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(42 acupoints on both sides)

[Image Placeholder: Acupoint Chart of the Foot-Taiyin Splein Meridian]

Yinbai (SP1): Located on the medial side of the big toe, at a distance from the corner of the nail resembling the width of a leek leaf. It is the Jing-Well point where the Splein meridian Qi emerges. (Needle 1 fen; Moxibustion 2 cones.) Indications: Abdominal distension with sudden diarrhea, epistaxis, Shijue syndrome (syncope-like state), prolonged menstrual bleeding in women, and infantile fright wind due to external pathogenic factors.

Dadu (SP2): Located in the depression between the red and white flesh at the medial aspect of the joint behind the big toe. It is the Ying-Spring point where the Splein meridian Qi flows. Tonify deficiency. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Cold extremities due to Cold Damage (Shanghan), abdominal fullness, and vomiting.

Taibai (SP3): Located in the depression below the bony prominence (nuclear bone) anterior to the medial malleolus and posterior to the big toe. It is the Shu-Stream point where the Splein meridian Qi pours. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Fever and irritability, abdominal distension and vomiting, dysentery with pus and blood, low back pain with difficulty in defecation, Huoluan (cholera-like syndrome) with muscle spasms and severe abdominal pain.

Gongsun (SP4): Located on the medial side of the big toe, one cun posterior to the metatarsophalangeal joint, in the depression anterior to the medial malleolus. Take the point with the patient sitting upright and feet flat. It is the Luo-Connecting point of the Foot-Taiyin Splein meridian, diverging to the Yangming meridian. (Needle 4 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Phlegm obstruction in the chest and diaphragm, cold malaria with anorexia, heart pain with accumulations, and Qi distension disease in women.

Shangqiu (SP5): Located in the slight depression anterior and inferior to the medial malleolus. Zhongfeng (LR4, Jueyin Liver meridian) is anterior, and Zhaohai (KI6, Shaoyin Kidney meridian) is posterior; this point is centrally located. It is the Jing-River point where the Splein meridian Qi travels. Drain excess. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Abdominal distension with borborygmus, frequent sighing, Pi accumulation (spleen mass), jaundice, cold malaria, pain in the medial thigh, and Huxian hernia radiating to lower abdominal pain.

Sanyinjiao (SP6): Located three cun above the tip of the medial malleolus, in the depression behind the tibia. It is the intersection of the three Yin meridities of the foot (Liver, Spleen, Kidney). (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Heart and abdominal fullness, inability to lift the four limbs, Pi hernia, pain in the medial knee, leukorrhea (red and white discharge), irregular menstruation, and meridian blockage (draining promotes immediate flow). Therefore, it is contraindicated during pregnancy.

Lougou (SP7, also known as Taiyin Luo): Located six cun above the medial malleolus, in the depression behind the tibia. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion is prohibited.) Indications: Intestinal borborygmus and abdominal distension, cold Qi stagnation, emaciation despite adequate diet, knee bi-syndrome, and cold feet.

Diji (SP8, also known as Pishé): Located five cun below the knee, in the depression behind the medial condyle of the tibia. It is five cun away from Lougou. Extend the leg to locate. It is the Xi-Cleft point of the Foot-Taiyin Splein meridian. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Low back pain preventing flexion and extension, loose stools with edema, difficult urination, and female Zhang-Ji masses.

Yinlingquan (SP9): Located in the depression below the medial condyle of the tibia, below the knee. Flex the knee to locate the head of the transverse crease. It is the He-Sea point where the Splein meridian Qi enters. (Needle 5 fen; Moxibustion is prohibited.) Indications: Abdominal fullness, loss of appetite, sun-xie (undigested food in stool), hernia and masses, and difficult urination.

Xuehai (SP10, also known as Baichongke): Located one cun above the patella, in the depression at the junction of the white and red flesh on the medial aspect. (Needle 5 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: All blood disorders, itching and pain of various sores.

Jimen (SP11): Located superior to the "fish belly" area, between two tendons on the medial aspect of the upper thigh, where arterial pulsation is palpable. It arises from the muscles of the upper thigh. (Moxibustion 3 cones; Needling is prohibited.) Indications: Urinary retention, urinary incontinence, and swelling and pain in the inguinal region.

Chongmen (SP12, also known as Shangcigong): Located seven fen below Fushé (SP13) (Da Cheng states one cun, which is erroneous), five cun above Dàhéng (SP15), in the crease at both ends of the pubic bone. The arterial pulse is 3.5 cun lateral to the midline. (From Chongmen to Fu'ai, totaling ten points on both sides, Da Cheng states 4.5 cun lateral to midline, which is erroneous.) It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin Splein and Foot-Jueyin Liver meridians. (Needle 7 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Abdominal cold with accumulations, Yinluo (limb weakness), Yin hernia, and pregnancy-related Qi rushing to the heart.

Fushé (SP13): Located three cun below Fujie (SP14), 3.5 cun lateral to the midline. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin Splein, Foot-Jueyin Liver, and Yinwei Vessels. The *Jia Yi Jing* states: This meridian enters the abdomen, connects to the chest, knots at the heart and lungs, and ascends from the hypochondrium to the shoulder. It is a branch of the Foot-Taiyin Splein, Three-Yang, and Yangming meridians. (Needle 7 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: Hernia and masses with abdominal fullness, rebellious Qi causing Huoluan.

Fujie (SP14, also known as Changku): Located one cun three fen below Daheng (SP15), 3.5 cun lateral to the midline. (Needle 7 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: Cough with rebellious Qi, periumbilical abdominal pain, and dysentery.

Daheng (SP15): Located six cun half below Fu'ai (SP16). (Old texts say three cun half, which is erroneous.) Level with the umbilicus, 3.5 cun lateral to the midline. It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin Splein and Yinwei Vessels. (Needle 7 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: Severe pathogenic Qi rebellion, cold-induced profuse diarrhea and dysentery.

Fu'ai (SP17): Located one cun half below Riyue (GB24). It is the intersection of the Foot-Taiyin Splein and Yinwei Vessels. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion is prohibited.) Indications: Complex cold-heat syndromes with indigestion, pus and blood in stool, and abdominal pain. (Note: Riyue is five fen below Qimen. The *Fenchun Ge* states Fu'ai is two cun below Qimen and six cun lateral to Juque. *Tuyi* states 3.5 cun lateral to midline, which is erroneous.)

Shidou (SP18): Located one cun six fen below Tianxi (SP19), ascending three cun five fen from Fu'ai, six cun lateral to Danzhong (CV17). Raise the arm to locate. (Needle 4 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: Chest and hypochondriac fullness and distension, fluid sound in the diaphragm.

Tianxi (SP19): Located one cun six fen below Xiongxiang (SP20), six cun lateral to the midline. Lie supine to locate. (Needle 4 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: Chest fullness with rebellious Qi, sounds in the throat, and breast swelling in women.

Xiongxiang (SP20): Located one cun six fen below Zhourong (SP21), six cun lateral to the midline. Lie supine to locate. (Needle 4 fen; Moxibustion 5 cones.) Indications: Chest and hypochondriac fullness radiating to back pain, inability to lie down.

Zhourong (SP21): Located one cun six fen below Zhongfu (LU1, Hand-Taiyin Lung meridian), three cun two fen above the nipple, six cun lateral to the midline. Lie supine to locate. (Needle 4 fen.) Indications: Chest fullness preventing flexion and extension, difficulty swallowing, cough, and rebellious Qi.

Dabao (SP21): Located three cun below Yuanli (GB22, Foot-Shaoyang Gallbladder meridian), slanting downward from Zhourong, distributed in the chest and hypochondrium, emerging between the ninth ribs. It is the Great Luo of the Spleen, commanding all Yin and Yang collaterals, irrigating the five Zang organs via the Spleen. (Needle 3 fen; Moxibustion 3 cones.) Indications: Asthma with Qi rebellion, chest and hypochondriac pain.