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ST-13 Qì Door
气户 〔氣戶〕qì hù
Channel: ST, Foot Yáng Brightness (yáng míng) Stomach Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the chest, immediately below the inferior border of the clavicle, on the midclavicular line.
Classic location: Below the clavicle, in the depression two cùn to the side of Shu Mansion (KI-27), four cùn either side of the midline. The point is found in supine posture. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)
Local anatomy: The branches of the thoracoacromial artery and vein; superiorly, the subclavicular vein. Branches of the supraclavicular nerve and the anterior thoracic nerve.
Action: Clears heat and loosens the chest.
Modern indications: Panting; cough; hiccup; propping fullness in the chest and rib-side; chest pain.
Classic indications: Wheezing and panting; pain in the chest and back; swelling of the limbs.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5 min.
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