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4. The Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin |
| Sp1 |
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Yinbai |
On the medial side of the great toe, 0.1 cun posterior to the comer ofthe nail. |
Abdominal distension,bloody stools, menorrhagia,uterine bleeding, mental disorders, dream-disturbed sleep, convulsion. |
| Sp2 |
Dadu |
On the medial side of the great toe,distal and inferior to the first metatarsodigital joint, at the junction of the red and white skin. |
Abdominal distension,gastric pain, constipation,febrile diseases with anhidrosis. |
| Sp3 |
Taibai |
Proximal and inferior to the head of the first metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin. |
Gastric pain, abdominal distension, constipation,dysentery, vomiting,diarrhea, borborygmus,sluggishness, beriberi. |
| Sp4 |
Gongsun |
In the depression distal an inferiorto the base of the red and white skin, 1 cun behind the 1st metatarsophalangeal bone. |
Gastric pain, vomiting,abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea,dysentery, borborygmus. |
| Sp5 |
Shangqiu |
In the depression distal and inferior to the medial malleolus,midway between the tuberosity of the navicular bone and the tip of the medial malleolus. |
Abdominal distension,constipation, diarrhea, borborygmus, pain and rigidity of the tongue, pain in the foot and ankle,hemorrhoid. |
| Sp6 |
Sanyinjiao |
3 cun directly above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the medial aspect of thetibia. |
Abdominal pain,borborygmus, abdominaldistension, diarrhea,dysmenorrhea, irregular mensimation, uterine bleeding, morbid leukorrhea,prolapse of the uterus,sterility, delayed labour,noctumal emission,imPotence, enuresis, dysuria,edema, hernia, pain in the external genitalia, muscular atrophy, motor imPairment,paralysis and pain of the lower extremities, headache,dizziness and vertigo,insomnla. |
| Sp7 |
Lougu |
3 cun above Sanyinjiao (Sp6) on the line joining the tip of the medial malleolus and Yinlingquan(Sp9). |
Abdominal distension,borborygmus, coldness, numbness and paralysis of the knee and leg. |
| Sp8 |
Diji |
3 cun below Yinlingquan (Sp9), on the line connectin Yinlingquan and the medial malleolus. |
Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea, edema, dysuria, noctumal emission,irregular menstruation,dysmenorrhea. |
| Sp9 |
Yinglingquan |
On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the depression on the medial border of the tibia. |
Abdominal pain and distension, diarrhea,dysentery, edema, jaundice,dysuria, enuresis,incontinence of urine, pain in the extemal genitalia,dysmenorrhea, pain in the knee. |
| Sp10 |
Xuehai |
When the knee is flexed, the point is 2 cun above the mediosuperior border of the patelIa, on the bulge of the medial portion of m.quadriceps femoris. Or when thepatient's knee is flexed, cup your right palm to his left knee, with the thumb on the medial side and with the other four fingers directed proximally, and the thumb forming an angle of 45 degree with the index finger. The point is where the tip of your thumb rests. |
Irregular menstruation,dysmenorrhea, uterine bleeding, amenorrhea,ufticaria, eczema, erysipelas,pain in the medical aspect of the thigh. |
| Sp11 |
Jimen |
6 cun above the Xuehai (Sp10), onthe line drawn from Xuehai (Sp l0)to Chongmen (Spl2). |
Dysuria, enuresis, pain andswelling in the inguinal region, muscular atrophy,motor impairment, pain and paralysis of the lower extremities. |
| Sp12 |
Chongmen |
Superior to the lateral end of theinguinal groove, on the lateral side of the femoral artery, at the level of the upper border of symphysis pubis, 3.5 cun lateral to Qugu(Ren2).(Qugu is 5 cun below the umbilicus) |
Abdominal pain, hernia,dvsuria. |
| Sp13 |
Fushe |
0.7 cun laterosuperior to Chongmen (Sp12), 4 cun lateral to the Ren Meridian. |
Lower abdominal paoin,hemia. |
| Sp14 |
Fujie |
1.3 cun below Daheng (Sp15), 4 cun lateral to the Ren Meridaian,on the lateral side of m. rectus abdominis. |
Pain around the umbilical region, abdominaldistension, hemia, diarrhea,constipation. |
| Sp15 |
Daheng |
4 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus, lateral to m. rectus abdominis. |
Abdominal pain and disstension, diarrhea,dysentery, constipation. |
| Sp16 |
Fuai |
3 cun above Daheng (Spl5), 4 cun lateral to Jianli (Ren11). |
Abdominal pain,indigestion, constipation,dysentery. |
| Sp17 |
Shidou |
In the fifth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the Ren meridian, 2 cun lateral to Rugen (Stl8). |
Fullness and the pain in the chest and hypochondriac region. |
| Sp18 |
Tianxi |
ln the fourth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the Ren Meridian, 2c un lateral to Ruzhong (St17). |
Fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondrium,cough, hiccup, matitiis, insufficient lactation. |
| Sp19 |
Xiongxiang |
In the third intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the Ren Meridian. |
Fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondriac reglon. |
| Sp20 |
Zhourong |
In the second intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the Ren Meridian. |
Fullness in the chest and hypochondriac region,cough, hiccup. |
| Sp21 |
Dabao |
On the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla, midWay between the axilla and the free end of the eleventh rib. |
Pain in the chest and hypochondriac region,asthma, general aching and weakness. |