KD 27 Acupuncture Point - Shu Fu - Kidney Meridian

Submitted by yyh_staff on Mon, 2006-05-22 17:55.
  • Chinese Name Shufu
  • English Name Shu Mansion

  • Location: In a depression on the lower border of the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the CV line.
  • Precautions: NDN, Needle Obliquely

  • Actions & Effects:
  • Opens & relaxes the chest - asthma, constricted breathing, cough, chest tightness.
  • Tonify KD Deficiency leading to adrenal exhaustion - fatique, lowered immunity.
  • Local point for neck a/or jaw issues - pain, tension.

  • Kidney Meridian Points (27):
    1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27

Sources and More Information

The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:

  • Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
  • Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes

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