Kufang ST14: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Inhaled air is stored in the lungs as if in a storehiuse, going downwards as if from a door into a side room.
Point: ST-14
Chinese Name: 库房
Name: Kufang
English Name/Meaning: Storehouse
Pinyin: kù fáng
Han Geul 한글: go bang 고방
Romaji: ko bō?
Vietnamese: Khố phòng

Location:

In the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Functions and indications of kufang:

Regulates lung and qi of the chest so is beneficial in sensation of fullness and pain in the chest, cough.

Method:

Puncture obliquely0.3-0.5 cun.

Remarks:

Oblique insertion only.

Precautions:

Deep or perpendicular insertion carries a substantial risk of puncturing the lung.