Sp-8

Sp-8

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
After 4th monthAcupuncture
Channel
Element
English
Earth Pivot
Name
地機
Transliteration
Diji
Special Point
Xi-CleftKey Point
Description
Xi-Cleft point of the Spleen channel
Indications
menstruation blood the spleen dampness acute conditions
Kinesiology
key point for menstruation key point for lower region of the body
Channel Psychology
Sp: worry, anxiety, over thinking, fulfilled. My best is not good enough.
Key Spirit Point Themes
Stagnation re needs knife like menstrual pain
Symptoms
Irregular menstruation, painful & difficult menstruation, abdominal masses in women, distension of the abdomen and lateral costal region, pain of the abdomen, poor appetite, diarrhoea with thin stools, inflamed colon, difficult urination, oedema, white vaginal discharge, seminal emission, lumbar pain, insufficiency of essence
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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.