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KI26 · 足少阴肾经

Yuzhong yù zhōng · 彧中

Location. On the chest, in the first intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior median line.

Named "refined centre"; the second of the two highest chest points, just below the collarbone.

定位。胸部,第1肋间隙,前正中线旁开2寸。

名取"文采之中",为胸部最高二穴之一,位在锁骨之下。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
High on the chest wall, where the lung lies close beneath the first rib and the great vessels of the upper chest are near. Classical texts describe shallow oblique needling only, and treat this region as demanding particular care. Practitioner skill, not a self-care technique.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney

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