Da Heng 大横 (SP 15)
TRANSLATION: | Great Horizontal |
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TYPE: | Meeting point of the Spleen meridians with the Yin Wei vessel |
LOCATION: | 4 cun lateral to the center of the umbilicus, lateral to m. Rectus abdominis |
NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion, * If patient is thin, deep needling may puncture peritoneal cavity, *Deep needling can puncture an enlarged liver or spleen |
NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |