Atlas of Acupuncture

5.5 Yin wei mai

Connections with other channels/organs

● Kidney, Spleen and Liver primary channels, ren mai

● Internal organs

Clinical importance (➞1.7.2, 1.7.3)

● Connectsand regulatesall Yin channelsof the body. It con-

nects the KID, SP and LIV channels and the ren maiand

dominates the Interiorof the body (the internal organs).

● StrengthensYin and Heart-Blood, especially in women

● Balancesthe emotions

6th intercostal space

LIV-14

5th intercostal space

LIV-14 (qimen): In the 6th intercostal space, on the mamillary

line, 4 cun lateral to the midline.

Suprasternal fossa

Ren-22

Ren-22(tiantu): 0.5 cun superior to the sternum, in the centre

of the suprasternal fossa

Ren-23

Hyoid

Ren-23(lianquan): On the anterior midline, superior to the

upper border of the hyoid bone

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