乳中 (Rǔzhōng) — Middle of the Breast
Stomach channel · point 17
Cautions & contraindications
- No moxibustion
Location
On the chest, at the centre of the nipple — in the fourth intercostal space in men.
How to locate: At the centre of the nipple; in men usually in the fourth intercostal space, 4 cun from the midline. In women the nipple position varies too much for it to serve as a landmark.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
Not to be needled
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position on the 3D model couldn't be checked against its location text, so it is not shown. The 2D maps above show it.
- The lung is not drawn: the anatomical model used here does not include it as a surface. This is a limit of the model, not of the anatomy. The pneumothorax risk above still applies.
Needling
Cited needling
- ⛔ Do not needle
- ⚠ Pneumothorax
Not to be needled: the point lies on an area WHO (1999) lists as not to be punctured.
Sources (2)
- World Health Organization. Guidelines on basic training and safety in acupuncture. Geneva: WHO; 1999. WHO/EDM/TRM/99.1 — Section II §5.1 (Areas not to be punctured), p. 24 Supports: not to be needled (names this region)
- World Health Organization. Guidelines on basic training and safety in acupuncture. Geneva: WHO; 1999. WHO/EDM/TRM/99.1 — Section II §5.2 (Lung and pleura), p. 25 Supports: pneumothorax (names this region)
Site notes · not cited
- No moxibustion
Functions
- Used only as an anatomical landmark for locating neighbouring points
Indications
Clinical Notes
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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