SP 4 - Acupuncture Point - Gongsun
Location
- In a depression distal and inferior to the base of the 1st metatarsal bone at the junction of the red and white skin.
- For point location tips, read our meridian notes; unsure about "cun" measurements, read what is a cun?.
SP 4 Clinical Uses
- Excess pathologies of the ST and Intestines - severe abdominal a/or epigastric pain, dysentery, food poisoning.
- Gynecological and Abdominal issues due to stagnation of Qi and Blood - masses, fibroids, cysts, irregular menstruation.
- With PC 6 for chest and heart pain, shen disorders, sighing, anxiety, insomnia, nervousness.
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SP 4 Point Associations
- Luo Connecting Point
- Chong Mai Master Point, coupled with PC 6, Master point of the Yin Wei Mai.
SP 4 TCM Patterns
This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following TCM Patterns:
For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".
SP 4 Conditions Treated
This point along with others in a proper point prescription may be used to balance the following Conditions / Symptoms:
- Abdominal Pain
- Epigastric Pain
- Dysentary
- Food Poisoning
- Fibroids
- Cysts
- Irregular Menstruation
- Anxiety
- Insomnia
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
For more on this, read "What Does Acupuncture Treat?" and "Point Prescription Guidelines".
Nearby Acupuncture Points
KD 1
© 2016 Yin Yang House - No Unauthorized Duplication - KD 1 Gushing Spring
- Descends excess from above, useful for LV Yang Rising or LV Fire - headaches, tinnitus, hypertension, epilepsy.
- Cooling KD empty heat - chronic sore throat, dry mouth, low back pain.
- Tonify KD/HT Yin - insomnia, palpitations, anxiety, poor memory, mania, rage w/desire to kill, hot flashes, night sweats.
- Loss of consciousness, yang collapse.
- Tong Ren/Tam Healing System: Used to descend the energy in the body particularly after qi gong exercises, energy healing sessions, etc. Useful for headache, nausea, insomnia, etc.
KD 2
© 2016 Yin Yang House - No Unauthorized Duplication - KD 2 Blazing Valley
- Generally useful for clearing excesses & acute presentations.
- Ying Spring Point - clears heat, especially KD empty heat - chronic sore throats, irritability, night sweats, thirst.
- Lower abdomen/sex organ/genital issues - Irregular menstruation, uterine prolapse, seminal emissions, impotence, genital itching and/or pain, difficult urination.
- Wasting and Thirsting Disorder - thirst, dry mouth.
- Local point for foot problems - swelling and/or pain, restless feet.
- KD related emotional imbalances - fear of being apprehended, fright.
- Moxa to tonify KD Yang.
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