ST14

Kufang

Star

庫房 (Kùfáng) — Storehouse

Stomach channel · point 14

Traditionally used for

  • Cough & breathing

Cautions & contraindications

  • Shallow needling only

Location

On the chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Fig. — ST14 · 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

  • Descends rebellious qi and transforms phlegm

Indications

Cough with copious phlegmchest fullness and pain

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