SP14 (Abdominal Bind)

Location

13 thumb widths below sp15, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of the rectus abdominis.

Indications

Conditions for which SP14 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Protocols using SP14

• 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 ↗)
• Constipation Functional, Constipation Chronic, Bowel Movement Reduced – ST25, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-176 ↗)
• Constipation Chronic Severe, Constipation Straining, Constipation Incomplete-evacuation – ST25, ST37, SP14, BL33, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-14-260 ↗)
• Constipation Functional, Defecation Infrequent, Defecation Incomplete – ST25, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.1155/2015/670963 ↗)
• Obesity, Iron Deficiency, Anemia Iron Deficiency – ST27, ST40, SP03, SP14, SI03, KD02, TB06, GB41, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.200549 ↗)
• Constipation Functional, Defecation Difficulty, Bowel Movement Infrequent – ST25, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000010692 ↗)
• Constipation Functional, Stool Hard, Constipation Chronic, Bowel Incomplete-evacuation – ST25, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.1155/2019/7491281 ↗)
• Fatigue, Edema, Obesity, Weight Gain, Amenorrhea Post-pill, Digestion Poor – ST28, SP14, CV04 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000016996 ↗)
• Overweight, Obesity Simple, Bmi Elevated – LI04, LI11, ST21, ST24, ST25, ST26, ST27, ST28, ST32, ST34, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL21, TB06, GB26, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV07, CV09, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 ↗)
• Cancer Pain, Constipation Opioid-induced – ST25, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.0310 ↗)
• Obesity Abdominal, Dyslipidemia, Waist Circumference Increased – ST24, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP14, SP15, GB26, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.2147/DMSO.S551806 ↗)
• Constipation Functional, Constipation Chronic, Defecation Difficult, Bowel Movements Infrequent – ST25, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000026349 ↗)
• Spleen Deficiency, Obesity Simple, Spleen Deficiency Damp Obstruction, Dampness-obstruction – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP14, TB06, GB26, LV03, CV06, CV12 (doi:10.27253/d.cnki.gnjzu.2025.000776 ↗)
• Spleen Deficiency, Obesity Abdominal, Dampness Accumulation, Spleen Deficiency With Dampness Accumulation – ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP14, SP15, GB26, CV04, CV06, CV10, CV12 (doi:10.26922/d.cnki.ganzc.2025.000566 ↗)
• Constipation Post-stroke – ST25, ST28, SP14, SP15 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2008.01.003 ↗)
• Constipation Heat – LI04, ST25, ST37, SP14, BL25, KD06, TB06 (doi:10.13633/j.cnki.zjtcm.2021.04.033 ↗)
• Constipation, Constipation Functional – ST25, ST36, ST37, SP14 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2024.1482066 ↗)
• Obesity, Overweight – ST21, ST25, SP09, SP14, SP15, BL20, LV13, CV04, CV06, CV09, CV12 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20230219-k0001 ↗)
• Qi Rebellious Stomach, Qi Rebellious Stomach – LI11, ST09, ST10, ST11, ST12, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST34, ST44, SP14, BL14, BL16, BL17, BL19, BL21, KD18, KD19, KD21, KD23, KD24, KD25, KD26 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Cold Stomach – SP14 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Lassitude, Edema, Anorexia, Obesity Abdominal, Oliguria, Abdominal Fullness – SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SP14, SP15 (Wu J, Li Q, Chen L, Tian D. Clinical research on using acupuncture to treat female adult abdominal obesity with spleen deficiency and exuberant dampness. J Tradit Chin Med 2014; 34(3): 274-278)
• Constipation – ST25, ST37, SP14 (Effect Comparison of Electro-acupuncture and Prucalopride for Severe Chronic Constipation: a Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02047045)
• Functional Constipation – ST25, ST37, SP14 (Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Compared With Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation for Functional Constipation. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03391635)
• Constipation – ST25, ST37, SP14 (The Efficacy and Safety Study of Electro-acupuncture for Severe Chronic Functional Constipation. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01726504)
• Obesity Abdominal – ST24, ST25, ST28, ST36, SP06, SP14, SP15, GB26, CV09, CV12 (Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04957134)
• Hiccup Intractable, Hiccup Persistent – SP14, BL17, KD03, PC06, CV04, CV08, CV12, CV22 (蔡晓刚. 针灸辩治顽固性呃逆临床疗效观察. , 2011 [CNKI])
• Diarrhea Functional, Constipation Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Bowel Disease – LI04, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, SP06, SP09, SP14, SP15, BL18, BL20, BL23, BL25, PC06, TB06, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, XH03 (周毅李国娜朱璐张方杨子慧柴菁吴璐一陆嫄吴焕淦 刘慧荣. 基于数据挖掘技术探析针灸治疗功能性肠道疾病的选穴规律. 天津中医药大学学报 ., 2025 [CNKI])
• Obesity Simple – ST25, ST36, ST40, SP14 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
• Obesity Central – ST23, ST25, ST40, SP09, SP14, SP15, CV12 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)
• Obesity Simple – ST23, ST27, SP14, CV08, CV10 (Zhang Xiaozhe. A Clinical Survey of Acupuncture Slimming. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine 2008; 28(2): 139-147)

Other points on the Spleen Meridian