LOCATION
On the midline of the sternum, in a depression level with second 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 second intercostal nerve and the anterior perforating branch of the artery and vein in the breast.
Indication
Chest and hypochondrium fullness，chest pain，anxiety cough，coughing up of blood hemoptysis，Vomit phlegm，Loss of appetite。bronchitis，pleurisy. Local point for chest issues – pain, cough, asthma. Counterflow qi – vomiting, difficulty ingesting.tuberculosis。
Combinations
Cough with dypnea，upset：CV 19 & CV 18 & KI 03.
Sternocostal fullness：CV 19 & CV 16 & KI 01.
Loss of appetite：CV 19 & CV 16 & BL 19.
穴位
在胸部，當前正中線上，平第二肋間。
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
第二肋間神經前皮支和乳房內動、靜脈的前穿支。
適應症
胸脅支滿，胸膺疼痛，煩心咳嗽，吐血，嘔吐痰涎，飲食不下。支氣管炎，胸膜炎，肺結核。
穴位配伍療法
咳逆上氣，心煩：1.紫宮 2.玉堂 3.太溪
胸肋支滿：1.紫宮 2.中庭 3.湧泉
飲食不下：1.紫宮 2.中庭 3.膽俞