Spleen Flashcards
SP-4 Gōngsūn - location
On the medial side of the foot, in the depression distal and inferior to the base of the first metatarsal bone.
SP-14 Fùjié - location
On the lower abdomen, 1.3 cun inferior to Dàhéng SP-15, 4 cun lateral to the midline.
SP-17 Shídòu - location
On the lateral side of the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the midline.
SP-6 Sānyīnjiāo - actions
- Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach •
- Resolves dampness •
- Harmonises the Liver and tonifies the Kidneys •
- Regulates menstruation and induces labour •
- Harmonises the lower jiao •
- Regulates urination and benefits the genitals •
- Calms the spirit •
- Invigorates blood •
- Activates the channel and alleviates pain
SP-5 Shāngqiū - location
On the medial side of the ankle, in the depression which lies at the junction of straight lines drawn along the anterior and inferior borders of the medial malleolus.
Yuan source point
SP-3 Tàibái
SP-16 Fùāi - location
On the abdomen, in the depression at the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle, 3 cun superior to Dàhéng SP-15. Note: in some patients with a narrow subcostal angle, this point may fall on the costal margin; the options then are to i. locate more medially, ii. needle transversely on the costal margin, iii. select a different point.
• Xing-Spring and ______ point of the Spleen channel
Fire
SP-2 Dàdū
SP-10 Xuèhǎi location
2 cun proximal to the superior border of the patella, in the tender depression on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle, directly above Yīnlíngquán SP-9.
• Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Kidney channels
SP-6 Sānyīnjiāo
SP-21 Dàbāo - location
On the mid-axillary line, in the seventh intercostal space. Note: some sources locate this point in the sixth intercostal space.
• Shu-Stream, Yuan-Source and Earth point of the Spleen channel
SP-3 Tàibái
SP-15 Dàhéng - location
On the abdomen, in the depression at the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle level with the umbilicus.
Commonly used for constipation, often in preference to Tianshu ST-25. Also indicated for cold or damp diarrhoea and dysenteric disorder
Lower abdominal pain, cold and pain of the lower abdomen, cold or damp Diarrhoea, dysentery can disorder, constipation, sensation of heat in the hypogastrium with sighing
Favored for constipation
Like Taiyi ST-23 and Huaroumen ST-24, treats disorders of the spirit: propensity to sadness, sighing.
SP-15 Dàhéng
SP-11 Jīmén - location
On the medial side of the upper leg, 6 cun proximal to Xuèhǎi SP-10, on a line connecting Xuèhǎi SP-10 with Chōngmén SP-12.
• Meeting point of the Spleen channel with the Yin Linking vessel
SP-16 Fùāi
SP-6 Sānyīnjiāo - location
on the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression close to the medial crest of the tibia.
SP-8 Dìjī - location
On the medial side of the lower leg, 3 cun inferior to Yīnlíngquán SP-9, in a depression just posterior to the medial crest of the tibia.
SP-3 Tàibái - location
On the medial side of the foot in the depression proximal and inferior to the head of the first metatarsal bone.
