SP7 (Lòugǔ, “Leaking Valley”) is the Luo-Connecting point of the Spleen Meridian point of the Spleen Channel Meridian. It is located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 6 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression on the posterior border of the tibia. It strengthens the Spleen, resolves dampness, harmonizes the stomach, and regulates qi.
On the medial aspect of the lower leg, 6 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression on the posterior border of the tibia.
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 to 1.5 cun, along the posterior border of the tibia.
Strengthens the Spleen, resolves dampness, harmonizes the stomach, and regulates qi..
Abdominal fullness and distention, borborygmus, cold in the abdomen, abdominal masses (pi kuai), inability of food and drink to nourish the muscles and skin, forced yawning, sadness, rebellious qi, acute abdominal distention, cold qi, chronic damp impediment (bi) causing inability to walk, inability to stand for long, knee impediment (bi), women's blood masses (xue jia), urinary difficulty with upward surging qi to the crown of the head, either heat or cold in the abdomen, internal pain..
As the Luo-Connecting point of the Spleen channel, Lougu connects to the Stomach channel and is particularly effective for digestive disorders where the Spleen's transport and transformation function is impaired. It treats abdominal distention, borborygmus, and a key symptom of 'food not nourishing the muscles,' indicating malabsorption. Its ability to resolve dampness also makes it useful for damp-bi in the lower limbs, characterized by heaviness and difficulty walking.
SP7 is one of 21 points on the Spleen Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
SP7 (Lòugǔ) is located on the medial aspect of the lower leg, 6 cun superior to the prominence of the medial malleolus, in a depression on the posterior border of the tibia.
SP7 strengthens the Spleen, resolves dampness, harmonizes the stomach, and regulates qi. Common clinical indications include abdominal fullness and distention, borborygmus, cold in the abdomen, abdominal masses (pi kuai), inability of food and drink to nourish the muscles and skin, forced yawning, sadness, rebellious qi, acute abdominal distention, cold qi, chronic damp impediment (bi) causing inability to walk, inability to stand for long, knee impediment (bi), women's blood masses (xue jia), urinary difficulty with upward surging qi to the crown of the head, either heat or cold in the abdomen, internal pain.
Perpendicular insertion 1.0 to 1.5 cun, along the posterior border of the tibia. Caution: Several major classical sources, including the Zhen Jiu Ju Ying and Zhen Jiu Da Cheng, explicitly list this point as being contraindicated for moxibustion.
SP7 is a point on the Spleen Channel Meridian (Zú Tài Yīn Pí Jīng).