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(Ji Xie, that is, the area below the costal margin) belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian (The *Ling Shu* states: The meridian of the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder follows the chest and passes below Ji Xie. It also states: The divergent branch of the Foot-Shaoyang enters between Ji Xie, runs along the interior of the chest, and connects with the Gallbladder). It also belongs to the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian (The *Ling Shu* states: If one becomes extremely angry, Qi ascends but fails to descend, accumulating under the hypochondrium, thereby injuring the Liver. The *Su Wen* states: Patients with Liver disease experience pain in both hypochondria radiating to the lower abdomen, making them prone to anger. It further states: The manifestation of Liver Cough involves pain in both hypochondria during coughing; in severe cases, the body cannot turn, and turning causes fullness in both [hypochondria]. The *Zhong Zang Jing* states: In cases of Liver Deficiency Cold, there is hardness and pain under the hypochondrium, blindness, arm pain, chills resembling Malaria, anorexia, amenorrhea in women, shortness of breath, and the pulse is deep and weak at the left Guan position). It concurrently belongs to the Hand-Taiyin Lung Meridian (The *Ling Shu* states: The sinews of the Hand-Taiyin Lung converge below Ben, reaching Ji Xie. Their pathology includes Qi stagnation, hypochondrial tension, and hemoptysis; treatment involves burning needles for rapid puncture, repeated until symptoms resolve. Zhu Danxi stated: Left-sided hypochondriac pain is mostly due to retained blood causing pain, while right-sided hypochondriac pain is entirely due to Phlegm accumulation. Although Phlegm-Qi can also flow into the left side, it must contend with Blood to cause pain, unlike right-sided pain which is unrelated to Blood). It also serves as the meeting point of the Five Zang Organs (The *Nan Jing* states: The Zang organs meet at Ji Xie. Annotation: Zang refers to the Five Zang organs. Ji Xie refers to Zhangmen [LR13], also known as Xie Liao. Located 9 cun lateral to the umbilicus on both sides, directly opposite Ji Xie, it is a point of the Foot-Jueyin Liver Meridian. The Dai Mai originates here and is the Mu-Alarm point of the Spleen. Since the Spleen receives grain Qi and distributes it to all Zang organs, the Zang Qi meets at Ji Xie. For symptoms of inability to eat accompanied by fever, moxibustion may be applied to Zhangmen. Zhang Jiegu stated: Hypochondriac pain relates to the Liver; body heat and irritability relate to the Heart; heaviness and fullness relate to the Spleen; alternating chills and fever relate to the Lung; cold and reversal in the lower legs relate to the Kidney).

(Beneath Ji Xie, referring to the soft empty areas on both sides of the spine) belongs to the Foot-Shaoyin Kidney Meridian and the intersection of the Dai Mai (The *Ling Shu* states: The regular pathway of the Foot-Shaoyin reaches the Kidney and exits at the fourteenth vertebral level to connect with the Dai Mai. Wang Bing annotated: The exterior of the Kidney corresponds to this location). It also belongs to the Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian and the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian (The *Ling Shu* states: The straight branch of the sinews of the Foot-Shaoyang ascends to Ji Xie, and its pathology involves pain in Ji Xie. The *Su Wen* states: [A certain] collateral connects Ji Xie, drawing pain and distension from the lower abdomen; needle [a certain] point. This point is located at the medial edge of the shoulder blade, adjacent to the sixth thoracic vertebra. Pressing with the hand while asking the patient to groan induces a pulsating sensation under the finger, indicating the emission of Qi from the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian).