Acupoint Medicine - Jie Xi
Nomenclature:
English name/meaning: Ravine Divide
Chinese name: Jie Xi
Chinese pinyin: 解溪
Location:
The acupoint is on the front of the ankle, in the depression between the tendons of the Extensor Digitorum Longus and Extensor Hallucis Longus.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Benefits:
Scientific Benefits:
Treats abdominal distension
Relieves constipation
Treats epilepsy, headache, dizziness, vertigo
Alleviates pain in ankle joint
Recovers muscular atrophy
Treats motor impairment and paralysis of lower extremities
Rebalances emotions
Spirituality Fact:
As a Jing-River point on the Stomach meridian, Jie Xi acupoint can also be used for issues like dyspnea (shortness of breath), cough, chills, and fever. Injury to this point can also result in severe nausea while also draining Qi from the lower extremities causing the legs to be greatly weakened.
Jie Xi acupoint is related to the lymph and groin region of the body, so massaging this point can have lymphatic drainage effects and emotional release from the pelvic region.
Jie Xi acupoint can also be blood let to treat problems of mania, madness and seeing “ghosts”.
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