Spleen 17

SP 17 / Shidou / Food Hole

POINT LOCATION

6 cun lateral to the anterior midline in the 5th intercostal space.

 

INDICATIONS / CONDITIONS TREATED

• Fullness and pain in the chest, hypochondrium, and abdomen
• Indigestion
• Borborygmus

 

TCM ACTIONS

• Disperses stagnation
• Promotes digestion

 

TCM Patterns Treated

• Liver Qi Stagnation
• Food Stagnation

Cautions

• Pneumothorax caution