SP16 Fuai (Abdominal Lament)

腹哀fù āiFuai

Spleen Meridian

Location of acupuncture point SP16 Fuai (Abdominal Lament)
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location

3 thumb widths above the center of the umbilicus, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.

Cautions

Caution in pregnancy.

Indications

Conditions for which SP16 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Cold AbdomenConstipationDysenteryPain Around NavelBlood in StoolStools PusUndigested Food in Stool

TCM actions

What classical sources say SP16 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Regulate IntestinesRegulate Intestines

Protocols using SP16

  • 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 ↗)
  • Postoperative Pain – LI10, ST16, ST44, SP16, PC06, TB03, GB41, LV02, CV17 (doi:10.1007/s11695-023-06654-8 ↗)
  • Pancreatitis Acute – ST20, ST21, ST23, SP16, KD19, CV10, CV12, CV13 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.170351 ↗)
  • Obesity – ST24, ST26, ST28, SP15, SP16, KD13, KD15, KD17, KD18, GB26, CV04, CV10, CV11 (doi:10.1186/s13020-019-0258-5 ↗)
  • Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine, Damp Large Intestine, Heat Large Intestine – LI01, LI03, LI09, LI11, ST22, ST25, SP04, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL27, BL28, BL37, BL39 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder, Damp Liver, Damp Gallbladder, Heat Liver, Heat Gallbladder – LI11, ST02, ST19, ST20, ST25, SP09, SP16, SI04, BL01, BL02, BL19, XB02T10 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)

Most often selected alongside SP16

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SP16. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • CV10Lower Stomach3 protocols
  • LI11Pond At The Bend3 protocols
  • SP15Great Horizontal3 protocols
  • ST25Celestial Pivot3 protocols
  • CV04Original Qi Gate2 protocols
  • CV12Stomach Centre2 protocols
  • CV13Upper Stomach2 protocols
  • GB26Girdle Vessel2 protocols
  • SP04Grandfather Grandson2 protocols
  • SP09Yin Mound Spring2 protocols
  • ST20Receiving Fullness2 protocols
  • ST21Ridge Gate2 protocols

Other points on the Spleen Meridian

SP01SP02SP03SP04SP05SP06SP07SP08SP09SP10SP11SP12SP13SP14SP15SP17SP18SP19SP20SP21