Xiongxiang (SP19)
Xiongxiang (SP19), “Chest Village”, is a point on the Spleen meridian. It is point 19 of the 21 on the channel. Unbinds the chest and relieves hypochondriac pain.
Location
On the chest, in the third intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior median line.
Functions according to tradition
Unbinds the chest and relieves hypochondriac pain.
Traditional indications
- Chest pain
- Hypochondriac pain
- Chest oppression
- Cough
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
Precautions
Needle obliquely or transversely: the lung lies beneath.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- LU2 Yunmen (Lung): Chest oppression, Chest pain, Cough
- PC1 Tianchi (Pericardium): Chest oppression, Cough, Hypochondriac pain
- ST15 Wuyi (Stomach): Chest oppression, Chest pain, Cough
- ST16 Yingchuang (Stomach): Chest oppression, Chest pain, Cough
- CV18 Yutang (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Chest pain, Cough
- CV21 Xuanji (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Chest pain, Cough
Point profile
- Code
- SP19
- Pinyin name
- Xiōng Xiāng
- Characters
- 胸乡
- Translation
- Chest Village
- Meridian
- Spleen
- Element
- Earth
- Topics
- Chest, Flank, Breathing
Health notice. Educational and study content. It describes concepts of Traditional Chinese Medicine and does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a healthcare professional. Needling, medicinal herbs and invasive techniques must be applied by trained professionals. Safety guide.
