bubble_chart Etymology The point is in the middle of nipple, hence the name.
bubble_chart Location
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Ruzhong (ST17) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
In chest, at the center of nipple. For men, it is approximately located at the fourth intercostal space or the upper margin of the fifth rib, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "In the middle of nipple, needling and moxibustion are prohibited";
- Zhenfang Liuji: "At nipple."
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: pectoralis major, the deep layers are the internal and external muscles of the fourth intercostal space.
- Nerve: Anterior cutaneous branch of the lateral branch of the fourth intercostal nerve.
- Vessels: lateral thoracic artery and venous branches.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Acupuncture and moxibustion are generally prohibited.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Generally used as body surface positioning marks.
- Classical: sudden epilepsy, convulsions in children, heat stroke during summer leading to death.
bubble_chart Combinations
Acute mastitis: Yingchuang (ST16), Ruzhong (ST17), Rugen (ST18), Juxu Xilian (LI8), Taichong (LR3), Fuliu (KI7).
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