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Alternate names: 肠结 cháng jié, Intestinal Bind; 腹出 fù chū, Abdominal Exit; 腹窟 fù kū, Abdominal Hole; 腹屈 fù qū, Abdominal Bend

Channel: SP, Foot Greater Yīn (tài yīn) Spleen Channel

Modern location: An acupoint located on the smaller abdomen, 3 cùn superior to SP-13 (fǔ shè) and 4 cùn lateral to the midline.

Classic location: One cùn and three fēn below Great Horizontal (SP-15), four and a half cùn from the midline of the abdomen. (Zhēn Jiǔ Dà Chéng)

Local anatomy: The 11th intercostal artery and vein. The 11th intercostal nerve.

Action: Warms the center and disperses cold; rectifies qì and downbears counterflow.

Modern indications: Abdominal pain; diarrhea; mounting qì (shàn qì, inguinal hernia).

Classic indications: Cough and counterflow; susceptibility to fright and sorrow.

Needle stimulus: Needling: 0.5‒1.0 cùn perpendicular insertion. Moxa: 5 cones; pole 10‒30 min.

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