Atlas of Acupuncture

4.4 The Spleen Channel System – Foot taiyin(zu tai yin jing luo)

Location

4 cun lateral to the anterior midline and 0.7 cun superior to the

upper border of the pubic symphysis.

How to find

First, measure 4 cun in a lateral direction from the upper border

of the pubic symphysis and from there 0.7 cun in a superior

direction to locate SP-13in a depression in the inguinal groove.

SP-13is located 0.5 cun lateral and 0.7 cun superior to ➞SP-12

(➞3.5 cun lateral to the upper border of the pubic symphysis).

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Peritoneum.

Actions/Indications

● Disperses accumulations

● Regulates the Qi

Special features

Meeting point with the yin wei maiand the Liver channel

Abode of the Fu FUSHE SP-13

SP-13

SP-12

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

Femoral-

Artery Vein

3.5 cun

0.7 cun

0.5 cun

Symphysis

Nerve

SP-14

SP-12

SP-13

ST-31

LIV-10

LIV-11

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

SP-15 Ren-8

Ren-4

Ren-3

SP-11

KID-16

Ren-2

ST-28

SP-11

ST-25

ST-30

Highest

prominence

of the greater

trochanter

19 cun

Upper border

of the pubic

symphysis

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