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    Back-Shu of the Pericardium · Fire (ministerial) · Bladder inner line

    BL-14Jué Yīn Shū 厥陰俞

    Back-Shu of the Pericardium 心包. Front-Mù pair: REN-17 Shān Zhōng.

    Spinal level
    T4
    1.5 cùn lateral to the spine
    Element
    Fire (ministerial)
    Front-Mù pair
    REN-17 Shān Zhōng

    Location

    1.5 cùn lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T4.

    Actions

    • Regulates the Heart and Pericardium
    • Unbinds the chest and opens the diaphragm
    • Calms the Shén

    Indications

    Chest oppression, palpitations, anxiety, cardiac neurosis, insufficient lactation.

    First-line for emotional cardiac patterns; pairs well with PC-6.

    Needling technique

    Oblique toward the spine, 0.5–0.8 cùn.

    Moxibustion

    Gentle stick moxa suits chest cold and Heart Yáng deficiency; avoid direct moxa where Heart Fire is present.

    Cautions

    Pneumothorax risk with deep perpendicular needling.

    Classical pairings

    • PC-6 Nèi Guān — Luò point, opens the chest and calms Shén
    • REN-17 Shān Zhōng — Front-Mù of the Pericardium
    • BL-15 Xīn Shū — combined for palpitations with anxiety

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