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    Ex-B14
    Juqueshu
    jù què shú ( 巨闕俞 )
    Great Palace of Qi Transformation

Juqueshu (Ex-B14)

Location

On the posterior midline, in the depression between the 4th and 5th thoracic vertebra.

Indications
  • Chest pain and all cardiovascular disorders
  • Neuroasthenia, restlessness, palpitation
  • Cough, wheezing, bronchitis
  • Intercostal neuralgia
  • Post-stroke aphasia
Applications
  • Calms the Heart, tranquilizes the shen
  • Arrests cough, relieves wheezing
Techniques

Needle obliquely upward 0.5-1.0 cun. Qi sensation should reach the chest and upper abdomen area. Retain needles for 30 minutes. Moxa 5-15 minutes.

Remarks

This point is also known as Heart Comfort 2 心舒2、Return to Youth回春、Below the 4th Vertebrae 四椎下