Chinese Name:
Xuehai (English translation: Sea of Blood)
Location:
When the knee is flexed, on the medial aspect
of the thigh, the point is 2 cun above the mediosuperior border of the patella,
on the bulge of the medial portion of m. quadriceps femoris.
Indications:
- Irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia
- Urticaria, eczema, erysipelas
Functions:
Invigorates and moves the Blood, cools the Blood, benefits the skin, regulates
menstruation.
Notes:
As the name implies, SP 10 is the point for
treating disorders relating to the Blood (Blood stasis, Heat in the Blood).
Needling:
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 - 1.5 cun. |