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Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture

ST-13

Qihu

*Qi's* Door

Autres noms*Qi's* Household

Méridien
Estomac

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Localisation

  1. 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.
  2. 02At the midpoint of the clavicle's lower border, 4 cun lateral to REN-21 Xuanji.
  3. 03On the lower border at the clavicle's midpoint, 4 cun from the anterior midline.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert obliquely, angled either laterally or medially, 0.5 to 0.8 cun deep.
  2. 02Or insert transversely downward along the channel.
  3. 03Caution: needling deep or straight down carries considerable risk of puncturing the Lung or injuring the subclavian vessels.
  4. 04Insert at a slant, 0.5 to 0.8 cun deep.

Actions

  • Descends Qi
  • Opens the chest

Indications

  • 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

Notes

  • This point is used to let Qi flow freely through.
  • It suits people who refuse sympathy or reject whatever is offered to them.