Meaning

Roof.

Localization

On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline (Zigong REN.19), on the mamillary line.

Functions

Cleans heat, expels phlegm, revitalizes blood.

Indications

- Respiratory system: cough, choking, feeling of overflow chest, pleurisy, difficult discharge of thick sputum.
- Localized diseases: mastitis, mastopathy, tension and swelling of the breast, itching in the breast and around the nipple (stomach heat).

Needling Method

Puncture obliquely from top down along the rib 0.3 -0.5 cun. Cauterization. Do not exceed the depth of the needle to avoid injury to the lungs and damage to large arteries. Insert the needle strictly along the lower edge of the intercostal space.