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The depression at the front and bottom of the medial malleolus of the foot, the midpoint of the line connecting the navicular tubercle and Neihuaijian (EX-LE8). When the tibialis anterior tendon becomes medial.
Meridian (gold) point.
[Origin]
Shang is the sound of gold, and the point belongs to the meridian point among the five transport points of foot greater yin spleen meridian (SP). The meridian point of the yin meridian belongs to gold, so it is called "Shang". The point is located in front and below the medial malleolus, opposite to the position of Qiuxu (GB40), hence its name.
Shangqiu (SP5) acupoint
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
(quoted from "Meridians and Acupoints")
- Lingshu‧Benshu: "Below the medial malleolus, trapped in the body";
- Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "Below the medial malleolus of the foot "Those who fall slightly forward are in the middle";
- Xunjing Kaoxue Bian added: "Those who fall slightly forward are three points";
- Zhenjiu Dacheng: "There is a front Zhongfeng (LR4), followed by Zhaohai (KI6), whose cave is in the middle."
- Nerve: Saphenous nerve (medial cutaneous nerve of the calf), branch of the superficial peroneal nerve.
- Vessels: great saphenous vein, medial tarsal artery.
Perpendicular insertion 0.3～0.5 inches.
Strengthens the spleen, resolving dampness, and clears the mind.
- Classical: spleen deficiency, abdominal distension and fullness, bowel sounds, sloppy diarrhea, constipation, Hanre good vomiting, epigastralgia, jaundice, indigestion, regurgitation, abdominal pain, constipation Shock, breast pain, hemorrhoids, vaginal and femoral pain, abdominal pain due to hernia, muscular spasm pain, inability to bend or extend the knee, inability to walk, pain in the medial ankle, infertility, infantile convulsion, pharyngitis, strong tongue pain, bone Impediment, fullness, real headache, swollen face, polyphagia, laughter, vexation, thirst, nightmares, hemorrhoids.
- Modern: gastritis, enteritis, indigestion, edema of lower limbs.
- abdominal distension and fullness: Shangqiu (SP5), Yinlingquan (SP9), Ququan (LR8), Yingu (KI10).
- His vomiting: Shangqiu (SP5), Youmen (KI21), Tonggu.
- Taixi is kind and compassionate: Shangqiu (SP5), Qubin (GB7).
- Footache: Shangqiu (SP5), Jiexi (ST41), Qiuxu (GB40).
- spleen deficiency inconvenience: Shangqiu (SP5), Sanyinjiao (SP6).
- Chronic enteritis: Shangqiu (SP5), Tianshu (ST25), Yinlingquan (SP9).
- Lower limb edema: Shangqiu (SP5), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Yinlingquan (SP9), Zusanli (ST36).