Acupuncture Points on the Pericardium Channel of Hand Jue Yin
Unbinds the chest, invigorates blood and alleviates pain
Cardiac pain, distension of the hypochondriac region, cough, pain in the chest, back and the medial aspect of the arm.
Where is P-02 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 371): On the anterior aspect of the arm, 2 cun below the anterior axillary fold, between the two heads of the biceps brachii muscle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 199): 2 cun below the level of the anterior axillary fold, between the two heads of m. biceps brachii.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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