Meaning

Qi Abode.

Localization

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.

Functions

Moves blood, moves Qi, moisturizes throat, soothes cough.

Indications

- Localized diseases: bursting in the chest, sore throat, dyspnea with a cough, rigidity of the muscles of the neck, tuberculous lymphadenitis.

Needling Method

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.4 cun. Cauterization. Do not exceed the depth of the needle to avoid injury to the vessels of the neck.