ACUPUNCTURE
Zhi Xie: TCM Acupoint Guide
ZHIXIE
Name
Zhi Xie (Zhixie)
Location
2.5 cun below the navel, on the midline of the abdomen.
Needling
Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
Indications
- Enteritis
- Round worms in the intestinal tract
- Retention of urine
- Enuresis
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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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