LOCATION
On the midline of the sternum, in a depression level with first 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 first intercostal nerve and the anterior perforating branch of the artery and vein in the breast.
Indication
Cough，asthma，chest pain，hypochondrium pain，throat paralysis，pharyngeal swelling. Local point for chest issues – pain, asthma, wheezing, cough. Counterflow qi – difficulty ingesting.
Combinations
Pain of chest and hypochondrium：CV 20 & ST 13.
穴位
在胸部，當前正中線上，平第1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
第一肋間神經前皮支和乳房內動、靜脈的前穿支。
適應症
咳嗽，氣喘，胸痛，脅肋痛，喉痹，咽腫。
穴位配伍療法
脅肋疼痛：1.華蓋 2.氣戶