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Alternate names: 七焦之间 qī jiāo zhī jiān, Within the Seventh Burner

Channel: BL, Foot Greater Yáng (tài yáng) Bladder Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the upper back, level with the inferior border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cùn lateral to the midline.

Classic location: One cùn and five fēn either side of the spine, below the seventh vertebra. The point is found in straight sitting posture. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: Medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein. Medial branches of the posterior rami of the 7th and 8th thoracic nerves; deeper, their lateral branches.

Action: Clears blood heat; rectifies vacuity and detriment; harmonizes stomach qì; loosens the chest and diaphragm.

Modern indications: Retching and vomiting; hiccup; panting; cough; vomiting of blood (blood ejection); tidal heat effusion; night sweating.

Classic indications: Back pain and stiffness of the spine; vomiting of food eaten the previous day; abdominal pain or distension; steaming bone night sweating; tidal heat effusion; heat effusion with absence of sweating; generalized impediment (zhōu bì); all blood patterns; difficult defecation; mania and withdrawal.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn downward oblique insertion. Moxa: 5‒7 cones; pole 20‒30 min.

Point groups: Meeting point (huì xué) of the blood.

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