KI-27 Shufu - Storehouse
More Spirit Names: Transporting Point Mansion, Shu Mansion, Transport Treasury, Transport Mansion, Conveying Palace
| English: | Shu Mansion |
| Also Known As: | Transport House Storehouse Transporting Point Mansion Conveying Palace Hollow Residence |
Location
- In the depression on the lower border of the clavicle, 2 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Note: the 2 cun line is located halfway between the midline and the mammilary line. - 2 cun lateral to the REN channel, in the depression on the lower border of the clavicle.
- 2 cun lateral to REN-21 Xuanji, in the depression beneath the inferior margin of the medial end of the clavicle.
Needling
- Puncture obliquely 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Transverse insertion directed laterally along the inferior border of the clavicle 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Caution: deep perpendicular or oblique needling may puncture the Lung.
- Slanted insertion 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
Command Functions
Actions
- Stimulates the Kidneys' function of reception of Qi
- Subdues Rebellious Qi
- Stops cough and wheezing
- Calms asthma
- Resolves Phlegm
- Unbinds the chest
- Harmonizes the Stomach
- Lowers Rebellious Qi
Indications
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Combinations
Vomiting with fullness of the chest | Rebellious Qi with dyspnea and an inability to catch the breath | Coughing and wheezing with Phlegm |
Contraindications
- This point is said to be contraindicated during menstruation.
Notes
- This is a good point to balance the corpus callosum to balance the right and left hemispheres of the brain.
- This point is a storehouse of Spirit.
- This is an important local point for the treatment of asthma from Kidney Deficiency.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | This point has more to do with reserves: the basic energy reserve. It is the final point of the Kidney, and a lot of energy in the meridian accumulates here, a lot of energy to tap into. It lies close to the Stomach meridian (ST-11), so nourishment and reserves are central to it. It sits high in the upper burner, at its top, where receiving begins, and is the outermost point for giving reserves, sexual energy among them. It gets the energy more available. It stores will and essence, ambition and tenacity, perseverance and determination, with a close relationship to Earth that affects the reserves of every Official. |
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| Worsley | With profound, clever foresight, it stores every vital essence, makes sure the supply is replenished, and assures us that the seeds will be kept safe for the continuation of all life, even in winter's cold and darkness. Nature gathers the seeds, revitalizes and protects them, and stores them for us so that every generation inherits the precious Mandate of Heaven. Location: 2 ACI from the midline, in the hollow between the lower border of the clavicle and the 1st rib. |
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From Class
- KI-22 to KI-27 (chest 'shu' points): 12 chest shu points (KI-22–27 bilateral), 2 cun from midline, represent the Kidneys and can switch genetic information; rarely needled because of their sacredness. (Yuen)
- KI-27 Shufu (Shu Mansion / Treasury): Completion of the Water element and the endowment of wisdom. (Lewis)
- KI-27 Shufu with PC-6: After the abdomen, combine with chest points KI-22–27; if unsure use KI-27 (resonance of all chest shu points) paired with PC-6. (Yuen)
- Kidney qi: KI-12 to KI-14, KI-19, KI-27, Ren-4, Ren-6, Du points: Tonify kidney qi in cancer via Chong/Ren points KI-13, KI-14, KI-19, KI-27, Ren-4, Ren-6; enzyme protocols (Gerson, Kelley) fail when kidneys are weak. (Yuen)