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CV16 · 任脉

Zhongting zhōng tíng · 中庭

Location. On the chest, on the anterior midline, level with the fifth intercostal space, at the midpoint of the xiphisternal junction.

The name means the central courtyard; it is the chest point recorded between CV15 and CV17.

定位。胸部,前正中线上,平第 5 肋间,胸剑联合的中点处。

穴名意为庭院之中;位于胸部,经典穴序列于 CV15 与 CV17 之间。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
Over the sternum; only gentle pressure is appropriate for a reader. Needling here is a practitioner concern.

Other points on the Conception Vessel

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