KI-24 - Spirit Burial Ground

灵墟 - Líng xū

Point Region: Chest

KI

Kidney Meridian

足少阴肾经 - Zú Shàoyīn Shèn Jīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the front of the chest, in the third space between the ribs, 2 cun out from the midline.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. Find the fourth rib space (in men, level with the nipples) and move up one rib to the third space
  2. Move two thumb-widths out from the midline of the breastbone
  3. The point is in the rib space there
KI-24 (Spirit Burial Ground) acupressure point location: On the front of the chest, in the third space between the ribs, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

After identifying KI-24, use a light touch only; do not press into the chest. Skip it after recent chest surgery or during acute breathing distress, and seek medical care for severe anxiety or breathing symptoms.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Anxiety
  • Cough
  • Nervousness
  • Respiratory problems
  • Emotional stress

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent chest surgery
  • Severe anxiety disorders
  • Acute respiratory distress