LOCATION: Midway between DU 14 and the acromion, at the highest point of the shoulder
IMAGE: Refers to the strong & deep sensation of Qi when this point is needled, as if there were a
well of Qi here.
FUNCTIONS: Communicates with all the Yin organs, Benefits Delivery, Benefits Lactation,
Benefits Kidney, Clears & Invigorates Channels, Clears Heat, Dissolves Phlegm and Hard Masses,
Extinguishes Liver Wind, Revives Consciousness, Relaxes the Sinews, Sedates Rebellious Qi,
Sends Kidney Qi Down, Spreads Liver Qi
INDICATIONS:
aphasia due to apoplexy
breast abscess
cough from rebellious Qi
difficult labor
functional uterine bleeding
hemiplegia due to stroke
mastitis (main point)
pain in the back of the shoulder
scrofula
stiff neck
vertigo
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Classics: this point communicates with all the Yin organs
Pushes energy down - - regulates the up and down energy of the body
Prevents miscarriage and stimulates labor
Main point for hemiplegia
Good for tight trapezius muscles leading to headache
hiccups-- ascending Qi
J.C. Darrus:
mammary pathology, metrorrhagia, post partum hemorrhage, tendency to collapse after
childbirth
hemiplegia, apoplexy, epilepsy
