Spleen Meridian 脾经

Xiong Xiang 胸鄉 (SP 19)

TRANSLATION: Chest Home; Chest Village
TYPE:  
LOCATION: In the third 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

Zhou Rong 周榮 (SP 20)

TRANSLATION: Encircling Glory; Complete Nourishment
TYPE:  
LOCATION: In the second 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

Da Bao 大包 (SP 21)

TRANSLATION: Great Embrace
TYPE: Great luo-connecting point, Meeting of the Spleen meridians with the Yang Wei and Yin Wei vessels
LOCATION: On the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axilla. Midway between the axilla and the free end of the eleventh rib
NEEDLE INSERTION: 20° insertion along intercostal space, * Perpendicular insertion can puncture lung in thin people
NEEDLE DEPTH: 0.5-1.0 cun