Spleen 8, Di Ji
地機, dì jī, "Earth's Crux"


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Pinyin Pronunciation:
Alternate Names:
NamePin YinChineseTranslated
Pi Shepí shè脾舍Spleen Abode
Meridian
Meridian:
Spleen  Browse
Reference Source
Reference Source:
Location
Point Location:
  • CAM
3 cun below Yinlingquan (SP-9), on the line connecting Yinlingquan (SP-9) and the medial malleolus.
  • Deadman
On the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Yinlingquan Spleen 9, in a depression just posterior to the medial crest of the tibia.
How To Find It
1. This point is most readily located one handbreadth inferior to Yinglingquan SP-9. 2. Alternatively it may be located at the junction of the upper third and the lower two thirds of a line dawn between the popliteal crease and the prominence of t
Innervation
Innervation:
Superficially, the medial crural cutaneous nerve; deeper, in the posterior aspect, the tibial nerve.
Vasculature
Vasculature:
Anteriorly, the great saphenous vein and the branch of the genusuprema artery;deeper, the posterior tibial artery and vein.
Cautions
Cautions:
No cautions at this time
Technique
Technique:
  • CAM
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch.
  • Deadman
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 1 to 1.5 cun.

Special Groups:
  • Xi-Cleft Point - Spleen

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