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Channel: Non-Channel Point

Modern location: An acupoint located in the middle of the back, 1.5 cùn lateral to the inferior border of the spinous of the eighth thoracic vertebra.

Local anatomy: The medial branches of the posterior ramus of the 8th intercostal artery and vein. The medial subcutaneous branch of the dorsal ramus of the 8th thoracic nerve; deeper, the lateral branch of the dorsal ramus of the 8th thoracic nerve.

Modern indications: Dispersion-thirst; gastric pain; pancreatitis; rib-side pain; cough; dry pharynx; retching counterflow; abdominal pain.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒0.7 cùn oblique inward insertion. Moxa: 5‒7 cones.

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