ACUPUNCTURE
Fu Jie: TCM Acupoint Guide
FUJIE
Name
Fu Jie (Fujie)
Location
On the lower abdomen, 1.3 cun inferior to SP-15 Daheng and 4 cun lateral to the midline, on the lateral side of m. rectus abdominis. An alternate source says it is 3 cun above SP-13 Fushe and 3.5 cun lateral to the median line.
Needling
- Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Perpendicular insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
- Caution: deep needling on thin patients may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
Actions
- Warms and benefits the Lower Jiao
- Regulates qi
- Descends rebellion
Indications
- Tension
- Qi stagnation
- Dysenteric disorder
- Diarrhea due to a cold abdomen
- Running piglet
- Heart pain
- Cough
- Pain around the umbilicus
- Abdominal distention
- Hernia
- Diarrhea
- Constipation
Notes
This is a powerful point to resolve qi stagnation in the abdomen.
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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