Location
4 thumb widths below center of the umbilicus 07 thumb widths superior to the sp12, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Caution in pregnancy.
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.
Benefit DigestionBenefit DigestionBenefit Regulate QiConstipationShan DisorderShan DisorderTurmoil DisorderTurmoil DisorderFibroids / Masses JiFibroids Masses JiFibroids / Masses JuFibroids Masses JuAbdominal FullnessAbdominal FullnessPainAbdominal PainAbdominal PainRib PainRib PainThigh PainThigh PainRegulate Qi
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)