SP21

Dabao

Star

大包 (Dàbāo) — Great Embracement

Spleen channel · point 21

Great Luo-Connecting point of the Spleen

Location

On the lateral chest, on the mid-axillary line, in the sixth intercostal space.

Needling

Depth: 0.3–0.5 cun
Angle: Oblique or transverse
⚠ Cautions: Pneumothorax risk on deep perpendicular insertion.

Functions

  • Governs the blood of the whole body and the network vessels
  • Regulates qi and relieves generalised pain
  • Benefits the sinews of the chest and flanks

Indications

Generalised aching of the whole bodyweakness of the limbschest and hypochondriac painasthma

Clinical Notes

The Great Luo of the Spleen, said to bind all the network vessels — the classical indication of pain everywhere with no single locus belongs here.

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