The point is where abdominal qi gathers and converges. "Fu" (腹), abdomen, is also recorded as "chang" (腸) ,intestine (in Qianjin Yifang ); "jie" (結) ,knot, is also recorded as "qu" (屈), bend (in Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing ), signifying the winding and coiling of the intestines. The right-sided Fujie (SP14) approximately corresponds to the surface tenderness point of acute appendicitis.

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Fujie (SP14) acupoint
(adapted from "Meridians and Acupoints")

In the lower abdomen, 1.3 cun below Daheng (SP15), 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline. 3 cun above Fushe (SP13), approximately at the outer one-third junction of the line connecting umbilicus and anterior superior iliac spine.

• Zhenjiu Jiayi Jing: "1.3 cun below Daheng (SP15)";
• Leijing Tuyi >: "3.5 cun lateral to the midline of abdomen";
• Zhenfang Liuji: "Directly above, between the two breasts, 4 cun lateral to conception vessel on both sides";
• Zhenjiu Zisheng Jing: "4.5 cun lateral to the midline of the abdomen".

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• Muscles: external oblique, internal oblique, transversus abdominis.
• Nerve: eleventh intercostal nerve.
• Vessels: intercostal arteries and veins.

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Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.5～1.5 cun.

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Regulate qi, harmonize intestine.

• Classical: Pain around navel, rushing pain upward toward heart, abdominal cold with diarrhea, cough, hernia pain, susceptibility to fright.
• Modern: acute simple appendicitis.

bubble_chart Combinations

• Rushing pain toward heart: Fujie (SP14), Xingjian (LR2).