RUGEN

NAME

RUGEN

LOCATION

On the chest, directly below the nipple, on the lower border of the breast in the fifth intercostal space, four cun lateral to the anterior midline (REN Channel).
First find the second intercostal space, the find the fifth intercostal space, three spaces below it.
In males, the nipple lies in the fourth intercostal space.
On a woman, this point lies on the root of the breast, inferior to the breast tissue itself; in females, the nipple the nipple is unlikely to lie four cun lateral to the midline and should not be used as a reference point.

NEEDLING

Oblique insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Transverse insertion 0.5 to 1 cun
Moxibustion is applicable
Transverse-oblique insertion laterally or medially 0.5 to 1 cun, or transverse insertion superiorly or inferiorly along the channel.
Deep or perpendicular insertion carries a substantial risk of puncturing the Lung.

COMMAND FUNCTIONS

ACTIONS

Benefits the breasts
Reduces swelling
Diffuses Lung Qi
Regulates Stomach Qi
Expands and relaxes the chest
Alleviates cough and wheezing
Expedites and facilitates lactation
Dispels stagnation

INDICATIONS

Chest and hypochondriac fullness and pain
Cough
Asthma
Mastitis
Insufficient lactation
Dyspnea
Oppression of the diaphragm
Sudden turmoil disorder with cramps
Swelling and pain of the arm
Stifling sensation in the chest
Bronchitis
Breast abscess
Breast pain
Difficult labor
Oppression and pain below the chest
Esophageal constriction with difficult ingestion
Inversion counter flow of the four limbs

COMBINATIONS

CONTRAINDICATIONS

NOTES

This point is mostly used as a local point for breast problems, especially in women.