Base de connaissancesPoints d’acupuncture
SP-9
Yinlingquan
*Yin* Mound Spring
Autres noms*Yin* Tomb Spring
- Méridien
- Rate
- Classification
- He-Mer, Cinq Phases
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Localisation
- 01At the lower edge of the tibia's medial condyle, in the hollow formed between the tibia's posterior border and the gastrocnemius muscle.
- 02Flex the knee to locate this point at the lower margin of the tibia's medial condyle, in the depression between the tibia's posterior margin and the gastrocnemius.
- 03On the lower border of the tibia's medial condyle, in the hollow that lies posterior and inferior to that condyle.
- 04On the leg's medial side, in the hollow at the angle where the tibia's medial condyle meets its posterior border. Note: slide a finger along the groove behind the tibia's medial edge until it drops into the depression beneath the tibial condyle; this point sits level with GB-34 Yanglingquan.
Puncture
- 01Insert straight along the tibia's posterior border, 1 to 3 cun deep; expect local soreness and distention that may travel downward.
- 02Needle perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
- 03Moxibustion may be used.
- 04Insert perpendicularly, 1 to 1.5 cun deep.
Fonctions du point
- He-Sea point of the Spleen channel
- Water point of the Spleen channel
- Uniting point of the Spleen channel
Actions
- Regulates and tonifies the Spleen, particularly its Yang
- Regulates the Stomach, particularly its Yin
- Regulates the Lower Jiao
- Transforms Dampness and Damp-Heat, especially in the Spleen and Stomach
- Clears Damp-Heat from the Lower Jiao
- Dispels Damp Summerheat
- Regulates the water passages
- Promotes urination
- Frees obstruction from the channel
Indications
- Wasting/atrophy disorder from Damp-Heat
- Painful Damp-Heat obstruction (Bi)
- Hypertension linked to Dampness
- Painful obstruction of urination
- Diarrhea containing undigested food
- Mucus-laden diarrhea from Damp-Heat
- Foul-smelling diarrhea
- Anorexia
- Abdominal distention
- Leukorrhea
- Cloudy urine
- Irregular menstruation
- Impotence
- Abdominal pain
- Beriberi
- Genital pain
- Dysuria
- Dysmenorrhea
- Painful swelling of the hands and feet
- A Cold sensation in the Stomach
- Whole-body pins-and-needles sensation
- Lack of sympathy for others
- A sensation of swelling in the flanks
- Unremitting fever and chills
- Lower abdominal pain
- Cutting pain through the middle of the Intestines
- Sudden turmoil disorder
- Fullness of the lateral costal region
- Scanty urination
- Anuria
- Vaginitis
- Diarrhea
- Hernia
- Hernia pain
- Paralysis of the lower limbs
- Dyspnea severe enough to prevent lying down
- Hepatitis
- Jaundice
- Acute nephritis
- Ascites
- Abdominal hardness from ascites
- Edema of the abdomen
- Urticaria
- Stomach
- Urinary tract infection
- Incontinence of urine
- Urinary retention
- Difficulty urinating
- Edema of the legs
- Painful obstruction of the knee
- Nocturnal emission
- Enteritis
- Dysentery
- Knee pain
- Pain in the low back and leg
- Enuresis
- Knee swelling
- Fever with or without sweating
- General bodily weakness
- A mental craving for sympathy
- Beriberi
- Suffocation
- A sensation of Heat in the chest
- Qi-type painful urinary dysfunction (Qi Lin)
- Seminal emission
- Shan disorder
- Dyspnea with an inability to lie down
- Fullness below the Heart
- Foot pain with a swollen knee
- Sudden-onset diarrhea
- Kidney pain
- Peritonitis
- Cholera
Associations
For urinary retention and ascites
For a swollen, painful leg, unbearable knee swelling, and enuresis
For edema, including edema around the navel
- SP-8
- REN-10
For a rigid, guarded abdomen
For knee problems
For edema of the four limbs
For obstructed urination
- SP-6
For diarrhea with undigested food
For Cold- or Damp-type diarrhea with undigested food
- SP-1
For chest Heat with sudden diarrhea
For sudden turmoil disorder
For lack of appetite
Notes
On the Spleen channel, this is the go-to point for clearing Dampness from the Lower Jiao.