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Xiongxiang (SP 19)

Location

In the 3rd intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Indications
  • Fullness, pain in the chest and hypochondriac region
Applications
  • Regulates and descends qi and unbinds the chest
Techniques

Needle obliquely 0.3-0.5 cun. Perpendicular insertion is not advisable as it may induce pneumothorax.