Base de conocimientoPuntos de acupuntura
ST-13
Qihu
*Qi's* Door
También conocido como*Qi's* Household
- Canal
- Estómago
Esta entrada aún no está traducida: el texto siguiente está en inglés.
Localización
- 01Near the top of the chest, directly below ST-12 Quepen, on the clavicle's lower border, 4 cun lateral to the midline on the mammillary line.
- 02At the midpoint of the clavicle's lower border, 4 cun lateral to REN-21 Xuanji.
- 03On the lower border at the clavicle's midpoint, 4 cun from the anterior midline.
Punción
- 01Insert obliquely, angled either laterally or medially, 0.5 to 0.8 cun deep.
- 02Or insert transversely downward along the channel.
- 03Caution: needling deep or straight down carries considerable risk of puncturing the Lung or injuring the subclavian vessels.
- 04Insert at a slant, 0.5 to 0.8 cun deep.
Acciones
- Descends Qi
- Opens the chest
Indicaciones
- Fullness and distention of the chest and lateral costal region
- Pain in the chest and upper back
- Cough
- Dyspnea
- Asthma
- Wheezing
- Hematemesis
- Hiccup
- Loss of taste for food
- Neck stiffness with inability to turn the head
- Bronchitis
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Hypochondriac pain
Notas
- This point is used to let Qi flow freely through.
- It suits people who refuse sympathy or reject whatever is offered to them.