Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
SP-4
Gongsun
Grandfather Grandson
Autres nomsGrandfather's Grandson · Public Grandson · Prince's Grandson · Supreme Grandchild · General Minute Connecting Channels · Ancestor and Descendant
- Méridien
- Rate
- Classification
- Luo-Communication, Point de confluence
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Localisation
- 01On the medial foot, in a hollow distal and below the base of the first metatarsal bone. Note: locate SP-3 Taibai first, then move proximally along the shaft of the first metatarsal until reaching the depression at its base (roughly 1 cun away).
- 02In the hollow distal and below the base of the first metatarsal bone, at the junction of the red and white skin.
- 03On the foot's medial aspect, at the anterior-inferior border of the first metatarsus, one cun proximal to the big-toe joint.
- 04About 1 cun proximal to SP-3 Taibai, in the hollow distal and below the base of the first metatarsal bone, at the red-and-white skin junction.
Puncture
- 01Insert perpendicularly, 0.5–1 cun.
- 02Needle straight in, 0.5–0.8 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
Fonctions du point
- Luo-Connecting point of the Spleen channel
- Master (Confluent) point of the Chong-channel
Actions
- Strengthens the Spleen
- Tonifies the Spleen and Stomach
- Regulates the Spleen and Stomach
- Harmonizes the Middle Jiao
- Regulates Qi
- Eliminates Dampness
- Transforms Damp-Heat
- Calms the Shen
- Clears the brain
- Benefits the Heart and chest
- Regulates and invigorates the Chong channel
- Stops bleeding
- Relieves fullness
- Pacifies the Stomach
- Clears obstruction
- Regulates menstruation
- Regulates the Middle and Lower Jiaos
- Relieves digestive stagnation
- Tonifies Yuan Qi
- Clears Heat
- Invigorates the Blood
Indications
- Epigastric pain
- Vomiting
- Severe vomiting
- Cold in the Stomach
- No pleasure in eating
- Esophageal constriction
- Abdominal pain with distension
- Pain and distension around the umbilicus
- Cutting intestinal pain
- Drum-like distension (intestines hard as a drum)
- Borborygmus
- Diarrhea
- Undigested food in the stools
- Dysenteric disorder
- Hemafecia
- Tenesmus
- Sudden turmoil disorder
- Heel pain
- Heat in the soles of the feet
- Anorexia
- Nervousness
- Delirious speech
- Fright
- Depression
- Self-pity
- Cynicism
- High blood pressure
- Acute and chronic enteritis
- Foot and ankle pain
- Seizures
- Suppressed appetite in pulmonary tuberculosis
- Intestinal clumping
- Chronic loose stools with hysteria and hiccups
- Excessive sleepiness
- Morning sickness
- Chest pain
- Stomach disorders with frequent vomiting and abdominal pain
- Cholera
- Refusal to eat or drink
- Stomach pain from Spleen disorder
- Enterorrhagia
- Fever with profuse sweating, delirium, and intense thirst
- Lower abdominal pain
- Mania-depression
- Manic raving
- Insomnia
- Restlessness
- Epilepsy
- All types of Heart pain
- Gallbladder Deficiency
- Frequent sighing
- Irregular menstruation
- Delayed menstruation
- Gynecological disorders
- Retained placenta
- Retained lochia
- Swelling of the head and face
- Edema
- Leg Qi
- Jaundice
- Malaria
- Cold-type malaria
- Profuse sweating from Wind-Cold attack
- Unquenchable thirst
- Marked abdominal swelling
- Severe agitation
- Whining
- Sense of martyrdom
- Stomach hyperacidity
- Stomach ache
- Endometritis
- Tidal fevers
- Stomach or upper abdominal pain from Blood stagnation
- Indigestion
- Incoherent speech
- Endometriosis
- Poor digestion
- Acute and chronic gastritis
- Pain of the abdomen, flanks, and intestines
- Lower abdominal spasms
- Gastric spasms
- Postpartum syncope
- Facial edema
- Endocarditis
- Malaise below the navel
- Discomfort in the cardiac region
Associations
For abdominal pain from Liver Qi stagnation invading the Spleen or Stomach
- ST-41
- REN-12
- ST-36
For food stagnation in the mid-abdomen with unremitting stabbing pain
For borborygmus
For vomiting, Phlegm, and watery diarrhea
For sudden turmoil disorder
- ST-44
- ST-45
For chronic malaria with no desire to eat
For pain in the hypochondrium
For swelling of the face and head
- ST-36
- ST-44
For bleeding of the upper digestive tract
- PC-6
- M-CA-8
For acute and chronic gastroenteritis
For leprosy
- ST-42
- ST-36 (moxa)
For leg Qi
Notes
- It has a marked effect on emotional disorders.
- It is a key point for pain in the upper abdomen, above the navel.
- It is commonly paired with PC-6 Neiguan to treat abdominal pain, particularly from Liver Qi stagnation invading the Spleen.
- It suits patients who feel they have no future.
- Its most common use is for Excess patterns — epigastric Dampness, Blood stasis in the Stomach, Stomach Heat, and rebellious Stomach Qi.
- It works best for intestinal pain located above the navel.