Zhejin

1. 011 cun in front of GB-22 Yuanye, level with the nipple, in the fourth intercostal space.
2. 02On the mid-axillary line, in the fifth intercostal space, roughly 3 cun below the top of the axilla, level with the nipple.
3. 03Note: sources differ, placing this point in either the fourth or fifth intercostal space.
4. 041 cun in front of GB-22, in the fifth intercostal space.

1. 01Insert obliquely, 0.3-0.5 cun.
2. 02Moxibustion may be used.
3. 03Insert obliquely along the intercostal space, 0.5-1 cun.
4. 04Caution: deep or perpendicular insertion may cause a pneumothorax.
5. 05Insert obliquely, 0.5-0.8 cun.

• ·Regulates Qi
• ·Opens the chest
• ·Benefits the axilla

• ·Chest fullness
• ·Hypochondriac pain
• ·Asthma
• ·Swelling of the axilla
• ·Saber lumps
• ·Inability to raise the arm
• ·Belching
• ·Cough
• ·Chills and fever
• ·Pain of the lateral costal region
• ·Scrofula
• ·Shoulder and arm pain
• ·Pleurisy
• ·Acid reflux

Several classical sources contraindicate moxibustion at this point.