ACUPUNCTURE
Jian Zhong Shu: TCM Acupoint Guide
JIANZHONGSHU
Name
Jian Zhong Shu (Jianzhongshu)
Location
2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of C-7 (DU-14 Dazhui), on the upper back. Note: this point may be found two thirds of the distance between the midline and the medial border of the scapula, when the shoulder is relaxed.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun. Sensation: distention and soreness reaching deeply.
- Caution: deep insertion inferiorly, especially in thin patients, carries a substantial risk of inducing a pneumothorax.
- Oblique medial insertion towards the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Puncture obliquely, 0.3 to 0.6 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Descends lung qi
- Activates the channel
- Alleviates pain
Indications
- Weak eyesight
- Shoulder problems
- Coughing
- Spitting blood
- Blurred vision
- Fever and chills
- Consumption from milk in infants
- Sensation of heat and cold in the back
- Inflammation and stiffness of the shoulder, neck and upper back
- Bronchitis
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Stiff neck
- Pain in the back and shoulder
- Dimness of vision
- Pain of the shoulder and scapula
- Hemoptysis
- Shortness of breath
- Dyspnea
Sources and further reading
We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.
- Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
- Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
- Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
- NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.
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