| TRANSLATION: | Chest Home; Chest Village |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | In the third intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the CV channel |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
Spleen Meridian 脾经
| TRANSLATION: | Encircling Glory; Complete Nourishment |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | In the second intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the CV channel |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Great Embrace |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Great luo-connecting point, Meeting of the Spleen meridians with the Yang Wei and Yin Wei vessels |
| LOCATION: | On the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla. Midway between the axilla and the free end of the eleventh rib |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |