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Fengmen (BL 12)

Location

1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T2.

Indications
  • Common cold, cough, fever
  • Headache, neck rigidity, backache
Applications
  • Expels wind and releases the exterior, strengthens the wei (defensive) qi
  • Disseminates and descends Lung qi
Balance Method: 
Techniques

Needle obliquely 0.5-0.7 cun. Perpendicular insertion is not advisable as it may cause pneumothorax.