Pericardial alarm point, Qi meeting.

[Origin]

Tan refers to the chest cavity, where the cave lives, hence the name. Inside is the sea of ​​pectoral qi, so it is also called "Shang Qihai (CV6)".

[Location]

Tanzhong (CV17) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

• Nan Jing ‧Thirty-one Difficulties: "Yutang (CV18) The next inch and six points, straight between the breasts."

[Anatomy]

• Muscles: Superficial muscles have a thin membrane and almost no fat.
• Nerve: medial branch of the anterior cutaneous branch of the fourth intercostal nerve.
• Blood vessels: anterior perforators of arteries and veins within the thoracic cage (breast).

[Manipulation]

Subcutaneous insertion 0.3~0.5 inches. If you make punctures along the skin on both sides, be careful not to go too deep to avoid injury to internal organs. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 5 times, moxa stick warm moxibustion for 15 to 20 minutes.

[Efficacy]

Benefits qi, widens the chest, promotes lactation.

• Classical: cough, asthma, chest impediment, heart pain, choking, vomiting, low postpartum milk, lung abscess, hyperthyroidism, restlessness.
• Modern: bronchitis, thoracic membrane inflammation, angina pectoris, coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, mastitis, mammary gland hyperplasia, hiccup, esophagitis, esophageal spasm, plum-stone qi (globus hystericus), pulmonary tuberculosis, intercostal neuralgia , costochondritis.

[Recipe]

• chest impediment: Tanzhong (CV17), Tianjing (TE10).
• Dairy-free: Tanzhong (CV17), Shaoze (SI1).
• Acute mastitis: Tanzhong (CV17), Rugen (ST18), Shaoze (SI1).