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Kidney 24 (KI 24)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Lingxu, Spirit Burial-Ground (Ruins)

Location
In the third inetercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the Ren Meridian.

Indications
Cough, asthma, fullness in the chest and hypochondria region, mastitis.

Traditional Action
Tonify the Kidneys, calms the mind.

Contraindications


References:

Maciocia, Giovanni.  The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989

O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981

Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion.  Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.



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