bubble_chart Etymology "Bu" (步), walking; "lang" (廊), corridor. The center is called "courtyard" (庭), and the two sides are called "corridors" (廊). The acupoint is located beside Zhongting (中庭, CV16), hence the name.
bubble_chart Location
Located 2 cun lateral to the midline of chest (
Zhongting (CV16)), in the depression of fifth intercostal space.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: origin of pectoralis major, external intercostal membrane, internal intercostal muscles. (deep layer: lower edge of liver on right and the heart on left)
- Nerve: anterior cutaneous branch of fifth intercostal nerve, and the deep layer is fifth intercostal nerve.
- Vessels: fifth intercostal artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
oblique or transverse insertion 0.3~0.5 cun, avoid deep insertion. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 minutes, moxibustion with moxa stick for 5 to 10 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Soothe chest, disinhibit qi, descend counterflow.
- Classical: Fullness in chest and hypochondriac region, shortness of breath, wheezing with inability to raise arms, vomiting, poor appetite, diaphragm obstruction, nasal congestion.
- Modern: intercostal neuralgia, palpitation, severe palpitation.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Wheezing: Feishu (BL13), Bulang (KI22).
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