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KI-26 Lively Center
彧中 〔彧中〕 yù zhōng
Alternate names: 或中 huò zhōng, Possible Center; 域中 yù zhōng, Within Bounds
Channel: KI, foot lesser yīn (shào yīn) kidney channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the chest, in the first intercostal space, 2 cùn lateral to the midline.
Classical location: One cùn and six fēn above Spirit Storehouse (KI-25), in the depression two cùn either side of the midline. The point is found in supine posture. From
Local anatomy: The 1st intercostal artery and vein. The anterior cutaneous branch of the 1st intercostal nerve, the medial supraclavicular nerve; deeper, the 1st intercostal nerve.
Action: Loosens the chest and promotes smooth flow of qì; calms panting and relieves cough.
Modern indications: Cough; panting;
Classical indications: Propping fullness in the chest and rib-side; phlegm congestion; no pleasure in eating.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒0.5 cùn oblique or perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3‒5 cones; pole 5‒20 min.
Point name meaning:
- 彧 yù: patterned, elegant, cultured; flourishing
- 中 zhōng: center, central, middle (also zhòng, to strike)
center,
may be considered as a reference to the center of the chest, which is the seat of the emotions. The epithet Lively is attached because the point has the function of causing the qì in the chest to flow smoothly in the chest, thus lifting the spirits.
The character 彧 (yù) originally meant patterned.
If understood in this sense, it may be seen as a reference to the pattern of veins on the lung. The name thus becomes locational and could be rendered as Patterned Center. Possible Center and Within Bounds probably evolved from mistranscriptions of the character 彧. See