KI-27 - Shu Mansion

俞府 - Shū fǔ

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, just below the collarbone, 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 lower edge of your collarbone near the breastbone
  2. Move two thumb-widths out from the midline
  3. The point is just below the collarbone there
KI-27 (Shu Mansion) acupressure point location: On the front of the chest, just below the collarbone, 2 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

After finding KI-27, keep any contact light and avoid pressing deeply below the collarbone. Do not use it after chest surgery or during digestive bleeding; bleeding requires urgent medical assessment.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Cough
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Respiratory problems
  • Chest congestion
  • Digestive problems

Related Health Concerns

Cold and Flu OnsetNausea and Vomiting

Select a point to see its location, how to find it, and its traditional uses.

Traditionally combined with:

KI-27 + ST-13
Qi Door
KI-27 + CV-17
Middle of the Chest

Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent chest surgery
  • Severe respiratory conditions
  • Acute digestive bleeding