Chinese Name:
Yunmen (English translation: Cloud Door)
Location:
On the upper lateral chest, above the
acromioscapula, in the depression below the acromial end of the clavicle, 6 cun
from the midline of the chest.
Indications:
- Cough, asthma
- Pain in the chest
- Pain in the shoulder and back
Functions:
Regulates and descends Lung Qi, disperses chest
fullness, stops cough.
Needling:
Oblique insertion .5 - .8 cun toward the lateral aspect of the chest or
subcutaneous insertion.
Do not insert
deeply toward the medial aspect to avoid puncturing the lungs. |