Ren 17

CV 17 / Tan Zhong / Chest Center

POINT LOCATION

On the anterior midline at the level with the fourth intercostal space

 

Associations

• Front Mu Point of the Pericardium
• Influential Point of Qi / Sea of Qi Point
• Meeting Point of Ren, SP, KD, SI & SJ

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Asthma
• Dyspnea
• Pain/fullness in chest
• Palpitations
• Hiccups
• Indigestion
• Difficulty swallowing
• Insufficient lactation
• Anxiety
• Emotional imbalance

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Regulates Qi
• Opens the chest
• Descends Qi
• Benefits the diaphragm
• Tonifies Qi
• Calms Shen