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Ku Fang: TCM Acupoint Guide

KUFANG
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Ku Fang (Kufang)

Location

In the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the mamillary line. Note: the intercostal space curves upward, so ST-14 Kufang will lie superior to REN-20 Huagai.

Needling

  • Puncture obliquely, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Transverse-oblique insertion laterally or medially along the intercostal space, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
  • Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Actions

  • Descends rebellious qi
  • Unbinds the chest

Indications

  • A sensation of fullness and pain in the chest
  • Distention and fullness of the chest and lateral costal region
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Anorexia
  • Cough
  • Coughing of pus and blood
  • Dyspnea
  • Bronchitis

Notes

This is a key point for emotional problems. It is usually needled on the left with a gold needle. This is a wonderful point for anorexia.

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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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