"Shu" (俞), to transport; "fu" (府), to gather. The qi of foot shaoyin kidney meridian gathers here and is transported to chest, hence its name.

bubble_chart Location

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Below clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the center of chest Xuanji (CV21), in the depression".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscle: pectoralis major. (deep layer: lung)
• Nerve: medial supraclavicular nerve.
• Vessels: perforating branches of internal thoracic artery and vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Transverse insertion 0.3~0.5 cun. Avoid deep insertion. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 times, moxibustion with moxa stick for 5 to 10 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Disinhibit qi, relieve wheezing.

• Classical: Coughing with counterflow of qi, wheezing and difficulty breathing, vomiting, fullness in chest and inability to eat, hemoptysis.
• Modern: pleurisy.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Wheezing and wind-phlegm: Shufu (KI27), Rugen (ST18).