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POINT: SP-20

English: Encircling Glory
Also Known As:
  • On the lateral side of the chest, in the second intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the mid-sternal line.
  • Transverse-oblique insertion along the intercostal space, 0.5-1 cun.
  • Caution: Avoid deep insertion. Perpendicular insertion carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.5-0.8 cun.
  • Puncture obliquely, 0.3-0.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Regulates Qi
  • Descends Qi
  • Unbinds the chest
  • Distention and fullness of the chest and lateral costal region
  • Shortness of breath
  • Desires to drink fluids
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Pulmonary emphysema
  • Hiccup
  • Coughing
  • Coughing with copious Phlegm or pus
  • Difficult ingestion
  • Asthma
  • Pleurisy
  • General body soreness

UB-25
Dachangshu

LU-1
Zhongfu
UB-60
Kunlun
ST-20
Chengman

LU-10
Yuji

 

Difficult ingestion with a desire to drink fluids.

Difficult ingestion.