Name

胸鄉

• Xiong Xiang
• Chest Origin
• Chest Region

Location

3rd intercostal space, 6 CUN lateral to the midline

Actions

• Treats chest (Lungs) when the origin is a Spleen problem. The Spleen is the mother of the Lungs
• Pain, oppression of the chest so that one cannot lie down, difficulty of movement, profuse phlegm, pneumonia
• Asthmatic bronchitis. For example, if you have treated asthmatic bronchitis with the Lungs, but it does not work, treat the Spleen instead: it may be its origin

Treatment

• Needling: 0.5 CUN transversely
• Moxibustion preferred