SP 8 Acupuncture Point - Di Ji - Spleen Meridian
- Chinese Name Diji
- English Name Earth's Crux
- Location: 3 cun below SP 9 on line connecting SP 9 and the tip of the medial malleolus.
- Point Associations:
- Xi Cleft Point.
- Actions & Effects:
- Xi Cleft Point - acute and painful menstrual issues due to Blood stagnation - clotting, fibroids, dysmenorrhea.
- Male infertility.
- Spleen Meridian Points (21):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
For a complete list of valuable resources, see our Acupuncture Theory Resources section. The most recommended texts are below:
