Da Heng 大横 (SP 15)

TRANSLATION: Great Horizontal
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

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