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POINT: ST-17 (STOMACH-17)

NAME: RUZHONG

English: Middle of the Breast
Also Known As: Root of the Breast

LOCATION:

  • In the middle of the nipple on the mammilary line, in the 4th intercostal space.
  • At the center of the nipple, in the 4th intercostal space 4 cun lateral to the midline.

NEEDLING:

COMMAND FUNCTIONS:

ACTIONS:

INDICATIONS:

  • Reference

COMBINATIONS:

 

    
   

 

CONTRAINDICATIONS:

  • Contraindicated for needling and moxibustion.

NOTES:

  • This point is used strictly for reference.