ACUPUNCTURE
Yi She: TCM Acupoint Guide
YISHE
Name
Yi She (Yishe)
Location
3 cun lateral to the midline, level with the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra and level with UB-20 Pishu.
Needling
- Oblique insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Caution: deep perpendicular or oblique needling in a medial direction carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.
- Slanted insertion, 0.5 to 0.8 cun.
- Moxibustion is applicable.
Actions
- Clears damp-heat
- Regulates the spleen and stomach
- Tonifies the spleen
- Stimulates memory and concentration
Indications
- Distention and fullness of the abdomen
- Distention and pain of the chest and lateral costal regions
- Slippery diarrhea
- Difficult ingestion
- Vomiting
- Reddish-yellow urine
- Heat in the body with yellow face and eyes
- Jaundice
- Epigastric and abdominal pain and distention
- Back pain
- Wasting and thirsting disorder
- Aversion to wind and cold
- Borborygmus
- Difficulty swallowing
- Hepatitis
- Cholecystitis
- Gastritis
- Belching
- Anorexia
- Nausea
Notes
This point tonifies the mental aspect of the spleen.
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.
Spotted an error or a better source? Tell us — corrections are logged on our editorial policy page.
Did this article help you?
Your answer shapes what gets rewritten next.
Keep readingRelated entries
Si Zhu Kong: TCM Acupoint Guide
NAME SIZHUKONG LOCATION Located in the depression lateral to the corner of the eyebrow.
Yin Bao: TCM Acupoint Guide
Yin Bao (Yinbao) is 4 cun above LIV-8 Ququan, in the cleft between m. vastus medialis and m. sartorius. Actions: adjusts menstruation, regulates the Lower.
Jian Jing: TCM Acupoint Guide
Jian Jing (Jianjing). At the highest point of the shoulder, midway between DU-14 Dazhui and the acromion, at the crest of the trapezius muscle. Caution.
Zu Wu Li: TCM Acupoint Guide
Zu Wu Li (Zuwuli) is 3 cun below ST-30 Qichong, below the pubic tubercle. Actions: clears damp-heat, benefits the Lower Jiao. Indications: retention of.
Something this article did not cover?
Ask us directly. We reply within two days, and good questions become public articles.
Ask a question →