ACUPUNCTURE
Yu Tang: TCM Acupoint Guide
YUTANG
Name
Yu Tang (Yutang)
Location
On the midline of the sternum, level with the junction of the third intercostal space and the sternum.
Needling
- Transverse insertion directed superiorly or inferiorly along the channel, 0.5-1 cun.
- Puncture subcutaneously, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Unbinds the chest
- Regulates qi
- Descends qi
Indications
- Pain of the chest
- Pain of the sternum
- Agitation with cough
- Uprising qi
- Fullness of the chest
- Difficulty breathing
- Wheezing
- Dyspnea
- Cold phlegm
- Pleurisy
- Coughing
- Vomiting
- Difficult ingestion
- Throat bi
- Swelling of the throat
- Swelling and pain of the breasts
- Intercostal neuralgia
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
Notes
This point may prevent a heart attack.
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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