Traditionally used for
- Nose & throat
- Cough & breathing
- Digestion
- Pain & joints
Cautions & contraindications
- No deep needling
- Avoid blood vessels
Location
On the anterior aspect of the neck, in the lesser supraclavicular fossa, superior to the sternal end of the clavicle, in the depression between the sternal and clavicular heads of sternocleidomastoid.
How to locate: Turn the head to the opposite side against resistance so the cord-like sternal head of sternocleidomastoid stands out; the point is in the shallow depression just above the clavicle between the sternal and clavicular heads.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
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Needling
Cited needling
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 0.3–0.5 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 139 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
- No deep needling
- Avoid blood vessels
Functions
- Benefits the throat and neck
- Descends rebellious qi
Indications
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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