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This is the Acupoints section of CMD, which presents 400 or so channel and nonchannel points with location, classical location, local anatomy, indications, traditional indications, needling depth, stimulus, and point groups they belong to, and the meanings of their Chinese names. Links to the Dictionary table are provided.

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  • First, select Headword only or Headword and Text depending on whether you wish to search in the heading of an entry/article or through the heading and the text below it.
  • Then, in the search box, enter alphanumeric codes (e.g., LU-1), unaccented Pīnyīn, simplified Chinese or traditional Chinese, or English (literal translation of the point name).
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  • A filter box below Results allows you to insert another search string to narrow your search. So, for example, if your search string is blood vacuity, you can add headache in the filter box. To find all acupoints in which blood vacuity and headache both appear, either in the headword or headword and text, depending on which selection you have made.

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  • The texts include copious links to the Dictionary table.
  • For those studying Chinese, each character of the Chinese headword is linked to the Terms table, where examples of its use can be found, together with links to stroke order animations.

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SP, Foot Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Spleen Channel Points

  • SP-1 隐白 〔隱白〕yǐn bái, Hidden White
    Modern location: A little more than 1 fēn below the base of the nail on the medial side of the big toe.
    Modern indications: Abdominal distention; bloody stool; bloody urine; menstrual irregularities; flooding and spotting; mania and withdrawal; profuse dreaming; fright wind.
  • SP-2 大都 〔大都〕dà dū, Great Metropolis
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the big toe, immediately distal to the first metatarsophalangeal (mtp) joint, at the border of the red and white flesh.
    Modern indications: Abdominal distension; stomach pain; vomiting; constipation; febrile disease.
  • SP-3 太白 〔太白〕tài bái, Supreme White
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the foot, proximal to the head and inferior to the shaft of the first metatarsal bone.
    Modern indications: Stomach pain; abdominal distension; rumbling intestines; diarrhea; constipation; hemorrhoids; leg qì (jiǎo qì, beriberi); generalized heaviness and joint pain.
  • SP-4 公孙 〔公孫〕gōng sūn, Yellow Emperor
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the foot, distal to the base and inferior to the shaft of the first metatarsal bone.
    Modern indications: Stomach pain; vomiting and retching; abdominal pain; diarrhea; dysentery.
  • SP-5 商丘 〔商丘〕shāng qiū, Shāng Hill
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the ankle, in the depression anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus, midway between the tip of the malleolus and the tuberosity of the navicular bone.
    Modern indications: Abdominal distension; diarrhea; constipation; jaundice; constipation; diarrhea; ankle pain.
  • SP-6 三阴交 〔三陰交〕sān yīn jiāo, Three Yīn Intersection
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 3 cùn superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, on the line connecting the malleolus and SP-9.
    Modern indications: Rumbling intestines; abdominal distension; diarrhea; menstrual irregularities; vaginal discharge; yīn protrusion (prolapse of the uterus); infertility; difficult delivery; seminal emission; insomnia; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); enuresis; wilting-impediment (wěi bì) of the lower limbs.
  • SP-7 漏谷 〔漏谷〕lòu gǔ, Leaking Valley
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 6 cùn superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, slightly behind the posterior edge of the tibia, on the line connecting the malleolus and SP-9.
    Modern indications: Abdominal distension; rumbling intestines; inhibited urination; seminal emission; wilting-impediment of the lower limbs.
  • SP-8 地机 〔地機〕dì jī, Earth’s Crux
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, slightly behind the posterior edge of the tibia, 3 cùn inferior to SP-9 on the line connecting the medial malleolus and SP-9.
    Modern indications: Abdominal distension; diarrhea; inhibited urination; water swelling; menstrual irregularities; menstrual pain; seminal emission.
  • SP-9 阴陵泉 〔陰陵泉〕yīn líng quán, Yīn Mound Spring
    Modern location: On the medial aspect of the lower leg, at the inferior border of the medial condyle of the tibia, between the posterior edge of the tibia and the anterior edge of the gastrocnemius muscle.
    Modern indications: Abdominal distension; diarrhea; water swelling; jaundice; inhibited urination or urinary incontinence; knee pain.
  • SP-10 血海 〔血海〕xuè hǎi, Sea of Blood
    Modern location: On the anteromedial aspect of the thigh, in the prominence of the vastus medialis muscle 2 cùn superior and slightly medial to the superior medial corner of the patella.
    Modern indications: Menstrual irregularities; amenorrhea; flooding and spotting; dormant papules: eczema; cinnabar toxin (dān dú).
  • SP-11 箕门 〔箕門〕jī mén, Winnower Gate
    Modern location: On the anteromedial aspect of the thigh, 6 cùn superior to SP-10 (xuè hǎi), on the line connecting SP-10 (xuè hǎi) and SP-12 (chōng mén).
    Modern indications: Inhibited urination; enuresis; painful swelling of the groin.
  • SP-12 冲门 〔衝門〕chōng mén, Surging Gate
    Modern location: In the groin, level with the superior border of the pubic bone, 3.5 cùn lateral to the midline (just lateral to the femoral pulse).
    Modern indications: Abdominal pain; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia); flooding and spotting; vaginal discharge.
  • SP-14 腹结 〔腹結〕fù jié, Abdominal Bind
    Modern location: On the smaller abdomen, 3 cùn superior to SP-13 (fǔ shè) and 4 cùn lateral to the midline.
    Modern indications: Abdominal pain; diarrhea; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia).
  • SP-17 食窦 〔食竇〕shí dòu, Food Hole
    Modern location: On the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 6 cùn lateral to the midline.
    Modern indications: Rib-side distension and pain; belching; stomach reflux; abdominal distension; water swelling.
  • SP-18 天溪 〔天谿〕tiān xī, Celestial Ravine
    Modern location: On the chest, in the fourth intercostal space, 6 cùn lateral to the midline.
    Modern indications: Distension and pain in the chest; cough; mammary welling-abscess (rǔ yōng); scant breast milk.