Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Descends rebellious Qi and unbinds the chestBenefits the breasts Alleviates pain and itching of the skin
Fullness and pain in the chest and the costal region, cough, asthma, mastitis.
Where is ST-15 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 141): On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline (Zigong REN-19), on the mamillary line.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 149): In the second intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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