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SP-7 Leaking Valley
漏谷 〔漏谷〕lòu gǔ
Alternate names: 太阴络 tài yīn luò, Greater Yin Connection; 阴经 yīn jīng, Yin Channel
Channel: SP, Foot Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Spleen Channel
Modern location: An acupoint located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 6 cùn superior to the tip of the medial malleolus, slightly behind the posterior edge of the tibia, on the line connecting the malleolus and SP-9.
Classic location: In the depression under the leg bone, six cùn above the inner anklebone. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)
Local anatomy: See SP-6.
Action: Fortifies the spleen and harmonizes the stomach; disinhibits dampness and disperses swelling; frees the channels and quickens the network vessels; regulates qì and blood.
Modern indications: Abdominal distension; rumbling intestines; inhibited urination; seminal emission; wilting-impediment of the lower limbs.
Classic indications: Pain associated with belching; sorrowfulness and counterflow qì; weight loss despite normal appetite and food intake; inhibited urination; seminal loss; damp impediment (bì); cold qì accumulations with pain; cold of the thighs and knees.
Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.3‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 3 cones; pole 5‒10 min.
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