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Neijing

Knowledge baseAcupuncture points

REN-18

Yutang

Jade Hall

Also known asJade Court

Channel
Ren Mai

Location

On the sternal midline, level with where the third intercostal space meets the sternum.

Needling

  1. 01Insert transversely along the channel, angled up or down, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  2. 02Puncture just beneath the skin, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  3. 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.