Acupoint Medicine - Ba Xie
Nomenclature:
English name/meaning: Eight Pathogens
Chinese name: Ba Xie
Chinese pinyin: 八邪
Location:
With a loose fist, the eight points are located on the dorsum of the hand, at the junction of the red and white skin of hand webs.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Benefits:
Scientific Benefits:
Treats snake bite
Treats swelling, numbness and pain at the dorsum of the hand
Alleviates eye pain
Spirituality Fact:
Ba Xie are found under the group of extra points, meaning that they do not lie on the traditional acupuncture meridian lines.
The extra acupuncture points are those that do not belong to any major or extra energy channels.
As the name suggests, acupuncturing these points can clear the major pathogenic factors according to Traditional Chinese Medicine theories, namely Wind, Cold, Summer Heat, Dampness, Dryness and Fire.
Hands are the extensions of the heart. Therefore stimulating Ba Xie can also treat all conditions related to the Heart and emotions.
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