B47 Hunmen ( V47 )

Location 3 cun lateral to Du8 , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra

Indications Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region , back pain , vomiting , diarrhea .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 3 - 0 . 5 inch . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature The posterior branches of the intercostal artery and vein .

Innervation The lateral cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the seventh and eighth thoracic nerves .