Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
- Front Mu of the Heart
Regulates the Heart and alleviates painDescends Lung Qi and unbinds the chest Transforms phlegm and calms the spirit Harmonizes the Stomach and descends rebellion
Pain in the cardiac region and the chest, nausea, acid regurgitation, difficulty in swallowing, vomiting, mental disorders, epilepsy, palpitation.
Where is REN-14 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 514): On the midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus and 2 cun below the sternocostal angle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 239): On the anterior midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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