ACUPUNCTURE
Pi Rui Xue: TCM Acupoint Guide
Name
Pi Xue (Pixue)
Location
0.5 cun lateral to the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra.
Needling
Slanted insertion toward the spine, 0.5 to 1 cun.
Indications
- Hepatitis
- Pancreatitis
- Splenomegaly
- Spleen hyperfunction
Notes
This is one of the vertebral points, M-BW-35 Huatoujiaji.
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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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