Ponto Shu do FígadoPonto adjacente do FígadoDangerTórax
Depth
00.5 cun3.0
Oblique insertion
Precautions
High risk of pneumothorax. Risk of pneumothorax (inferred from depth notes of associated thoracic points).
📍 Location (classical)
On the back, 1.5 cun lateral to the inferior border of the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra (T9). (Note: there is no standard back-shu point at T8.)
🧭 How to find it (practical)
In ventral or lateral decubitus, locate the point below the spinous process of the ninth thoracic vertebra, 1.5 cun lateral to Jin Suo (GV-8).
🔬 Anatomy
Latissimus dorsi and erector spinae muscles.
💉 Needling
0.5 cun, perpendicularly or in an oblique medial-caudal direction.
📜 Etymology
Gan (肝), Liver; Shu (俞), point. Place where the Qi of the Gan (Liver) reaches the back.
