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Acupuncture Points on the Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin

Xi (Cleft) Point

Actions:

Regulates menstruation and invigorates blood
Harmonizes the Spleen and resolves dampness
Moderates acute conditions

Indications:

Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, edema, dysuria, nocturnal emission, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Yinlingquan SP-9, in a depression just posterior to the medial crest of the tibia.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: 3 cun below Yinlingquan (SP-9), on the line connecting Yinlingquan (SP-9) and the medial malleolus.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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