KI-26 - Comfortable Chest

彧中 - Yù zhōng

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 first 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 first rib space, just below the collarbone
  2. Move two thumb-widths out from the midline of the breastbone
  3. The point is in the rib space there
KI-26 (Comfortable Chest) acupressure point location: On the front of the chest, in the first space between the ribs, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

When KI-26 is identified, use very light contact and do not press into the chest. Avoid it after chest surgery or with an acute lung condition; severe breathing difficulty is an emergency, not a reason to try acupressure.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Cough
  • Respiratory problems
  • Chest tightness
  • Chest congestion

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent chest surgery
  • Severe respiratory distress
  • Acute lung conditions