ACUPUNCTURE
Xuan Ji: TCM Acupoint Guide
XUANJI
Name
Xuan Ji (Xuanji)
Location
On the midline of the manubrium of the sternum, midway between REN-20 Huagai and REN-22 Tiantu.
Needling
- Transverse insertion, pointed downward, 0.5 to 1 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
- Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Actions
- Descends stomach qi
- Dispels food accumulation
- Unbinds the chest
- Descends lung qi
- Benefits the throat
Indications
- Bronchial asthma
- Chronic bronchitis
- Esophageal spasms
- Cardiac spasm
- Laryngeal stridor in children
- Accumulation in the stomach
- Difficult ingestion
- Rattling sound in the throat
- Throat bi
- Swollen glands
- Swollen pharynx
- Throat blockage
- Coughing
- Fullness and pain in the chest and lateral costal region
- Rebellious qi
- Wheezing
- Dyspnea with inability to speak
- Dysphagia
Notes
This is where the neck starts to turn from.
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.
Spotted an error or a better source? Tell us — corrections are logged on our editorial policy page.
Did this article help you?
Your answer shapes what gets rewritten next.
Keep readingRelated entries
Yong Quan: TCM Acupoint Guide
Yong Quan (Yongquan). On the sole of the foot, in the depression produced when the foot is plantar flexed, approximately at the junction of the anterior one.
Bi Tong: TCM Acupoint Guide
Bi Tong (Bitong) is in the depression below the nasal bone at the superior end of the nasolabial sulcus. Actions: clears the nose, benefits the nose..
Chong Yang: TCM Acupoint Guide
Chong Yang (Chongyang). On the dorsum of the foot, in the depression formed by the second and third metatarsal bones and the cuneiform bones, 1.5 cun distal.
Bi Zhong: TCM Acupoint Guide
Bi Zhong (Bizhong) is on the dorsal aspect of the forearm, midway between the wrist and elbow creases between the ulna and radius. Indications: hemiplegia.
Something this article did not cover?
Ask us directly. We reply within two days, and good questions become public articles.
Ask a question →