Ren

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巨阙 · Juque

Great Tower Gate

Just below the breastbone, heart alarm point.

Front-mu of the Heart

Use caution

System

Channel: Ren (Ren)
Element: Not one of the five
Yin or yang: yin
Organ system: Sea of yin
Region: Abdomen
Limb rule: Anterior midline

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Where it is

On the midline, about two thumb-widths below the bottom of the breastbone.

Nearby: Heart and stomach region, xiphoid above. Do not press up under the breastbone.

Traditionally said to

Front-mu of the Heart. Taught for chest oppression and a restless spirit when the pattern is placed in the upper abdomen. Chest pain is still chest pain.

What people look up

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Acupressure

Very soft contact below the sternum, 20–30 seconds. Not up under the bone.

When not to press: Pressure, squeezing, or pain in the chest: emergency care, not a point.

About 30–90 seconds is the usual window, unless the step above is shorter. Stop if pain, dizziness, or anything unusual shows up.

Licensed practice only

Needle depth, angle, electroacupuncture

Textbook language for students. Not instructions. A cun is a body-inch on that person, not a ruler inch. Do not needle yourself.

Depth

Often 0.5–1 cun, oblique downward in some manuals to avoid the liver on the right and the heart above. Advanced. Confirm.

Angle

Perpendicular or slightly inferior. Not toward the heart.

Electroacupuncture

Introductory charts rarely assign a standard electroacupuncture setting here. Clinics that use current choose frequency and intensity for that person. No milliamp figure is given, because copying one would be misleading.