Yixi BL45: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Nomenclature:

Yixi: a sighing sound
If the patient is asked to say “Yixi” when the point is being located, the doctor’s finger may feel the vocal fremitus.
Point: BL45
Chinese Name: 譩譆
Name: Yixi
English Name/Meaning: Yi Xi
Pinyin: yì xǐ
Han Geul 한글: ui hoe 의회
Romaji: i ki(?)
Vietnamese:Y hy

Location:

3 cun lateral to Lingtai (GV10), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the sixth thoracic vertebra, on the spinal border of the scapula.

Functions:

Release the exterior and clears heat, opens the lungs and invigorates the channel.

Indications:

Cough , asthma, pain of the shoulder and back.

Method:

Oblique insertion towards lateral 0.3 to 0.5 cun.

Precautions:

Deep perpendicular or needling in a wrong direction carries a substantial risk of causing a pneumothorax.