ACUPUNCTURE
Xi Shang: TCM Acupoint Guide
XISHANG
Name
Xi Shang (Xishang)
Location
At the forearm, 3 cun above PC-4.
Needling
Straight insertion, 1-2 cun.
Indications
- Palpitations
- Cardiac valvular disease
- Mastitis
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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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