LOCATION
On the anterior midline, at the level of third intercostal space.
Features
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Body Inches (cun)
Each person has his/her own personal body inches.
One cun is equal to the width of the Knuckle of the thumb.
Nerves, vascular
The anterior cutaneous branch of the third intercostal nerve and the anterior perforating branch of the artery and vein in the breast.
Indication
Fullness sensation in the chest，asthma，sternocostal pain，vomit，anxiety ，breasts swelling，throat paralysispharyngeal swelling，bronchitis，pleurisy，costochondritis. Local point for chest issues – pain, cough, asthma, sore throat. Counterflow – vomiting, difficulty ingesting.
Combinations
Nausea，retch：CV 18 & KI 21.
Chest pain：CV 18 & PC 04.
Good for breast disorders.
穴位
在胸部，當前正中線上，平第3肋間隙處，當胸骨體中點。
特點
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同身寸
針灸取穴比量法。出自《千金要方》。
是指以患者本人體表的某些部位折定分寸，
作为量取穴位的長度單位。
穴區神經血管
第三肋間神經前皮支和乳房內動、靜脈的前穿支。
適應症
胸滿，哮喘，胸肋痛，嘔吐，煩心，兩乳腫痛，喉痹咽腫，氣管炎，胸膜炎，肋軟骨炎。
穴位配伍療法
煩心嘔吐：1.玉堂 2.幽門
胸痛：1.玉堂 2.郄門