Regional Anatomy:
Skin-subcutaneous tissue-greter pectoral muscle.
In the superficial layer, there are the medial supraclavicular nerve, In the deep layer, there are the branches of the medial and lateral pectoral nerves.
Location:
Upright sitting or supine position; on the vertical line passing through the midpoint between mid-sternal line and midclavicular line, on the lower border of clavical.
Function:
Regulating the flow of qi, relieving asthma, and lowering the adverse flow of qi.
Indications:
Bronchitis, pleuritis, intercostal neuralgia, asthma, vomiting, abdominal distension, anorexia, and dyspnea.
Prescription:
Combined use with ZusanliST36 (Zusanli (ST36) He-Sea Point [3]) for treatment of pulmonary emphysema; with ZhongwanCV12 (Zhongwan (CV12) Front-Mu Point of the Stomach [4]) for treatment of gastritis; and with LingxuKI24 (Lingxu (KI24) [5]), ShencangKI25 (Shencang (KI25) [6]), JuqueCV14 (Juque (CV14) Front-Mu Point of the Heart [7]) for the treatment of vomiting.
Methods:
Insert the needle horizontally, 0.5-0.8 cun deep; needling response: local numbness and distension; moxibustion: using 3-5 moxa-cones, or mild moxibustion for 15 min.
Note:
Don`t puncture deeply, or else the needle would penetrate the subclavian vein and cause bleeding, or penetrate the external intercostal membrane-the internal intercostal muscles-the costal pleura-the pleural cavity-the visceral pleura and the lung by its tip through the inferior side of subclavian vein, and cause an injury to lung, leading to pneumatothorax.
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