Chest Center
Shanzhong · 膻中 · ตันจง
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Location
On the midline of the sternum at the level of the 4th intercostal space.
Landmark: Mid-sternum at the 4th intercostal space.
Actions and Indications
Regulates qi in the chest and promotes lactation; influential point of qi.
Needling
Oblique, shallow 0.3-0.5 cm, parallel to the sternum.
Cautions
Never perpendicular and deep.
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Conditions That Use This Point
Often Used Together With
Lung Shu 肺俞
Regulates lung qi — the back-shu point of the lung.
Cubit Marsh 尺澤
Clears heat from the lung, stops cough, relaxes the elbow.
Celestial Chimney 天突
Directs qi downward and stops cough.
Broken Sequence 列缺
Releases the exterior, opens the nose, relaxes the neck.
Central Treasury 中府
Disperses lung qi and relieves chest oppression.
Abundant Bulge 豐隆
Resolves phlegm and directs qi downward.