bubble_chart Etymology God, mind; hide, hide. This point is close to the heart, where the mind is hidden.
bubble_chart Location
2 cun lateral to the midline of the chest (
Zigong (CV19)), in the depression of the second intercostal space.
bubble_chart Anatomy
Intramuscular: pectoralis major, external intercostal membrane, internal intercostal muscles. (The deep layer is the lungs). - Nerve: The anterior cutaneous branch of the second intercostal nerve, and the deep layer is the second intercostal nerve.
- Vessel: second intercostal artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
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
Broad-chested and beneficial.
- Classical: chest fullness, cough, breathlessness, vomiting, fullness of restlessness, inability to eat fluid retention.
- Modern: pectoralis membrane inflammation, costochondritis, angina pectoris.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Full-chested Xiang Qiang: Xuanji (CV21), Shencang (KI25).
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