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acupointQihu
International codeST13
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【Origin】

Literal meaning "qi door". The cave is located in the upper chest, and below it is the lung, which controls breathing and is the portal for Qi to enter and exit.

【Location】

Chest, in the depression below the midpoint of the clavicle, 4 inches from the front midline.

【Anatomy】

  • Muscles: The origin of the pectoralis major muscle; the deep layer above is the subclavian muscle.
  • Nerve: supraclavicular nerve, prethoracic nerve branches.
  • Blood vessels: branches of the thoracoacromial artery and vein, and the subclavian vein on the outer and upper side.

【Manipulation】

Subcutaneous insertion 0.5~0.8 inches. moxa cone moxibustion 3 ~ 5 strong, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 ~ 10 minutes.

【Efficacy】

ventilating lung, regulating qi.

  • Classical: asthma, cough, chest and hypochondrium fullness, chest and back pain, edema of limbs, hiccup, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, hypochondrium and rib pain.

【Recipe】

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

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