Dongru's exact location and function

Rugen acupoint belongs to the liver and gallbladder meridian of the foot, and is mainly used to treat breast pain, mastitis, insufficient milk, chest pain, etc. The location of the Ruzhong point is on the chest, directly below the nipple, in the depression at the base of the breast. Most people may not be familiar with the exact location of the Rugen acupoint and its acupoint treatment methods. Let’s take a look at the precise location and functions of Dongru below.

Ruzhong acupoint location map

The location of Ruzhong point is on the chest, at the 4th intercostal space, in the center of the nipple, 4 inches away from the anterior center line.

Basic Concepts of Ruzhong Point

1. Ruzhong point, from the "Acupuncture and Moxibustion Jia Yi Jing". It belongs to the Stomach Meridian of Foot Yangming.

2. Other names: Nipple point, Dangru point.

3. "Ru" refers to breast; "Zhong" means "normal". "Shou" means head. "Dang" means directly facing. The names "Ruzhong", "Rushou" and "Dangru" all refer to this point as the nipple mark and have no other meanings.

The role and efficacy of Ruzhong acupoint

1. Promote digestion, relieve cough, asthma, sore throat, swollen neck, supraclavicular pain, insufficient milk secretion, etc.;

2. The effect of massaging the Ruzhong point: opening the orifices and relieving the cold.

The role of Ruzhong acupoint

1. Acupuncture points for epilepsy: Zutonggu, Taichong, Sizhukong, Ruzhong

2. Acupuncture points for sexual frigidity: Ruzhong point, Huiyin point, Huiyang point, Jingmen point

3. Acupuncture points for postpartum hemorrhage: Ruzhong point and Huiyin point

Common problems with Ruzhong acupoint

1. The breast is where milk comes out. Milk is a liquid substance, and the nipple is located at the upper position in the body's plane coordinates. Why can liquid substances in the body come out from the upper position? This is because human breast milk is transformed from essence and gas. Essence is hot and its transformation in the body's movement is a vaporization process. The vaporized gas rises from the ground to the sky, where it cools and vaporizes again. The vaporized milk then exits the nipple under the high internal pressure of the human body (there is a pressure difference inside and outside the nipple when it is open). This is why breast milk can exit the skin through the layer of gas.

2. This point cannot be treated with acupuncture or moxibustion.