SP 2 Acupuncture Point - Da Du - Spleen Meridian
Submitted by yyh_staff on Sun, 2006-05-21 06:57.
- Chinese Name Dadu
- English Name Great Metropolis
- Location: On medial side of big toe, sital and inferior to the 1st metatarsaldigital joint in a depression at the juncture of the red and white skin.
- Point Associations:
- Ying Spring Point
- Fire Point
- Actions & Effects:
- Generally used to clear damp-heat - gout, painful obstructions.
- With SP 3 tonify SP organ - abdominal distention, diarrhea.
- Spleen Meridian Points (21):
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Sources and More Information
The information on our site is drawn from our own lecture notes and clinical experience. The following lecture notes were used within this section:
- Ferro, Barbara: New England School of Acupuncture, Point Location Lecture Notes
- Harstein, Rachel: New England School of Acupuncture, Actions & Effects Lecture Notes
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