LOCATION: 2 cun lateral to the Ren meridian, in the 2nd intercostal space
IMAGE: The Heart ("Spirit") Yang lives here
FUNCTIONS: Dispels Heat, Opens & Benefits Lung, Relaxes Chest & Regulates Qi, Tonifies
Heart Yin, Transforms Phlegm & Stops Cough
INDICATIONS:
asthma, chest distention
bronchitis
emphysema
intercostal neuralgia
vomiting
NEEDLING: Obliquely 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
Maciocia: anxiety and restlessness due to kidney deficiency
POINT COMBINATIONS:
OTHER: good asthma point
