Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
REN-18
Yutang
Jade Hall
Autres nomsJade Court
- Méridien
- Ren Mai
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Localisation
On the sternal midline, level with where the third intercostal space meets the sternum.
Puncture
- 01Insert transversely along the channel, angled up or down, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 02Puncture just beneath the skin, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
Actions
- Opens the chest
- Harmonizes Qi
- Directs Qi downward
Indications
- Chest pain
- Sternal pain
- Agitation accompanied by cough
- Upward-surging Qi
- Chest fullness
- Difficulty breathing
- Wheezing
- Dyspnea
- Cold Phlegm
- Pleurisy
- Coughing
- Vomiting
- Difficult ingestion
- Throat Bi
- Throat swelling
- Breast swelling and pain
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
Notes
This point may help prevent a heart attack.