Protocol (3 points)
100%ST18Breast Root

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🗺️ Meridian: Stomach Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 乳根 (rǔ gēn)
🎯 Location: On the chest directly below nipple, on the lower border of the breast, in the 5th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution in lactating women; avoid direct needling in breast tissue.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Shortness of Breath, Swelling, Breast Abscess, Breast Pain
LV14Qi Cycle Gate

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🗺️ Meridian: Liver Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 期門 (qī mén)
🎯 Location: Directly below nipple in the 6th intercostal space 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Heat Chest, Cough, Fever, Shortness of Breath, Jaundice
CV17Chest Centre

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🗺️ Meridian: Conception Vessel
🇨🇳 Chinese: 膻中 (dàn zhōng)
🎯 Location: On the anterior midline at the level with 4th intercostal space, midway between nipples.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep needling – needle transversely along the sternum. New, worsening or unstable cardiac symptoms need medical assessment before treatment.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, Asthma, Chest Fullness
Point injection · 9 sessions over 146 days
Point selection reported in a published study.
doi:10.3389/fsurg.2026.1715357 ↗





