CV18

Yutang

Star

玉堂 (Yùtáng) — Jade Hall

Ren (Conception) channel · point 18

Traditionally used for

  • Cough & breathing
  • Digestion
  • Heart & circulation

Location

On the chest, on the anterior midline, level with the third intercostal space.

Fig. — CV18 · Chest
The thorax, from in front — Gray's Anatomy plate
The thorax, from in front Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun
Angle: Transverse

Functions

  • Unbinds the chest and descends rebellious qi

Indications

Cough and asthmachest pain and fullnessvomitingbreast pain

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