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Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)

Luo (Connecting) Point

Actions:

Regulates the Heart and calms the spirit
Descends Lung Qi and unbinds the chest

Indications:

Pain in the cardiac region and the chest, nausea, mental disorders, epilepsy.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the midline of the abdomen, 7 cun above the umbilicus and 1 cun below the sternocostal angle.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: On the anterior midline, 1 cun below the xiphosternal synchondrosis. Locate the point in supine position with the arms uplifted.

Needling Method:

Puncture obliquely downward 0.4-0.6 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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