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.
Benefit Regulate IntestinesCold AbdomenCold AbdomenConstipationDysenteryPain Around NavelPain Around NavelRegulate IntestinesBlood in StoolBlood in StoolStools PusStools PusUndigested Food in StoolUndigested Food in Stool
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 (https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/2367610)
- Pain Around Navel – LI08, ST22, ST37, SP14, SP16, KD01, KD10, LV03, LV04, CV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Dysentery – LI04, LI11, ST22, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST44, SP03, SP04, SP08, SP09, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL20, BL22, BL25, BL27, BL29, BL35, BL40, BL48, KD08, KD15, KD21, PC03, CV04, CV05, CV06, XC07, XH47 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Benefit Regulate Intestines – LI07, LI10, ST22, ST25, ST37, ST39, ST43, ST44, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL27, KD15, KD16, PC03, PC07, GB25, CV08, CV09 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Blood in Stool – LI08, ST39, ST44, SP01, SP04, SP16, BL17, BL20, BL25, BL27, BL34, BL35, KD21, PC06, PC08, LV03, GV01, GV04, GV06, XU02A, XU02B (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Constipation – LI20, ST22, ST25, ST28, ST30, ST37, ST40, ST41, ST44, SP02, SP03, SP05, SP13, SP14, SP15, SP16, BL25, BL26, BL27, BL28, BL32, BL33, BL34, BL39, BL51, BL56, BL57, KD01, KD04, KD06, KD15, KD16, KD17, KD18, TB05, TB06, GB27, GB34, GB41, LV01, LV02, LV03, LV13, CV06, CV07, XB09, XC15, XC16, XC17 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Undigested Food in Stool – ST21, ST25, ST36, SP03, SP04, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP16, SP17, BL20, BL21, BL22, BL23, BL25, BL43, BL53, BL66, KD20, LV13, CV04, CV05, CV10, CV12, CV13 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- Cold Abdomen – SP06, SP09, SP12, SP14, SP16, BL35 (DEADMAN-COMPOSITE)
- 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 (YYH)
- 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 (YYH)