T.44.01

Fen Jin

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分金 (Fēn Jīn) — Dividing Metal

Master Tung's Extraordinary Points · Zone 4 — Upper Arm (四四部位) · point 44.01

Not yet clinically reviewed

Traditionally used for

  • Nose & throat
  • Cough & breathing
  • Colds & fever

Location

On the medial aspect of the upper arm, 2.5 cun proximal to the cubital crease, in the groove medial to biceps brachii.

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

Body map, front: T.44.01 · Upper arm
Fig. — T.44.01 · Upper arm After Albinus, 1747
Body map, front: T.44.01 · Upper arm

T.44.01 · Upper arm · Albinus, Tabulae sceleti et musculorum, 1747

The humerus — Gray's Anatomy plate
The humerus Gray's Anatomy, 1918 Marker hidden while its position on this plate is re-checked.
The humerus — Gray's Anatomy plate

The humerus · Gray's Anatomy, 1918

3D view

Approximate placement, carried over from our 2D body map onto a single adult male model (BodyParts3D) and checked against the point's location text. Shown on one side of the body. Locate the point on your patient by the location text and palpation, not by this model.

Needle angle and depth
Needling not assessed: no cited needling data for this point.

3D anatomy: BodyParts3D, © The Database Center for Life Science licensed under CC Attribution 4.0 International (licence). Subset, simplified and recoloured by Verscienta — changes and licence details.

Needling

Depth: 0.5–1.0 cun
Angle: Perpendicular

Functions

  • Descends Lung qi and benefits the throat

Indications

Common cold and coughsore throatchest oppression

In Master Tung's System

Zone: Zone 4 — Upper Arm (四四部位)

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