# SP16 Fuai (Abdominal Lament) – Spleen Meridian

腹哀 · fù āi

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

Cautions: Caution in pregnancy.

Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/points/sp16

## Indications

An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Benefit Regulate Intestines, Cold Abdomen, Cold Abdomen, Constipation, Dysentery, Pain Around Navel, Pain Around Navel, Regulate Intestines, Blood in Stool, Blood in Stool, Stools Pus, Stools Pus, Undigested Food in Stool, Undigested Food in Stool

## Most often selected alongside SP16

Sourced protocols in the index pairing each point with this one. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

- LI11 (Pond At The Bend) – 3 protocols
- ST25 (Celestial Pivot) – 3 protocols
- SP04 (Grandfather Grandson) – 2 protocols
- SP09 (Yin Mound Spring) – 2 protocols
- SP15 (Great Horizontal) – 2 protocols
- BL01 (Bright Eyes / Eye Point) – 1 protocols
- BL02 (Gathered Bamboo) – 1 protocols
- BL19 (Gallbladder Shu Point) – 1 protocols

## Protocols using SP16

| Symptoms | Points | Course | Source | Kind | Caveat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30 days | doi:10.1155/2020/2367610 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |
| 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 | 7 days | Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. |

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