Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
Unbinds the chestRegulates the Stomach and descends rebellion
Distension and fullness in the chest and intercostal region, hiccup, nausea, anorexia.
Where is REN-16 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 517): On the midline of the sternum at the sternocostal angle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 239): On the anterior midline, at the level with the fifth intercostal space, on the xiphosternal synchondrosis.
Puncture subcutaneously 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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