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Di Wu Hui: TCM Acupoint Guide

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

Di Wu Hui (Diwuhui)

Location

Between the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones, 1 cun above GB-43 Xiaxi, on the medial side of the tendon of m. extensor digitorum longus (branch to the little toe).

Needling

  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.3 to 0.8 cun.
  • Note: incorrect insertion will not allow the needle to pass between the shafts of the fourth and fifth metatarsal bones.
  • Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Actions

  • Spreads liver qi
  • Clears gall bladder heat

Indications

  • Headache
  • Itching, redness and pain of the eyes
  • Tinnitus
  • Deafness
  • Swelling, redness and pain of the dorsum of the foot
  • Lumbar pain
  • Neuralgia of the foot
  • Low back pain
  • Fullness of the chest
  • Pain of the lateral costal region
  • Swelling and pain of the axilla
  • Distention and pain of the breasts
  • Breast abscess
  • Spitting blood due to internal injury
  • Arthritis
  • Mastitis
  • Pain of the canthus

Contraindications

According to one major classical text, moxibustion is prohibited, otherwise emaciation and death will follow within three years. Modern sources agree that moxibustion is not contraindicated.

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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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