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KI25 · 足少阴肾经

Shencang shén cáng · 神藏

Location. On the chest, in the second intercostal space, 2 cun lateral to the anterior median line.

Named "spirit store"; classical texts group the upper chest points with the chest and the region below the collarbone.

定位。胸部,第2肋间隙,前正中线旁开2寸。

名取"神之藏",传统文献将上胸部诸穴归入胸中与锁骨下区域一类。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
On the upper chest wall with the lung beneath. Classical texts describe shallow oblique needling and caution about depth. Practitioner skill, not a self-care technique.

Other points on the Foot Shaoyin Kidney

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