Atlas of Acupuncture

4 Acupuncture Points of the Twelve Primary Channels

Location

With the knee flexed, SP-10is located 2 cun proximal and

slightly medial to the medial superior border of the patella, in a

depression on the vastus medialis muscle.

How to find

Measure 2 cun proximal to the medial superior border of the

patella and locate SP-10by palpating slightly medially for a soft

depression. Or: The practitioner places their left hand on the

patient’s right patella, with the heel of the palm level with the

inferior patellar border and the extended fingers pointing in a

superior direction. With the thumb and index finger forming an

angle of 45°, the tip of the thumb will point to SP-10.

Needling

Vertically or obliquely 1–1.5 cun

Actions/Indications

● Strengthens the Blood, dispels Blood stasis, cools the Blood,

stops bleeding, regulates menstruation, benefits the skin

● Local point for disorders of the knee

Special features

Important point for regulating the Blood

SP-10 Sea of Blood XUEHAI

45 °

SP-10

2 cun

2 cun

SP-10

Sartorius

Vastus

medialis

Upper border

of the patella

Medial border

of the patella

SP-10

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