ACUPUNCTURE
Xia Bai: TCM Acupoint Guide
XIABAI
Name
Xia Bai (Xiabai)
Location
On the antero-lateral aspect of the upper arm, 4 cun inferior to the axillary fold and 5 cun superior to LU-5 Chize, in the depression between the lateral border of the biceps brachii muscle and the shaft of the humerus.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
- Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Descends lung qi
- Regulates qi and blood in the chest
Indications
- Nausea
- Nervousness
- Dry mouth
- Red joints due to arthritis and rheumatism
- Epistaxis
- Cough
- Fullness in the chest
- Agitation and fullness
- Purple-white wind blotches (pityriasis versicolor)
- Retching
- Cardiac pain
- Excessive perspiration
- Bronchitis
- Asthma
- Pain along the medial side of the upper arm
- Dyspnea
- Shortness of breath
- Heart pain
- Palpitations
Notes
A wonderful point for cleansing and revitalizing.
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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