Great Luo of the Stomach
LOCATION: Directly below the nipple in the 5th intercostal space
IMAGE: An anatomical reference
FUNCTIONS: Regulates Qi & Blood, Regulates Stomach Qi, Clears the Heart, Relaxes Chest,
Spreads Lung Qi and Opens Lungs, Moves the Blood, Benefits Depression,
Improves Lactation
INDICATIONS:
bronchitis
insufficient lactation
mastitis
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 cun.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: The Great Luo of the Stomach, where the pulse is said to "throb ceaselessly beneath the
hand"
retention of afterbirth
