地機 (Dìjī) — Earth Pivot
Spleen channel · point 8
Traditionally used for
- Digestion
- Bowel health
- Urinary & fluids
- Menstrual & women's health
Location
On the medial side of the lower leg, just posterior to the medial border of the tibia, 3 cun below SP9 — at the junction of the upper third and lower two-thirds of the line from the apex of the patella to the prominence of the medial malleolus.
How to locate: Measure one handbreadth (3 cun) straight down from SP9 below the medial condyle of the tibia; the point is just behind the medial border of the tibia, on the line from SP9 to the medial malleolus.
Distances are in cun, a proportional unit — how to measure.
3D view
3D view not available for this point: its position can't be carried onto the 3D model reliably (it failed a placement check). The 2D maps above show it.
Needling
Cited needling
Techniques — the source gives these as alternatives:
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Perpendicular insertionDepth 1–1.5 cunskindeeper
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Oblique insertionDepth 1–1.5 cunskindeeper
Depths describe average adult habitus in the cited population, never a single safe number for the patient in front of you. Palpate and adjust.
Sources (1)
- Deadman P, Al-Khafaji M, Baker K. A Manual of Acupuncture. Hove: Journal of Chinese Medicine Publications; 1998 — p. 193 Supports: techniques (names this point)
Site notes · not cited
Functions
- Regulates the Spleen and resolves dampness
- Invigorates blood and relieves acute menstrual pain
- Regulates the uterus
Indications
Balance Method partners
Under Dr. Tan's six systems, SP8 at the lower leg balances these channels at the regions its segment images.
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1. Same Chinese nameLung channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Lung channel →
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2. Branching (Bie Jing / Zang Fu Bie Tong)Small Intestine channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Small Intestine channel →
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3. Interior–exterior pairStomach channelLower leg, Calf · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Stomach channel →
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4. Chinese clock oppositeTriple Energiser channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Triple Energiser channel →
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5. Chinese clock neighbourHeart channelForearm · Mirror (arm ↔ leg)Upper arm · Reversed mirrorChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Heart channel →
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6. Same channelSpleen channelLower leg, Calf · Same segment, opposite sideChest, Upper back · Image, head at the hand/footUpper abdomen, Lower back · Image, head toward the elbow/kneeSolve for the Spleen channel →
Clinical Notes
Sources
- World Health Organization. WHO Standard Acupuncture Point Locations in the Western Pacific Region. Manila: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2008. (Location.)
- Focks C, ed. Atlas of Acupuncture. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier, 2008. (Locating method and actions.)
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