SP-16 (Fu Ai) Abdominal Lament

Acupuncture Points on this Channel SP-01 SP-02 SP-03 SP-04 SP-05 SP-06 SP-07 SP-08 SP-09 SP-10 SP-11 SP-12 SP-13 SP-14 SP-15 SP-16 SP-17 SP-18 SP-19 SP-20 SP-21

Acupuncture Points on the Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin

• Meeting Point of the Spleen Channel with the Yin Linking Vessel

Actions:

• Regulates the intestines

Indications:

• Abdominal pain, indigestion, constipation, dysentery.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: On the abdomen, in the depression at the lateral border of the rectus abdominis muscle, 3 cun superior to Daheng SP-15.
  
  Note: in some patients with a narrow subcostal angle, this point may fall on the costal margin; the options then are to i. locate more medially, ii. needle transversely on the costal margin, iii. select a different point.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: 3 cun above the centre of the umbilicus, and 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.