Stomach Channel

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Dyspnoea with rebellious qi, breathing with raised
shoulders, inability to taste food: Qihu ST-13,
Yunmen LU-2, Tianfu LU-3 and Shenmen HE-7
(Thousand Ducat Formulas).
QIHU ST-13
Qi Door
LOCATION
At the top of the chest, directly below Quepen
ST-12, on the inferior border of the clavicle, 4
cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line.
NEEDLING
Transverse-oblique insertion laterally or medially, 0.5
to 0.8 cun, or transverse insertion inferiorly along the
channel. Caution: deep or perpendicular insertion carries
a substantial risk of puncturing the lung or injuring the
subclavian vessels.
ACTIONS
Descends rebellious qi and unbinds the chest
INDICATIONS
Fullness and distention of the chest and lateral costal
region, pain of the chest and upper back, cough, dys-
pnoea, asthma, wheezing, vomiting blood, hiccup,
inability to taste food, stiffness of the neck with in-
ability to turn the head.
COMBINATIONS
Chronic pain of the lateral costal region: Qihu ST-13
and Huagai REN-20 (One Hundred Symptoms).
Quepen ST-12
Qihu-13
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Lung
L. Intestine
Stomach
Spleen
Heart
S. Intestine
Bladder
Kidney
Pericardium
Sanjiao
Gall Bladder
Liver
Conception
Governing
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