Acupuncture Points on the Stomach Channel of Foot Yang Ming
Benefits the breasts and reduces swellingUnbinds the chest and alleviates cough and wheezing
Pain in the chest, cough, asthma, mastitis, insufficient lactation.
Where is ST-18 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 143): Directly below the nipple, in the fifth intercostal space.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 149-150): On the chest, directly below the nipple, on the lower border of breast, in the 5th intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Puncture obliquely 0.3-0.5 inch.
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