SP13 (Fushe, “Fushe”) is the Meeting point of SP & LV & GB point of the Spleen Channel Meridian. It is located on the lower abdomen, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, located 3 cun inferior to the point Fujie (SP14). This places it superior to the inguinal crease and medial to the anterior superior iliac spine. It regulates Qi in the lower abdomen, resolves accumulations, alleviates pain, and treats hernial disorders.
On the lower abdomen, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, located 3 cun inferior to the point Fujie (SP14). This places it superior to the inguinal crease and medial to the anterior superior iliac spine.
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 to 1.5 cun. Caution should be exercised to avoid deep insertion, which could puncture the peritoneum or, in thin patients, the intestines. The femoral artery and nerve are medial to this point.
Regulates Qi in the lower abdomen, resolves accumulations, alleviates pain, and treats hernial disorders.
Hernia with masses, sharp pain in the thigh, pain that radiates up the flank to the heart, abdominal fullness, abdominal accumulations, reversed Qi, cholera, cold in the Spleen with sharp pain, abdominal pain like a knife stabbing, women's masses from blood and Qi, wandering and stabbing pain.
Fushe is a significant local point for disorders of the lower abdomen and groin, particularly those involving pain, masses, and hernial issues. Its function in treating abdominal accumulations and pain that radiates upward reflects its role as a meeting point of the Spleen, Liver, and Yin Wei channels. It is primarily used for excess conditions characterized by stagnation and pain, such as inguinal hernia, abdominal masses, and acute abdominal pain.
Classical text; the translation was prepared with AI and is not clinical advice.
《針方六集》 Zhēnfāng Liùjí — Six Collections on Needling, Wu Kun, 1618 · 卷之五·紛署集 · 腹自期門上直兩乳夾不容兩旁各一寸五分下行至衝門凡十四穴第二十二 · Source: jicheng.tw ↗
府舍二穴，主疝氣，脾中急痛，循脅搶心，腹滿積聚，厥氣霍亂The text records that SP13 was used for hernia (shan qi), acute pain in the spleen region, pain running along the ribs and rushing to the heart, abdominal fullness with accumulations, and reversal qi with sudden turmoil (huoluan).
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷03 · Source: Wikisource ↗
府舍，在腹結下三寸，足太陰、陰維、厥陰之會，此脈上下入腹絡胸，結心肺，從脅上至肩，比太陰，三陰陽明支別，刺入七分，灸五壯According to this text, SP13 lies 3 cun below Fujie (SP14) and is a meeting point of the foot Taiyin, Yinwei and Jueyin; these vessels go up and down, enter the abdomen, connect with the chest and heart and lungs, and rise from the ribs to the shoulder. Needle 0.7 cun, moxibustion 5 cones.
《醫學入門》 Yīxué Rùmén — Introduction to Medicine, Li Chan, 1575 · 经穴起止 · Source: Wikisource ↗
府舍大横下三寸。 灸五壮。 主心腹胁痛，积聚，霍乱According to this text, SP13 lies 3 cun below Daheng (SP15), with 5 moxa cones; it was used for pain of the heart region, abdomen and ribs, accumulations, and sudden turmoil (huoluan).
《針灸甲乙經》 Zhēnjiǔ Jiǎyǐ Jīng — Systematic Classic of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, c. 256–282 · 卷08 · Source: Wikisource ↗
疝瘕，髀中急痛，循脅，上下搶心，腹痛積聚，府舍主之The text records that SP13 was used for hernia with masses, acute pain in the thigh, and pain running along the ribs up and down and rushing to the heart, abdominal pain and accumulations.
SP13 is one of 21 points on the Spleen Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
SP13 (Fushe) is located on the lower abdomen, 4 cun lateral to the anterior midline, located 3 cun inferior to the point Fujie (SP14). This places it superior to the inguinal crease and medial to the anterior superior iliac spine.
SP13 regulates Qi in the lower abdomen, resolves accumulations, alleviates pain, and treats hernial disorders. Common clinical indications include hernia with masses, sharp pain in the thigh, pain that radiates up the flank to the heart, abdominal fullness, abdominal accumulations, reversed Qi, cholera, cold in the Spleen with sharp pain, abdominal pain like a knife stabbing, women's masses from blood and Qi, wandering and stabbing pain.
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 to 1.5 cun. Caution should be exercised to avoid deep insertion, which could puncture the peritoneum or, in thin patients, the intestines. The femoral artery and nerve are medial to this point.
SP13 is a point on the Spleen Channel Meridian (Zú Tài Yīn Pí Jīng).