SP 8 - Acupuncture Point - Diji

SP 8 Names

• English Name: Earth's Crux
• Pinyin Name: Diji
• Chinese Character: 地機

Location

• 3 cun below SP 9 on line connecting SP 9 and the tip of the medial malleolus.
• For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.

SP 8 Clinical Uses

• Xi Cleft Point - acute and painful menstrual issues due to Blood stagnation - clotting, fibroids, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation.
• Male infertility - seminal emission, depleted essence.

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SP 8 Point Associations

SP 8 TCM Patterns

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:

• Kidney Qi Deficiency
• Blood Stagnation

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".

SP 8 Conditions Treated

This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:

• Dysmenorrhea (Menstrual Pain/Cramps)
• Irregular Menstruation
• Fibroids
• Seminal Emission

For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".