Spleen Channel (SP)

Circuit: Earth 地 – LU → LI → ST → SP

Organs connected: SP, ST, (HT)

Pathway

1. Starts at the medial side of the big toe, runs along the inside of the foot and turns in front of the inner ankle bone.
2. Rises along the posterior surface of the lower leg
3. and the medial side of the knee and thigh
4. and enters the abdominal cavity (crossing: REN-3, REN-4, REN-10).
5. Travels internally to its own organ, the SP,
6. and links with the ST.
7. The main Meridian carries on along the surface of the abdomen up to the chest (crossing: GB-24, LIV-14, LU-1),
8. where it goes inside again and follows the throat
9. to the root of the tongue, spreading across its lower surface.
10. An internal branch leaves the ST, rises through the diaphragm and enters the HT, linking with the HT Meridian.

Crossing Points

REN-3, REN-4, REN-10, GB-24, LIV-14, LU-1

Spleen Luo

Luo point: SP-4

Pathway

1. Arises at SP-4.
2. Links with the ST channel.
3. Enters the abdomen and links with the intestines and the ST.

Symptoms

• Abdominal spasm, and cholera with vomiting and diarrhea.

Great Luo of the Spleen

Luo point: SP-21

Pathway

1. Branches off the primary channel at SP-21 on the lateral chest.
2. Spreads through the chest and lateral costal region, gathering the blood of the luo-connecting channels of the whole body.

Symptoms

• General aching and weakness of the joints of all four limbs.