Acupuncture Points on the Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin
- Yuan (Source) Point
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Shu-Stream & Earth Point
Tonifies the Spleen and resolves dampness and damp-heatHarmonizes the Spleen and Stomach Regulates Qi
Gastric pain, abdominal distension, constipation, dysentery, vomiting diarrhea, borborygmus, sluggish-ness, beriberi.
Where is SP-03 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 184): 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 (p. 157): Proximal and inferior to the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint, in the depression of the junction of the red and white skin.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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