Archive for September 2024
RUGEN ST-18
RUGEN ST-18 ROOT OF THE BREAST Location: Directly below the nipple, in the fifth intercostal space. The practitioner should first find the second intercostal space (see Wuyi ST-15), then find the fifth intercostal space, three spaces below it. In males the nipple lies in the fourth intercostal space. On an adult female, this point lies…
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RUZHONG ST-17 MIDDLE OF THE BREAST Location: At the center of the nipple, in the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline. Needling: This point is contraindicated to both needling and moxibustion and is utilized solely as a reference point. Reference: A Manual of Acupuncture by Peter Deadman, Mazin Al-Khafaji and Kevin Baker…
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YINGCHUANG ST-16 BREAST WINDOW Location: On the chest, in the third intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline Yutang REN-18, on the mammillary line. The practitioner should first find the second intercostal space (see Wuyi ST-15), then locate the third intercostal space below it. Note that in males the nipple lies in the fourth…
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