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Location
In the 5th intercostal space 6 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline.
Cautions
Avoid deep needling; risk of pneumothorax.
Indications
Conditions for which SP17 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
BelchingStomach RumblingCoughAbdominal BloatingFracture ScapularChest FullnessCostal Lateral FullnessCostal Vertebral Sprain StiffnessImmobility Costal Vertebral SprainJaundiceMalaria Spleen - ChronicMalaria Spleen- ChronicOedema AbdomenRib PainDiaphragm PainOesophagus PainFood StagnationUndigested Food in StoolBreast SwellingVomiting Post PrandialVomiting Post-prandial
TCM actions
What classical sources say SP17 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Digestion
Protocols using SP17
- Loss of Consciousness, Syncope – SP17, CV04 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
Most often selected alongside SP17
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SP17. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- CV04Original Qi Gate1 protocols