B42 Pohu ( V42 )

Location 3 cun lateral to the Du Meridian , at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra ) on the spinal border of the scapula

Indications Pulmonary tuberculosis , hemoptysis , cough , asthma , neck rigidity , pain in the shoulder and back .

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

Vasculature The posterior branch of the intercostal artery , the descending branch of the transverse cervical artery .

Innervation The medial cutaneous branches of the posterior rami of the second and third thoracic nerves ; deeper , their lateral branches and the dorsoscapular nerve .