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.