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Spleen Channel
Spleen Primary Channel of the Foot Taiyin
Relation | acupuncture point or relation |
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A. [EXTERNAL PATHWAY] The Spleen primary channel begins at the | medial |
side of the tip of the | 1. BIG TOE |
at acupuncture point Sp1, runs along the | medial |
aspect of the foot, following the border where the skin changes color, ascends in front of the | 2. MEDIAL MALLEOLUS (inner ankle) |
acupuncture point Sp5, follows the | posterior |
border of the | tibia |
up the | medial |
aspect of the leg to a point 8 cun superior to the medial malleolus where it crosses (and then travels anterior to ) the Liver channel, ascends along the | medial |
aspect of the | 3. KNEE |
and the | antero-medial |
aspect of the | 4. THIGH |
to the lower abdomen where it intersects with the Ren channel at Ren3, Ren4 and Ren10 before entering the | 5. SPLEEN |
and connecting with the | 6. STOMACH |
emerges in the region of the Stomach and ascends first at 4 cun lateral to the midline then at 6 cun lateral to the midline, passing through acupuncture points GB24, Liv24, and Lu1, and descends to terminate in the | seventh intercostal space |
on the mid-axillary line at acupuncture point Sp21. | |
B. [INTERNAL PATHWAY] A branch ascends through the | 7. DIAPHRAGM |
runs alongside the | 8. ESOPHOGUS |
and spreads over the lower surface of the | tongue |
Another branch ascends from the | 9. STOMACH |
passes through the | 10. DIAPHRAGM |
and flows to link with the | 11. HEART |
Which three organs does the Spleen Primary Channel enter/cross/connect? | STOMACH, SPLEEN, and HEART |
Which extremity is the Splee primary channel on? | Lower extremities on the medial aspect of the leg |