LOCATION
On the 2nd intercoastal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline of the chest
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
Anterior thoracic ganglion’s pectoralis major muscle branch, thoracic acromion arteries, veins, thoracic arteries, and venous branches.
Indication
Bronchitis，bronchiectasis，pleurisy；intercostal nerve pain，mastitis。Asthma, chest oppression, fullness a/or pain in the chest. Breast pain, distention, mastitis, abscess. General pain, heaviness and/or itching of the whole body.
Combinations
Mammary gland hyperplasia：ST 15 & CV 17 & ST 18 & GB 21 & LR 14 & ST 36 & LR 03.
Cough ， asthma：ST 15 & LU 05 & BL 13 & CV 17.
Itch disease：BL 67 & ST 15.
穴位
在胸部，當第2肋間隙，距前正中線4寸。
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
胸前神經的胸大肌肌支，胸肩峰動、靜脈，胸側動、靜脈分支。
適應症
支氣管炎，支氣管擴張，胸膜炎；肋間神經痛，乳腺炎。
穴位配伍療法
乳腺增生：1.屋翳 2.膻中 3.乳根 4.肩井 5.期門 6.足三里 7.太衝
咳嗽氣喘：1.屋翳 2.尺澤 3.肺俞 4.膻中
癢疾：1.至陰 2.屋翳