU-6 is 1 cun proximal to midpoint. • On the flexor aspect of the…

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LU-01

LU-01, Zhong Fu, 中 府 , Middle Palace Disclaimer    For educational purposes only.  Do not use as medical advice Categories Entry point • LU Front Mu point • Lung and Spleen meeting point Location First find LU-2, then LU-1 is 1 cun directly below it • Level with the first intercostal space • 6…

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