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Acupuncture Points on the Spleen Channel of Foot Tai Yin

Jing-River & Metal Point

Actions:

Fortifies the Spleen and resolves dampness
Benefits the sinews and bones
Calms the spirit

Indications:

Abdominal distension, constipation, diarrhea, borborygmus, pain and rigidity of the tongue, pain in the foot and ankle, hemorrhoid.

Pont Location:

A Manual of Acupuncture: On the medial side of the ankle, in the depression which lies at the junction of straight lines drawn along the anterior and inferior borders of the medial malleolus.
Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: In the depression distal and inferior to the medial malleolus, midway between the tuberosity of the navicular bone and the tip of the medial malleolus.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.2-0.3 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References Used

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