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Spleen Channel
The Spleen Channel of the Foot Tai Yin
Term | Definition |
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SP 1 | on the medial side of the great toe, 0.1 cun to the corner of the nail |
SP 2 | on the medial side of the great toe, anterior and inferior to the 1st metatarso-phalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin |
SP 3 | at the medial aspect of the foot, posterior and inferior to the head of the 1st metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin |
SP 4 | in the depression distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin |
SP 5 | draw a straight line along the anterior and the inferior border of the medial malleolus respectively. The point is where the lines cross. |
SP 6 | 3 cun directly above the tip of medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the medial aspect of the tibia |
SP 7 | 3 cun in the depression above SP 6 at the posterior border of the tibia |
SP 8 | 3 cun below SP 9 on the line connecting SP 9 and medial malleolus |
SP 9 | on the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the depression on the medial border of the tibia |
SP 10 | when knee is flexed, the point is 2 cun above the mediosuperior border of the patella, on the bulge of the medial portion of . quadriceps femoris |
SP 11 | 6 cun above SP 10, on the line drawn from SP 10 to SP 12 |
SP 12 | superior to the lateral end of the inguinal groove, lateral to the pulsating external iliac artery, at the level of the upper border of symphysis, 3.5 cun lateral to REN 2 |
SP 13 | 4 cun below the center of the umbilicus, 0.7 cun superior to SP 12, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
SP 14 | 1.3 cun below ST 15, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of m. rectus abdominis |
SP 15 | 4 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus, lateral to m. rectus abdominis |
SP 16 | 3 cun above the center of umbilicus and 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
SP 17 | in the 5th intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
SP 18 | in the 4th intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
SP 19 | in the 3rd intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
SP 20 | in the second intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline |
SP 21 | on the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla, between the axilla and the free end of the 11th rib |