SP-09, Yīn Líng Quán, 阴陵泉, Yin Mound Spring

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He-Sea point
Location
In a depression formed by the medial condyle of the tibia and the posterior border of the tibia • Run the finger in the groove posterior to the tibia medial border until it falls into the depression below the tibial condyle • Level with GB-34
Needling
Type: Perpendicular    Depth:  1 to 1.5 cun
Description: Perpendicular insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun. 
Caution:
Notes
Energetics 1
BEST FOR DAMPNESS (all kinds of dampness)
Energetics 2
HE-SEA POINT: best damp retention point; damp heat -especially in the lower jiao (BL, intestine and uterus). SP and ST digestive problems: lack of appetite, diarrhea, dysentery, sudden turmoil disorder from dampness.
Energetics 3
LOCAL - Knee problems, Leg pain
Energetics 4
SP Deficiency
Energetics 5
Digestive problems of SP and ST
Energetics 6
THREADING: GB34 to SP9 (Patient supine or sitting on chair; puncture from GB34 to SP9; indicated for abdominal distension, hypochondrium, leg numbness, tinnitus, sciatic pain, knee joint pain)[Fan, Y. July 22, 2024. PowerPoint]

 

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