Lecturer: Qu Hongyan

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Spleen meridian of Foot-taiyin
Lecturer Qu Hongyan
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Spleen Meridian of Foot-taiyin

• Starting place The tip of the big toe
• Pertaining organ Spleen
• Connecting organ Stomach
• Terminating place lateral side of the chest

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Spleen meridian of foot-taiyin
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The spleen meridian of Foot-taiyin
originates from the tip of the big toe, and
travels along the border between the red and
white skin of the medial aspect of the foot,
ascending anteriorly to the medial malleolus
toward the medial aspect of the leg. It crosses
over and goes in front of the Liver channel of
Foot-Jueyin 8 cun above the medial malleolus,
passing through the anterior medial aspect of the
knee and thigh, it then enters the abdomen and
spleen, its pertaining organ, and connects with
the stomach.
From there it traverses the diaphragm, and
runs alongside the esophgus. It arrives at the
root of the tongue and spreads over the lower
surface of the tongue. The abdominal branch of
the channel goes from the stomach through the
diaphragm and finally enters the heart to link
with the Heart Channel of Hand-Shaoyin.
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Points on the channel of Foot-Taiyin
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Summary of indications

• Diseases of spleen and stomach
• Gynecological disorders, external genital
  problems
• Conditions along the pathway of the channel

Epigastric pain, abdominal distension, jaundice,
heaviness, etc.
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Yinbai(SP 1) ?Location? on the medial aspect of
the big toe, about 0.1cun posterior to the
corner of the nail ?Indications? 1.Uterine
bleeding, menorrhea, blood in the stool, blood
in the urine 2. abdominal distention,
diarrhea 3. psychosis, profuse dreaming,
convulsions ?needling method? puncture
superficially 0.1cun, or use moxibustion
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Taibai(SP 3) ?Location? on the posterior border
of the small head of the 1st metatarsal bone, at
the junction of the red and white
skin. ?Indications? 1.Stomach pain, abdominal
distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea,
dysentery, anorexia 2. heaviness of the
body, pain in joints ?needling method?
puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.8cun
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Gongsun(SP 4) ?Location? on the anterior
border of the base of the 1st metatarsal
bone, at the junction of the red and white
skin. ?Indications? 1.Stomach pain, vomiting,
abdominal distension, abdominal pain,
diarrhea, dysentery 2. Epigastric pain,
oppression in the chest ?needling method?
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0cun
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Sanyinjiao (SP 6) ?Location? 3 cun above the
medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the
medial aspect of the tibia. ?Indications?
1.abdominal distension, abdominal pain, diarrhea,
borborygmus 2. irregular menstruation,
dysmenorrhea, menostasis, leukorrhea,
prolapse of the uterus, prolonged labor,
infertility, impotence, spermatorrhea
3. difficuty in micturition, enuresis, edema
4. insomnia, dizziness, hypertension 5.
atrophy and paralysis of the legs,
beriberi ?needling method? puncture
perpendicularly 1.0-1.5cun Contraindicated for
pregnant women.
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Yinlingquan (SP 9) ?Location? on the inferior
margin of the medial condyle of the tibia, in the
depression of the medial border of the
tibia ?Indications? 1.abdominal distension,
diarrhea, jaundice, abdominal pain 2.
difficuty in micturition, edema 3.
spermatorrhea, pudendal pain 4. pain in the
knees ?needling method? puncture
perpendicularly 1.0-2.0cun
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Xuehai (SP 10) ?Location? when the knee is
flexed, 2 cun above the medial superior border of
the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of
the m. quadriceps femoris ?Indications?
1.Irregular menstruation, heavy uterine bleeding,
amenorrhea 2. utercaria, ezcema,
erysipelas, abdominal distension, diarrhea,
jaundice, abdominal pain, difficulty
in micturition, edema 3. pain and swelling
in the knees ?needling method? puncture
perpendicularly 1.0-1.5cun
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Dabao (SP 21) ?Location? on the mid-axillary
line, in the 6th intercostal space ?Indications?
1.Cough, dyspnea 2. chest and
hypochodriac regions 3. pain of the whole
body, weakness of the four limbs ?needling
method? puncture transversely or obliquely
0.5-0.8cun, avoid a deep insertion to prevent
puncturing the lungs