T.22.02

Chong Xian

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重仙 (Chóng Xiān) — Layered Immortal

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 2 — Palm and Hand (二二部位) · point 22.02

Traditionally used for

Headaches
Cough & breathing
Pain & joints

Location

On the palm, on the radial side of the first metacarpal bone, 2 cun distal to the wrist crease — 1 cun distal to Chong Zi.

Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.

Body map, front: T.22.02 · Hand — Fig. — T.22.02 · Hand After Albinus, 1747

Bones of the hand, dorsal — Gray's Anatomy plate — Bones of the hand, dorsal Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.

Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun

Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

Descends Lung qi
Relieves pain of the back, scapula and knee

Indications

Upper back and scapular paincough and asthmaknee painheadachepain of the shoulder

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 2 — Palm and Hand (二二部位)

Correspondence: Images the Lung and the scapular region.

Needled as a Dao Ma group with: T.22.01

Clinical Notes

The distal member of the Chong Zi / Chong Xian pair.

Combinations Using This Point

Chong Zi and Chong Xian

Two points in the thenar eminence of the opposite hand — the Tung system's answer to scapular and upper back pain.

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