bubble_chart Etymology "Xia" (俠) means to connect or pass through, and "bai" (白) refers to the white flesh.
The point is located next to the white meat in the popliteus (biceps muscle belly), hence its name.
bubble_chart Location
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Xiabai (LU4) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the inner side of the arm, 5 cun above the elbow crease, in the depression on the radial edge of the biceps brachii. 4 cun below the front of the armpit crease and 1 cun below
Tianfu (LU3).
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Under Tianfu (LU3), in the middle of the artery."
- Shoushi Baoyuan: "First, ink is applied above the nipple, then both hands are extended straight and placed to enclose the area. The inked spot is the acupuncture point."
bubble_chart Anatomy
- Muscles: biceps brachii, brachialis.
- Nerve: lateral brachial cutaneous nerve, musculocutaneous nerve.
- Vessels: Cephalic vein and muscular branches of brachial artery and vein.
bubble_chart Manipulation
Perpendicular insertion 0.5~1 cun. Moxibustion with moxa cone 3 to 5 cones, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 to 15 minutes.
bubble_chart Efficacy
Ventilate lung, calm heart.
- Classic: cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, dry retching, and red or white sweat spots.
- Modern: bronchitis, tachycardia, rheumatic heart disease, upper arm pain, and median nerve pain.
bubble_chart Combinations
- Rheumatic heart disease: Xiabai (LU4), Jinggu (BL64).
