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PC-4

郄门

Xì Mén

Ximen

Location · 定位

前臂掌侧，曲泽与大陵连线上，腕横纹上5寸

On the palmar aspect of the forearm, on the line between PC-3 (Quze) and PC-7 (Daling), 5 cun above the wrist crease

Needling

直刺 0.5–1 寸

可灸

Special Categories

郄穴

Actions · 功效

quiets the heart and calms the spirit
quickens the blood and stops bleeding
broadens the chest and regulates qi

Indications · 主治

心痛、心悸、胸闷heart pain, palpitations, chest oppression
呕血、衄血hematemesis, nosebleed
疔疮boils

Editor-reviewed· 2026-04-16

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-xi-men,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Xì Mén 郄门 (Ximen) — PC-4},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/xi-men},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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