ST14 (Kufang, “Kufang”) is an acupuncture point on the Stomach Meridian. It is located on the upper chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, directly inferior to ST13 (Qihu). It descends rebellious Lung Qi, stops cough and wheezing, resolves phlegm and pus, and unbinds the chest.
On the upper chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, directly inferior to ST13 (Qihu).
Transverse-oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun, or subcutaneous insertion along the intercostal space. Perpendicular insertion carries a high risk of causing a pneumothorax.
Descends rebellious Lung Qi, stops cough and wheezing, resolves phlegm and pus, and unbinds the chest.
Fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, rebellious upward-moving cough, shallow breathing, profuse sputum that is turbid, frothy, purulent, or bloody, fullness in the chest, abdomen, and both hypochondria, panting, lung cold with cough and wheezing.
Kufang is a primary local point for treating severe Lung conditions characterized by chest fullness and productive cough. Its name, 'Storehouse Chamber,' highlights its role in managing the contents of the chest. It is particularly effective for clearing phlegm-heat and pus from the Lungs, as seen in conditions like lung abscess or bronchitis with purulent sputum. Due to its location over the lung, oblique needling away from the organ is essential.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之一·神照集 · 足陽明胃經圖穴十 · 足陽明胃經所發四十五穴 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
庫房二穴，在氣戶下一寸六分陷者中，夾任脈兩旁各四寸，仰而取之。 《針經》刺入四分，灸五壯According to this text, ST14 lies in the depression 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), 4 cun on each side of the Ren vessel, located with the face upward; the Zhenjing gives needling 0.4 cun and 5 moxa cones.
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
庫房，在氣戶下一寸六分陷者中，足陽明脈氣所發，仰而取之，刺入四分，灸五壯According to this text, ST14 lies in the depression 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), where the foot Yangming qi emerges, located with the face upward; needle 0.4 cun, moxibustion 5 cones.
《黃帝明堂灸經》 Huángdì Míngtáng Jiǔjīng — The Yellow Emperor's Bright Hall Moxibustion Classic, Tang · 卷中 · 側人形第七 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
庫房 二穴，在氣戶下一寸六分陷者宛宛中，仰而取之，灸五壯。 主胸脅支滿，咳逆上氣，呼吸不至息，及肺寒咳嗽，唾膿也According to this text, ST14 lies in the hollow 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), located with the face upward, with 5 moxa cones; it was used for propping fullness of chest and ribs, cough with rising qi, breathing that does not reach full breath, and lung-cold cough with spitting of pus.
《類經圖翼》 Lèijīng Túyì — Illustrated Wings to the Classified Canon, Zhang Jiebin, 1624 · 卷六 · 經絡（四） · 足陽明胃經穴 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
庫房 在氣戶下一寸六分，去中行四寸陷中，仰而取之。 刺三分，灸三壯、五壯。 主治胸脅滿，咳逆上氣，呼吸不利，唾膿血濁沫According to this text, ST14 lies 1.6 cun below Qihu (ST13), 4 cun from the midline, located with the face upward; needle 0.3 cun, moxibustion 3 or 5 cones. It was used for fullness of chest and ribs, cough with rising qi, difficult breathing, and spitting of pus, blood and turbid froth.
ST14 is one of 45 points on the Stomach Meridian. Nearby points:
ST14 (Kufang) is located on the upper chest, in the first intercostal space, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, directly inferior to ST13 (Qihu).
ST14 descends rebellious Lung Qi, stops cough and wheezing, resolves phlegm and pus, and unbinds the chest. Common clinical indications include fullness in the chest and hypochondrium, rebellious upward-moving cough, shallow breathing, profuse sputum that is turbid, frothy, purulent, or bloody, fullness in the chest, abdomen, and both hypochondria, panting, lung cold with cough and wheezing.
Transverse-oblique insertion 0.5 to 1.0 cun, or subcutaneous insertion along the intercostal space. Perpendicular insertion carries a high risk of causing a pneumothorax. Caution: Overlies the thoracic cavity — risk of PNEUMOTHORAX. Needle obliquely or transversely, never deeply or perpendicularly toward the chest wall.
ST14 is a point on the Stomach Meridian (Zú Yángmíng Wèijīng).