Introduction To Acupoints

Door of Breath

Acupoint Name:Door of Breath Acupoint

Acupoint Code:ST-13

PinYin:qihu

Associated Meridian:The Stomach channel of Foot, Yang Bright

Main Diseases for Treatment

Cough, asthma, chest and rib distension, hemoptysis, hiccup, chest pain, etc.

Acupoint Location

On the chest, at the lower edge of the midpoint of the clavicle, 4 cun from the anterior midline. (This acupoint is bilateral, one on each side.)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Sit upright and lean back. The depression where the midline of the breastbone intersects with the lower edge of the clavicle (subclavian fossa), where pressing elicits a sensation of soreness and swelling, is the location of the acupoint.

Acupoint Chart

ST-13:Door of Breath(qihu)
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