B17 Ge Shu ( Influential Point of Blood , V17 )

Location - - 1 . 5 cun lateral to Du9 , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh thoracic vertebra

Indications Vomiting , hiccup , belching , difficulty in swallowing , asthma , cough , spitting of blood , afternoon fever , night sweating , measles .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 5 - 0 . 7 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculalure The medial branches of the posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein .

Innervation The medial branches of the posterior rami of the seventh and eighth thoracic nerves ; deeper , their lateral branches .