CV-19 - Purple Palace

紫宫 - Zǐ gōng

Point Region: Chest

CV

Conception Vessel

任脉 - Rèn mài

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front of the chest, on the midline, level with the second space between the ribs.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the second rib: it joins the breastbone at the small ridge across it below the collarbones (the sternal angle). The second rib space is just below that rib
  2. Follow that level to the midline of the breastbone
  3. The point is there
CV-19 (Purple Palace) acupressure point location: On the front of the chest, on the midline, level with the second space between the ribs.

How to Apply Pressure

Trace the second rib space inward to the breastbone midline. Use only light, comfortable pressure; do not press deeply or painfully. Do not press with a severe heart condition or after recent thoracic surgery.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Cough
  • Vomiting
  • Phlegm accumulation
  • Throat inflammation
  • Respiratory disorders
  • Nausea

Related Health Concerns

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Severe heart conditions
  • Recent thoracic surgery