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Neijing
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Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture

UB-42

Pohu

Door of the Corporeal Soul

Autres nomsSoul Door · Animal Soul Door · Soul's Household

Méridien
Vessie

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Localisation

  1. 013 cun to the side of the midline, at the height of the third thoracic vertebra's spinous process lower border, aligned with UB-13 Feishu. Note: with the shoulder relaxed, this 3 cun line matches the scapula's medial border.
  2. 023 cun from the DU channel, level with the lower border of the third thoracic vertebra's spinous process, along the scapula's spinal edge.

Puncture

  1. 01Insert obliquely, 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Caution: deep perpendicular or deep oblique needling toward the midline carries a significant pneumothorax risk.
  2. 02Angled insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  3. 03Moxibustion may be used.

Actions

  • Tonifies and nourishes the Lungs
  • Promotes the downward movement of Lung Qi
  • Regulates Qi
  • Clears Heat
  • Stops coughing and wheezing
  • Eases dyspnea
  • Subdues Rebellious Qi
  • Activates the channel
  • Relieves pain

Indications

  • Lung atrophy
  • Lung consumption
  • Deficiency-taxation
  • Taxation cough accompanied by bodily Heat
  • Cough
  • Asthma
  • Dyspnea
  • Aversion to Cold
  • Pleurisy
  • Cough with copious phlegm
  • Rigidity of the neck
  • Pain in the shoulder, scapula, and back
  • Chest and back pain
  • Stiff neck
  • Vomiting accompanied by agitation and fullness
  • Three corpse possession disorder*
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Bronchitis
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • A feeling of oppression in the chest
  • Hemoptysis
  • Atelectasis

Associations

    • UB-43

    Consumption

  • Cough due to rebellious Qi, dyspnea, foamy vomiting, and clenched jaw

  • Difficulty turning the neck

Notes

  • This point serves as the outer Bladder-line point associated with the Lungs.
  • It is effective for Bi syndrome affecting the upper back.
  • It addresses Lung-related emotional issues, particularly sadness, grief, and worry.
  • Three corpse possession disorder is a Taoist idea of possession that targets the upper corpse (the eyes), the middle corpse (the five Zang*), or the lower corpse (life itself).
  • It is used for severe Lung exhaustion.
  • It can be used to revive the spirit.
  • It addresses paralysis affecting the mind.