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CV-17: XIII-17: shan zhong

acupuncture

definition

shan zhong = chest center; within the breast; platform middle

Mu Alarm point of the Xin Bao (Pericardium); Mu Alarm point of the Upper Warmer; Jiao Hui Intersecting point of the Foot Tai Yin (Spleen), Foot Xiao Yin (Kidney), Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine), and Hand Xiao Yang (Triple Warmer) channels on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel); Hui Reunion point of the Qi; Upper Sea of Qi; Center Reunion point of the Breath

location: On the midline of the chest midway between the nipples or at the level of the 4th intercostal space.

actions: calms the emotions; regulates and smooths Qi circulation in the Upper Warmer; clears the Lung; enhances breathing; reinforces the Zhong (Ancestral) Qi of the chest; reverses adverse flow of Qi in the chest, esp. descends Rebellious Lung Qi; expands the chest and soothes the diaphragm; sedates cough; elevates Spleen Qi; suppresses Stomach Qi; facilitates lactation; transforms Phlegm; relieves nausea

indications: depression; difficulty or inability to swallow food (due to constriction or dryness in the esophagus); tumors on the neck; hemoptysis; hematemesis; lung abscess; bronchial asthma; dyspnea; emphysema; bronchitis; wheezing; panting; stifling sensation in chest; chest pain; palpitations; intercostal neuralgia; hypochondriac constriction and pain; diaphragmatic spasms; mastitis; insufficient lactation; tympanites; menopausal syndrome

needle technique: transverse insertion, angled upward or toward the breasts, 0.3 - 0.5 cun, producing a local sensation of soreness and distension or a deep, heavy feeling in the front of the chest

moxa: 5 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 10 - 15 minutes of indirect moxibustion with a pole

combinations:

» with TW-10 to treat blockage of the chest with heart pain (Shanghai, p. 177);

» with St-18, St-36 and SI-1 increase oxytocin and lactase levels to promote lactation (Shanghai, p. 177; Finkelstein, p. 91);

» with St-18 and SI-1 (also consider: UB-18, UB-20 and St-36) for insufficient lactation (Shanghai, p. 678);

» with SI-1, Ht-1 and St-18; GB-41 and CV-3 for insufficient lactation (Mann, p. 153)

» with TW-6, St-36 and St-18 for insufficient lactation (Shanghai, p. 236)

» with LI-4 and LI-11 for mastitis (Shanghai, p. 177);

» with St-36 (-) descends Rebellious Qi (Finkelstein, p. 91);

» with CV-6 stabilizes the breathing (Finkelstein, p. 91);

» with ding chuan, CV-22 and PC-6 for bronchial asthma (Shanghai, p. 177);

» with Kd-27, CV-22 and Lu-1 for coughing and wheezing induced by rheumatic heart disease (Shanghai, p. 174);

» with CV-22 to treat dyspnea and cough (Ellis, et al, 1988, p. 360);

» with PC-6 broadens the chest, descends Rebellious Qi, releases depression and stops cough (Finkelstein, p. 91);

» with CV-6, and UB-17 to treat stuffy chest due to Qi perversion, borborygmi due to Qi Stagnation and such Patterns (Flaws, 1989, p. 98);

» with CV-8, CV-9, CV-5, CV-7, GV-4, CV-11, CV-4, CV-6, Kd-27, GB-26, St-13, Sp-21 and tender points using moxa sticks (10-15 minutes) or 5-7 cones of moxa on a slice of ginger on two or three points each day of daily treatment for chyluria (Shanghai, p. 586).

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