T8 Huatuo Acupuncture Point

• English Name: Sides of Spine at T8
• Pinyin Name: Huatuojiaji
• Chinese Character: 華佗夾脊

T8 Huatuo Clinical Usages

• T8 (Left) innervates the esophagus and is used for conditions such as reflux and a range of digestive issues worsened by poor diet and drinking too many fluids with meals.  Also useful as support points for leg and foot problems.
• T8 (Right) innervates the pancreas and is used for blood sugar related conditions as well as a range of blood or organ related cancers, pancreatic, bone marrow, blood, hodkin's lymphoma, leukemia, etc.
• Used extensively within the Tam Healing System and Tong Ren Therapy. May be needled and used with tuina and/or tonren therapy.

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

• Leg Pain
• Digestive Issues
• Acid Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Esophageal Cancer
• Leukemia
• Bone Cancer
• Diabetes Type I
• Diabetes Type II
• Pancreatic Cancer

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

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