Conception Vessel 18, Ren-18 Yutang, Jade Hall

• Opens the chest: asthma, cough, fullness in the chest
• Descends uprising or rebellious Qi

This point, Conception Vessel 19 and 20, each has a different name.

However, they all do much the same, although perhaps their different names bestow important distinctions that I don’t properly understand.

Locally, they are helpful where patients feel stuffy or tight-chested, or where something swallowed is causing local pain or won’t go down.

• Throat swelling or pain
• Fullness in the chest
• Pain in the chest
• Anxiety arising from chest pain

So I’ve sometimes used Conception Vessel 18 when I thought that someone’s health was good, their Qi was good, but their spirit was low.

Of course I used it with other points as well, so can’t be sure how effective it would be on its own.

But with the other points I used (often including Lung 2 and Large Intestine 6) it has appeared to give each patient on whom I’ve used the combination renewed interest in his life. 

That fits in well with the idea of Jade Hall, something (in this case, a place or space) of great value to the body.

If the energy in that space is harmonious and strong, so also will be that individual’s spirit.

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