[Origin]
Xia, Tongxiao; Bai, white meat. The point is located next to the white meat in the popliteus (biceps muscle belly), hence its name.
[Location]
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Xiabai (LU4) point
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
On the inner side of the arm, 5 inches above the elbow crease, in the depression on the radial edge of the biceps brachii. When the front armpit line is 4 inches below the head, it is 1 inch below the
Tianfu (LU3).
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Under Tianfu (LU3), remove the fifth cubital artery."
- Shoushi Baoyuan: "First apply ink on the nipple, and stretch your hands straight to pinch it. The place where the ink is stained is a hole."
[Anatomy]
- Muscles: biceps brachii, brachialis.
- Nerve: lateral brachial cutaneous nerve, musculocutaneous nerve.
- Vessels: Cephalic vein and muscular branches of brachial artery and vein.
[Manipulation]
Perpendicular insertion 0.5~1 inch. moxa cone moxibustion 3 to 5 minutes, moxibustion with moxa stick 5 to 15 minutes.
[Efficacy]
ventilating lung, calming the heart.
- Classic: cough, heart pain, shortness of breath, dry vomiting, tinea versicolor.
- Modern: bronchitis, tachycardia, wind-dampness heart disease, upper arm pain, median neuralgia.
[Recipe]
- wind-dampness heart disease: Xiabai (LU4), Jinggu (BL64).
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