SP19

Xiongxiang

Star

胸鄉 (Xiōngxiāng) — Chest Village

Spleen channel · point 19

Cautions & contraindications

  • Shallow needling only

Location

On the lateral chest, in the third intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Fig. — SP19 · Chest
The thorax, from in front — Gray's Anatomy plate
The thorax, from in front Gray's Anatomy, 1918

Needling

  • Shallow needling only
Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun
Angle: Oblique or transverse
⚠ Cautions: Pneumothorax risk on deep perpendicular insertion.

Functions

  • Regulates qi and relieves fullness of the chest and hypochondrium

Indications

Chest and hypochondriac pain and fullness

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