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Acupuncture Points on the Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)

Front Mu of the Heart

Actions:

Regulates the Heart and alleviates pain
Descends Lung Qi and unbinds the chest
Transforms phlegm and calms the spirit
Harmonizes the Stomach and descends rebellion

Indications:

Pain in the cardiac region and the chest, nausea, acid regurgitation, difficulty in swallowing, vomiting, mental disorders, epilepsy, palpitation.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus and 2 cun below the sternocostal angle.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: On the anterior midline of the abdomen, 6 cun above the umbilicus.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.8 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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