SP13 Fushe (Bowel Abode)

Location

4 thumb widths below center of the umbilicus 0.7 thumb widths superior to the SP12, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

Indications

Conditions for which SP13 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using SP13

• Disability Low Back, Low Back Chronic Pain – ST04, ST36, SP13, SP14, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL37, BL40, GB12, GB26, GB30, GB34, GB41, GV03, GV04, GV05, GV24, GV26 (doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-118 ↗)
• Premature Ejaculation, Sexual Dysfunction – ST36, SP12, SP13, BL23, BL27, BL28, BL29, BL30, BL31, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL47, KD01, KD03, CV04, CV06 (doi:10.4103/0973-6131.113408 ↗)
• Liver Qi Stagnation, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI17, LI18, ST09, ST15, ST16, ST18, ST25, ST26, ST27, SP13, SP18, HT03, HT04, SI11, BL14, BL16, BL18, BL31, KD21, XB02T9 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Obesity, Obesity Abdominal – ST24, ST25, ST26, ST28, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP13, SP14 (Lei Hong et al.. [Evaluate the Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Therapy on Abdominal Fat in Obese Women by Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging].. Zhen ci yan jiu = Acupuncture research, 2018)

Most often selected alongside SP13

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SP13. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• ST36Leg Three Miles3 protocols
• BL23Kidney Shu Point2 protocols
• BL31Upper Bone Hole2 protocols
• SP14Abdominal Bind2 protocols
• ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols
• ST26Outer Mound2 protocols
• BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
• BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
• BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
• BL24Sea Of Qi Shu Point1 protocols
• BL25Large Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
• BL27Small Intestine Shu Point1 protocols

Other points on the Spleen Meridian