Introduction To Acupoints

Stop Asthma

Acupoint Name:Stop Asthma Acupoint

Acupoint Code:EX-B1

PinYin:dingchuan

Associated Meridian:Extraordinary points outside the meridians

Main Diseases for Treatment

1.Asthma, bronchitis, bronchial asthma, whooping cough.
2.Stiff neck, shoulder and back pain.

Acupoint Location

Located 0.5 cun lateral to the Great Vertebra (GV-14) acupoint. (This acupoint is a pair, one on each side)

Acupoint Selection Techniques

Step 1: Sit with your head down or in a prone position;
Step 2: On the posterior midline, you can see a prominent bone at the junction of the neck and back;
Step 3: This prominent bone that moves with the neck's rotation is the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra;
Step 4: Just below the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra, which is the location of the Great Vertebra (GV-14) acupoint, move half a transverse finger outward (the transverse diameter at the thumb interphalangeal joint is 1 cun), and this is where the acupoint is located.

Acupoint Chart

EX-B1:Stop Asthma(dingchuan)
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