Xuanji CV21: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Xuan: rotation Ji: axis
Xuanji is the name of the second and the third stars of the Big Dipper, opposite to the star Zigong. This point is also opposite to the point Zigong (CV19) and is therefore named Xuan-ji.
Point: CV21
Chinese Name: 璇玑
Name: Xuanji
Pinyin: xuán jī
English Name/Meaning: Jade Rotator
Han Geul 한글: seon gi 선기
Romaji: sen ki
Vietnamese: Toàn cơ

Location:

On the anterior midline, in the chest of the sternal manubrium, 1 cun below Tiantu (CV22).

Functions:

• Relaxes the chest and diaphragm.
• Unbinds the chest.
• Benefits the throat.
• Descends counterflow Qi

Indications of Xuanji:

Pain in the chest, cough, asthma, sore throat, swollen and pain of throat, plum pit.

Method:

Transverse insertion directed superiorly or inferiorly along the channel, 0.5 to 1 cun.