The acupoint is located in the upper chest, above lung, which governs respiration and serves as the gateway for qi to enter and exit.

bubble_chart Location

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Below Jugu (LI16), two cun on each side of Shufu (KI27)";
• Suwen-Qifu Lun Wang Bing's note: "Directly and 4.8 cun above Yingchuang (ST16)";
• Zhenjiu Dacheng: "Four cun from the midline";
• Xunjing Kaoxue Bian: "Level with Xuanji (CV21)";
• Yizong jinjian: "Descending from Quepen (ST12), one cun below Jugu (LI16)".

bubble_chart Anatomy

• Muscles: The origin of pectoralis major muscle; deep layer above is subclavian muscle.
• Nerve: supraclavicular nerve, branches of anterior thoracic nerve.
• Vessels: branches of thoracoacromial artery and vein; superiorly and laterally is subclavian vein.

bubble_chart Manipulation

Subcutaneous insertion 0.5~0.8 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 ~ 5 rounds, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 ~ 10 minutes.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Ventilate lung, regulate qi.

• Classical: asthma, cough, chest and hypochondriac region fullness, chest and back pain, edema of limbs, hiccup, labored breathing with shoulder movement, loss of appetite, hypochondriac region pain.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Wheezing: Qihu (ST13), Yunmen (LU2), Tianfu (LU3), Shenmen (HT7).
• Hypochondriac region pain: Qihu (ST13), Huagai (CV20).
• Anterior thoracic neuralgia: Qihu (ST13), Kufang (ST14), Wuyi (ST15), Yingchuang (ST16 ).