Archive for August 2024
WUYI ST-15
WUYI ST-15 ROOM SCREEN Location: On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline Zigong REN-19, on the mammillary line. The practitioner should first find the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle, then find the second intercostal space below it. Note that in…
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KUFANG ST-14 STOREHOUSE Location: On the chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline Huagai REN-20, on the mammillary line. The practitioner should first find the costal cartilage of the second rib which is level with the sternal angle, then find the first intercostal space above it. Note that in males…
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QIHU ST-13 QI DOOR Location: At the top of the chest, directly below Quepen ST-12, on the inferior border of the clavicle, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mammillary line. Needling: Transverse oblique insertion laterally or medially, 0.5 to 0.8 cun, or transverse insertion inferiorly along the meridian. Warning: Deep or perpendicular insertion…
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QUEPEN ST-12 EMPTY BASIN Location: In the supraclavicular region, posterior to the superior border of the clavicle and at its midpoint, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mammillary line. This point should be found and needled behind the clavicle, paying strict attention to the warning below. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun…
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QISHE ST-11 ABODE OF QI Location: At the root of the neck, superior to the medial end of the clavicle, directly below Renying ST-9 in the depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Palpation of the sternal and clavicular heads is made easier if the patient moves their head away from…
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SHUITU ST-10 WATER PROMINENCE Location: On the neck, at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, midway between the Renying ST-9 and Qishe ST-11. To locate the anterior border of the muscle, the practitioner should ask the patient to turn their head away from the side to be needled, while the practitioner should apply resistance…
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