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Asthma
Asthma is a kind of common and recurring disease. The main clinical symptoms include tachypnea and throat wheezing, some even involve breathing by opening the mouth and raising the shoulder as well as inability to lie flat. The disease may attack all year round, especially in cold seasons and during dramatic climate changes. It can affect all people whether, male, female, elderly or young. As for Western Medicine, it is often observed in diseases such as bronchial asthma, chronic asthmatic bronchitis, pneumonia, pulmonary emphysema, cardiac asthma, etc.
Bl 13 Fei Shu
(Lung Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process Th3, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
Ex-B 1 Ding Chuan
(Calm Dyspnoea)
Location
at the level of the depression below the spinous process C7 (Du 14), 0.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
Ren 17 Dan Zhong
(Chest Center)
Location
on the ventral midline, at the level of the fourth ICR, at the midpoint between the nipples
Bl 23 Shen Shu
(Kidney Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process L2, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline
Bl 20 Pi Shu
(Spleen Shu)
Location
at the level of the depression inferior to the spinous process Th11, 1.5 cun lateral to the dorsal midline