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ST-12 Empty Basin
缺盆 〔缺盆〕quē pén
Alternate names: 尺盖 chǐ gài, Cubit Cover; 天盖 tiān gài, Celestial Cover
Channel: ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located at the midpoint of the supraclavicular fossa, 4 cùn lateral to the midline.
Classic location: Below Qì Abode (ST-11), in the depression at the horizontal bone [i.e., the clavicle]. (Yī Zōng Jīn Jiàn)
Local anatomy: Superiorly, the transverse cervical artery. Superficially, the intermediate supraclavicular nerve; deeper, the supraclavicular portion of the brachial plexus.
Action: Diffuses and downbears lung qì; frees the channels and quickens the network vessels; regulates qì and the blood.
Modern indications: Cough; panting; painful swollen throat; pain in the supraclavicular fossa; scrofula.
Classic indications: Fullness in the chest, panting and cough; stiff nape; scrofula; throat impediment (hóu bì); hiccup; pain in the shoulder stretching into the neck; coughing of blood; lumbar pain preventing movement; heat in the chest; severe drum distension qì.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3.-.5 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒10 min.
Warning: Deep insertion contraindicated.
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