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SP Points - LeslieC
SP Points Location Description
Question | Answer |
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Spleen Meridian (SP) - The Foot Greater Yin (Tai Yin) of the Spleen - 21 points | |
SP1 YinBai | 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail, on the medial side of the great toe. |
SP2 Dadu | On medial side of the great toe, distal and inferior to the 1st Metatarsophalangeal joint in a depression at the juncture of the red and white skin. |
SP3 Taibai | Proximal and inferior to the head of the 1st metatarsal bone in a depression at the junction of the red and white skin. |
SP4 Gongsun | In a depression distal and inferior to the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin. |
SP5 Shangqui | In a depression distal and inferior to the medial malleolus, midway between the tuberosity of the navicular bone and the tip of the medial malleolus. |
SP6 Sanyinjiao | 3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus on the posterior border of the tibia. Contraindicated to needle during pregnancy. |
SP7 Lougu | 6 cun from the tip of the medial malleolus on line connecting tip of medial malleolus and SP9 on the posterior border of the tibia (3 cun above SP6) |
SP8 Diji | 3 cun below SP9 on line connecting SP 9 and medial malleolus. |
SP9 Yinlingquan | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the depression between the posterior border of the tibia and gastrocnemius muscle. |
SP10 Xuehai | With the knee in flexion, 2 cun superior to the superior border of the patella, on the buldge of the medial portion of the quadraceps femoris muscle. |
SP11 Jimen | 6 cun above SP10 on the line connecting SP12 and SP10. |
SP12 Chongmen | 3.5 cun lateral to the midline at CV2, in the inguinal region, on the lateral side of the femoral artery. Avoid femoral artery when needling! |
SP13 Fushe | 0.7 cun laterosuperior to SP12 and 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. |
SP14 Fujie | 1.3 cun below SP15 and 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on lateral side of rectus abdominis muscle. |
SP15 Daheng | 4 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus, lateral to rectus abdominus muscle. |
SP16 Fuai | 3 cun above SP 15 and 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline at CV11. |
SP17 Shidou | 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the 5th intercostal space. |
SP18 Tianxi | 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the 4th intercostal space. |
SP19 Xiongxiang | 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the 3rd intercostal space. |
SP20 Zhourong | 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the 2nd intercostal space. |
SP21 Dabao | On the midaxillary line, 6 cun inferior to the anterior axillary crease. Midway between the axilla and the free end of the eleventh rib. |