Spleen Meridian of Foot-Taiyin
SP
Foot-Taiyin: big toe to chest and ribs
- Type：Foot-Taiyin
- Organ：Spleen
- Time of flow：Si hour (9–11 a.m.)
- Course：Starting at Yinbai on the inner side of the big toe, it runs up the inner foot, lower leg and inner thigh, enters the abdomen to belong to the spleen, and continues up to the chest and ribs.
- Traditionally associated with：Bloating, poor digestion, fatigue, and heaviness along the inner leg.
Related acupoints
- Yinbai (SP1)：Inner side of the big toe, about 0.1 cun from the nail corner
- Taibai (SP3)：Below and behind the 1st metatarsophalangeal joint, in the depression at the boundary of red and white skin
- Sanyinjiao (SP6)：About 3 cun above the inner ankle tip, on the back edge of the tibia (avoid during pregnancy)
- Yinlingquan (SP9)：Inner lower leg, in the depression below the lower edge of the inner condyle of the tibia
- Xuehai (SP10)：With the knee bent, about 2 cun above the upper inner edge of the patella, on the muscle bulge