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PC-9

中冲

Zhōng Chōng

Zhongchong

Location · 定位

手中指末端指尖中央

At the center of the tip of the middle finger

Needling

浅刺或点刺出血 0.1–0.1 寸

Special Categories

井穴

Actions · 功效

revives consciousness and opens the orifices
clears heat and drains fire

Indications · 主治

中风昏迷、中暑、昏厥wind-stroke coma, heatstroke, syncope
舌强不语stiff tongue with inability to speak
热病、小儿惊风febrile disease, infantile convulsions

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-zhong-chong-pc,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Zhōng Chōng 中冲 (Zhongchong) — PC-9},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/zhong-chong-pc},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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