| TRANSLATION: | Bowel Dwelling; Bowel Abode |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 0.7 cun laterosuperior to SP 12, 4 cun lateral to the CV channel |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion, * If patient is thin, deep needling may puncture peritoneal cavity |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
Spleen Meridian 脾经
| TRANSLATION: | Abdomen Knot |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 1.3 cun below SP 15, 4 cun lateral to the CV channel. On the lateral side of m. Rectus abdominis |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion, * If patient is thin, deep needling may puncture peritoneal cavity |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 1.0-1.5 cun |
| 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 |
| TRANSLATION: | Abdomen Sorrow; Abdomen Suffering |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | 3 cun above SP 15, 4 cun lateral to CV 11 |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 90° insertion, * If patient is thin, deep needling may puncture peritoneal cavity, *Deep needling can puncture an enlarged spleen |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Food's Cavity |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | In the fifth intercostal space, 6 Cun lateral to the CV channel. |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |
| TRANSLATION: | Heavenly Stream; Celestial Cleft |
|---|---|
| TYPE: | |
| LOCATION: | In the fourth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the CV channel |
| NEEDLE INSERTION: | 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people |
| NEEDLE DEPTH: | 0.5-1.0 cun |