bubble_chart Etymology "Shen" (神), spirit, heart storing spirit. "feng" (封), to seal or store, Suwen-Liujie Cangxiang Lun: "kidney is the root of sealing and storing." This acupoint belongs to kidney meridian but is located near heart, thus it is related to both, hence its name.
bubble_chart Location
Located 2 cun lateral to the midline of chest (
Tanzhong (CV17)), in the depression of fourth intercostal space.
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: pectoralis major, external intercostal membrane, internal intercostal muscles. (deep layer: lung, and heart on left side)
- Nerve: anterior cutaneous branch of fourth intercostal nerve. (deep layer: fourth intercostal nerve)
- Vessels: fourth intercostal artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Oblique or transverse insertion 0.3~0.5 cun, do not penetrate deeply. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 5 to 10 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Disinhibit qi, promote lactation.
- Classical: Fullness in chest and hypochondriac region, difficulty breathing, coughing, acute mastitis, insufficient lactation, restlessness, vomiting, lung abscess.
- Modern: cardiospasm, tachycardia, costochondritis.
bubble_chart Combinations
- acute mastitis with chills and fever, shortness of breath, and restlessness: Shenfeng (KI23), Yingchuang (ST16).
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