ACUPUNCTURE
Niu Shang Xue: TCM Acupoint Guide
NIUSHANGXUE
Name
Niu Shang Xue (Niushangxue)
Location
1/4 of the distance from LI-11 Quchi to SJ-4 Yangchi on the forearm (approximately the same location as LI-9 Shanglian).
Needling
Straight insertion, 1-2 cun.
Indications
- Acute sprain of the lower back
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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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