NAME
YUANYE
LOCATION
On the mid-axillary line, when the arm is raised, 3 cun below the axilla in the fourth intercostal space.
On the mid-axillary line, in the fifth intercostal space, approximately 3 cun inferior to the apex of the axilla, at the level of the nipple.
NEEDLING
Puncture obliquely 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Transverse-oblique insertion along the intercostal space 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: deep or perpendicular needling may induce a pneumothorax.
Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
ACTIONS
Regulates the Qi
Unbinds the chest
Benefits the axilla
INDICATIONS
Fullness of the chest
Swelling of the axillary region
Pain of the hypochondriac region
Pain and motor impairment of the arm
Pain of the shoulder and arm
Inability to raise the arm
Axillary lymphadenitis
Cough
Chills and fever
Pain of the lateral costal region
Scrofula of the axilla
Saber lumps
Pleurisy
Intercostal neuralgia
COMBINATIONS
| SJ-4 Zhigou SJ-5 Waiguan GB-41 Zulinqi | ||
| Saber lumps of the axilla |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Several classical texts prohibit moxibustion on this point.
NOTES
Some sources locate this point in the fourth intercostal space.