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Spleen meridian of Foot-taiyin
Lecturer: Qu Hongyan
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
Spleen meridian of foot-taiyin
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 FootJueyin 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.
Points on the channel of Foot-Taiyin
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.
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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