bubble_chart Etymology "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
Located below clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the midline 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).
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