L1 Zhongfu(Front Mu Point)

Location Laterosuperior to the sternum at the lateral side of the first intercostal space , 6 cun lateral to the Ren Meridian .

Indications Cough , asthma , pain in the chest , shoulder and back , fullness of the chest .

Method Puncture obliquely - 0 . 5 - 0 . 8 inch towards the lateral aspect of the chest . To avoid injuring the lung , never puncture deeply towards the medial aspect . Moxibustion is applicable .

Vasculature Superolaterally , the axillary artery and vein , the thoracoacromial artery and vein .

Innervation The intermediate supraclavicular nerve , the branches of the anterior thoracic nerve , and the lateral cutaneous branch of the first intercostal nerve .