ST 16 ST16 Breast Window Yingchuang 膺窗 stomach 16 Stomach 16 st16
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ST 16 ST16
ST 16 ST16

ST 16 Breast Window - Yingchuang - 膺窗

ST 16 Point Location

Location

4 cun lateral to the AML in the 3rd ICS.

Actions

  • Chest tightness a/or pain, asthma, cough.
  • Breast pain, abscess, mastitis.
  • Swelling of the lips (with LV 3).

ST 16 Cautions

Precautions:

  • No Deep Needle (NDN): No Deep Needling.
  • General (X): General precautions.

Additional Cautions:

Oblique insertion only.

For a more comprehensive list of all cautions, see our precautions and contraindications page.

Relationships
Nearby Points (3)
Related TCM Patterns (1)
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