SP2 (Dàdū, “Great Metropolis”) is the Ying-Spring Point point of the Spleen Channel Meridian. It is located on the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression distal and inferior to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin. It clears heat, resolves damp-heat, harmonizes the middle jiao, regulates the Spleen, and stops diarrhea.
On the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression distal and inferior to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.2-0.5 cun.
Clears heat, resolves damp-heat, harmonizes the middle jiao, regulates the Spleen, and stops diarrhea..
Heat disease with no sweat, coldness of the hands and feet, abdominal fullness, frequent vomiting, vexation and oppressive heat, dizziness, stomach-heart pain, sudden turmoil disorder (cholera), reversal cold, sudden severe diarrhea, incessant diarrhea, fullness and pain in the heart and abdomen, wind causing reversal and swelling of the four limbs, malaria for which the cause is unknown, lower back pain, eye pain, head pain, toothache, gas and pain in the lower abdomen, constipation..
As the Ying-Spring and Fire point of the Spleen channel, Dadu excels at clearing heat from the Spleen and Stomach. It is a primary point for damp-heat conditions manifesting as abdominal fullness, heaviness of the body, and sudden, foul-smelling diarrhea. Its ability to treat 'heat disease with no sweat' makes it useful in the early stages of febrile diseases where dampness obstructs the exterior. It is also a key distal point for epigastric pain, especially when there are heat signs.
SP2 is one of 21 points on the Spleen Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
SP2 (Dàdū) is located on the medial aspect of the foot, in the depression distal and inferior to the first metatarsophalangeal joint, at the junction of the red and white skin.
SP2 clears heat, resolves damp-heat, harmonizes the middle jiao, regulates the Spleen, and stops diarrhea. Common clinical indications include heat disease with no sweat, coldness of the hands and feet, abdominal fullness, frequent vomiting, vexation and oppressive heat, dizziness, stomach-heart pain, sudden turmoil disorder (cholera), reversal cold, sudden severe diarrhea, incessant diarrhea, fullness and pain in the heart and abdomen, wind causing reversal and swelling of the four limbs, malaria for which the cause is unknown, lower back pain, eye pain, head pain, toothache, gas and pain in the lower abdomen, constipation.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion 0.2-0.5 cun.
SP2 is a point on the Spleen Channel Meridian (Zú Tài Yīn Pí Jīng).