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Indications
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Protocols
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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.
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.
ConstipationShan DisorderTurmoil DisorderFibroids / Masses JiFibroids Masses JiFibroids / Masses JuFibroids Masses JuAbdominal FullnessPainAbdominal PainRib PainThigh Pain
TCM actions
What classical sources say SP13 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Protocols using SP13
- 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 ↗)
- Urinary Retention Postoperative – ST28, SP13 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Low Back Pain – ST36, SP11, SP13 (doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.01062 ↗)
- 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)
- Abdominal Lower Pain, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Chronic – ST28, ST29, ST36, SP06, SP08, SP13, CV03, CV04 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
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 Miles4 protocols
- ST28Waterway3 protocols
- BL31Upper Bone Hole2 protocols
- CV04Original Qi Gate2 protocols
- ST25Celestial Pivot2 protocols
- ST26Outer Mound2 protocols
- BL14Absolute Yin Shu Point1 protocols
- BL16Governing Vessel Shu Point1 protocols
- BL18Liver Shu Point1 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point1 protocols
- BL27Small Intestine Shu Point1 protocols
- BL28Bladder Shu Point1 protocols