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Dian Xian: TCM Acupoint Guide

DIANXIAN
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Dian Xian (Dianxian)

Location

At the midpoint of a line drawn from DU-14 Dazhui to the tip of the coccyx. This is usually below the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.

Needling

Moxibustion.

Indications

  • Epilepsy
  • Seizures

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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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