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CV17 · Conception Vessel (Ren Mai)

Danzhong 膻中 (CV17)

Dànzhōng

LOCATION On the anterior midline, at the level of the fourth intercostal space, midway between the nipples.
INDICATIONS Chest pain, dyspnoea, palpitations, insufficient lactation, mastitis, hiccup.
ACTIONS Regulates qi, opens the chest, resolves phlegm, benefits the breasts.
NEEDLING Transverse insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun directed laterally, not perpendicular.
MOXIBUSTION Moxa cone 3 to 5 cones; mild-warm moxibustion 10 to 15 minutes.

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