Sp8 Diji ( XiCleft Point , Rp8 )

Location 3 cun below Sp9 , on the line connecting Sp9 and the medial malleolus

Indications Abdominal pain and distension , diarrhea , edema , dysuria , nocturnal emission , irregular menstruation , dysmenorrhea

Method Puncture perpendicularly - 0 . 5 - - 1 . 0 inch . Moxibustion is applicable

Vasculature Anteriorly , the great saphenous vein and the branch of the genu suprema artery ; deeper , the posterior tibial artery and vein .

Innervation Superficially , the medial crural cutaneous nerve deeper , in the posterior aspect , the tibial nerve .