Acupuncture Points on the Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin
Warms and benefits the lower jiaoRegulates Qi and descends rebellion
Pain around the umbilical region, abdominal distension, hernia, diarrhea, constipation.
Where is SP-14 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 199): On the lower abdomen, 1.3 cun inferior to Daheng SP-15, 4 cun lateral to the midline.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 161): 1.3 cun below Daheng (SP-15), 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of m. rectus abdominis.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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