| TRANSLATION: | Seeping Valley; Leaking Valley |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 3 cun above SP 6, on the line joining the tip of the medial malleolus and SP 9 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion directed proximally |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
Spleen Meridian 脾经
| TRANSLATION: | Earth Pivot; Earth Cure |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | Xi-cleft |
| LOCATION: | 3 cun below SP 9, on the line joining SP 9 and the medial malleolus |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Yin Mound Spring |
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| TYPE: | He-sea, Water |
| LOCATION: | On the lower border of the medial condyle of the tibia. In the depression on the medial border of the tibia |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Sea of Blood |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | When the knee is flexed, the point is 2 cun above the mediosuperior border of the patella, on the bulge of the medial portion of m. Quadriceps femoris. Or, when the patient's knee is flexed, cup your right palm to the 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 degrees with the index finger. The point is where the tip of your thumb rests |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Basket's Door; Separation Gate |
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| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 6 cun above SP10, on the line drawn from SP10 to SP12 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion, * Deep needling may puncture femoral artery |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Rushing Door; Surging Gate |
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| TYPE: | Meeting point of the Spleen and Liver meridians with the Yin Wei vessel |
| LOCATION: | Superior to the lateral end of the inguinal groove, on the lateral side of the femoral artery, at the level of the upper border of the symphysis pubis, 3.5 cun lateral to CV |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° or 45° insertion, * Deep needling may puncture femoral artery or femoral nerve |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |