BL-20 (Pi Shu) Spleen Shu
  Acupuncture Points on the Bladder Channel of Foot Tai Yang
Actions:
- Tonifies Spleen Qi and yang
- Resolves dampness
- Raises Spleen Qi and holds the blood
- Regulates and harmonizes the Qi of the middle jiao
Indications:
- Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice, vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, bloody stools, profuse menstruation, edema, anorexia, backache.
Location
CAM:
- 1.5 cun lateral to Jizhong (DU-6), at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra.
AMOA:
- 1.5 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the eleventh thoracic vertebra (T11).
Needling Method:
- Puncture obliquely 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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- Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss
- Cheng Xinnong
- Peter Deadman
- Shanghai College of TCM