•Source 出處:
Spiritual pivot 靈樞．běn shū 本輸
•Channel and collateral 經絡:
Hand jue yin
•Classification 類別:
Jing well, wood point (井木穴)
•Name 名稱:
中 zhōng : central, center, middle
衝 chōng : a hub, thoroughfare, to surge, to flush
•Location 部位:
On the middle finger, at the centre of the tip of the middle finger. Alternative location for PC9 – On the middle finger, 0.1 cun proximal to the radial corner
•Needling 針法:
Shallow needling about 0.1 or spot blood-let the point. Moxa stick for 10-15 minutes.
•Action 功效:
Clear heat (清熱) and open the orifices (開竅)、benefits the tongue (利喉舌)
•Indication 主治:
Fainting, fever, upset, heartache, stroke, coma, strong tongue swelling and pain, heatstroke, night cry in children, sore throat