Shiqizhui
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Seventeenth Vertebra Point
Location
Below the spinous process of the fifth lumbar vertebra.
Indications
Lumbar pain, thigh pain, paralysis of the lower extremities, irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea.
Traditional Action
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.