Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)
- Meeting Point of the Conception and Yin Linking Vessels
- Point of the Window of Heaven
Descends rebellious Qi and alleviates cough and wheezingBenefits the throat and voice
Asthma, cough, sore throat, dry throat, hiccup, sudden hoarseness of the voice, difficulty in swallowing, goiter.
Where is REN-22 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 522): On the midline, in the centre of the suprasternal fossa, 0.5 cun superior to the suprasternal notch.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 240): In the centre of the suprasternal fossa.
First puncture perpendicularly 0.2 inch and then insert the needle tip downward along the posterior aspect of the sternum 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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