Atlas of Acupuncture

5.2 Ren mai

Location

On the anterior midline, below the upper border of the manubrium

sterni.

How to find

The upper border of the manubrium sterni forms the lower bor-

der of the suprasternal fossa. Locate Ren-21on the midline,

inferior to the bony margin of the sternum.

Located on approximately the same level (below the clavicle)

are ➞KID-27/ST-13/LU-2(2/4/6 cun lateral to the midline).

Needling

0.5 cun transversely in a superior or inferior direction. Caution:

In patients with a sternal foramen, danger of injury to the pleura

or the mediastinum, therefore only transverse needling with or

against the flow of the channel.

Actions/Indications

● Unbinds the chest

● Benefits the throat

● Descends counterflow Qi

Jade Pivot XUANJI Ren-21

Ren-16

Ren-18

Ren-19

Ren-20

Ren-21

Sterno-

costal

angle

2nd rib

1st rib

T12

L1

T1

C6

Clavicle

Acromion

Coracoid process

Glenoid cavity

Scapula

4th rib

Sternum

6th rib

7th rib

8th rib

10th rib

11th rib

12th rib

3rd rib

KID-27

KID-26 1st rib

ST-13

LU-2

1 cun

Suprasternal

fossa

Midline

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