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Acupuncture Points on the Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin

Yuan (Source) Point
Shu-Stream & Earth Point

Actions:

Tonifies the Spleen and resolves dampness and damp-heat
Harmonizes the Spleen and Stomach
Regulates Qi

Indications:

Gastric pain, abdominal distension, constipation, dysentery, vomiting diarrhea, borborygmus, sluggish-ness, beriberi.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the medial side of the foot in the depression proximal and inferior to the head of the first metatarsal bone.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint, in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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