NAME
FENGMEN
LOCATION
1.5 cun lateral to the DU channel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the second thoracic vertebra.
Note: locate at the visible highest point of the paraspinal muscles.
NEEDLING
Puncture obliquely 0.5 to 0.7 cun.
Moxibustion is applicable.
Oblique insertion towards the spine0.5 to 1 cun.
Transverse-oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.
Caution: perpendicular insertion or oblique insertion away from the spine carries a substantial risk of pneumothorax.
Straight insertion slanted slightly toward the spine1 to 1.5 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness, sometimes extending between the ribs.
Transverse insertion pointed downward along the muscle, 1 to 2 cun. Sensation: local distention and soreness.
Caution: care should be taken not to insert the needle too deeply, to avoid puncturing the Lung.
COMMAND FUNCTIONS
Meeting point of the DU channel with the Bladder channel
ACTIONS
Opens the Lungs
Disseminates and descends Lung Qi
Dispels Wind
Relaxes the Exterior
Expels and prevents Exterior Wind
Releases the Exterior
Stimulates the Lungs' dispersing function
Regulates Qi
Regulates the Ying and the Wei
Benefits the nose
INDICATIONS
Common cold
Cough
Fever
Headache
Neck rigidity
Backache
Cough
Cough with chest and back pain
Hemoptysis
Dyspnea
Heat in the chest
Wind-taxation coughing
Wind-exhaustion vomiting
Vomiting
Copious nasal discharge
Nasal congestion
Rhinitis
Epistaxis
Carbuncles of the back
Restless sleep
Pneumonia
Asthma
Pulmonary tuberculosis
Stuffy nose
Sneezing
Chills
Aversion to Cold
Attack by Wind with fever
Cold shivering
Injury by Cold with rigidity of the head and neck
Flaccidity of the interstices with frequent coughing and clear, watery nasal discharge
Flaccidity of the interstices with susceptibility to catching Wind-Cold
Desire to keep the eyes closed
Wind dizziness
Visual dizziness
Lumbar pain
Stiff neck
Urticaria
Shoulder pain
Bronchitis
Pleurisy
Belching
Whooping cough
COMBINATIONS
| DU-24 Shenting UB-2 Zanzhu LI-20 Yingxiang LI-4 Hegu UB-67 Zhiyin KI-20 Futonggu | UB-5 Wuchu | GB-18 ChenglingGB-20 Fengchi UB-45 Yixi SI-3 Houxi |
| Rhinitis with clear nasal discharge | Constant sneezing | Epistaxis with stifled breathing |
| GB-21 Jianjing SJ-3 Zhongju SJ-6 Zhigou SI-3 Houxi SI-4 Wangu UB-40 Weizhong | LI-4 Hegu LIV-2 Xingjian GB-39 Xuanzhong | DU-14 Dazhui LI-4 Hegu |
| Pain of the shoulder and back | Injury by Cold with fever that clears and the reoccurs | Influenza |
| LI-11 Quchi LU-7 Lieque SP-10 Xuehai | UB-13 Feishu LU-6 Kongzui | |
| Urticaria | Pleurisy |
CONTRAINDICATIONS
NOTES
This is the point to use at the very beginning stages of a Wind-Cold or Wind-Heat Attack.