SP-5 Shangqiu - Merchant Mound
More Spirit Names: Metal Mound, Gold Mound, Shang Hill, Metal's Note Hill, Mound of Commerce
| English: | Shang Mound |
| Also Known As: | Metal's Note Hill Gold Mound Metal Mound Merchant Mound Mound of Commerce Commercial Mound Sound of Metal on the Mound |
Location
- In the depression, distal and inferior to the medial malleolus halfway between the tuberosity of the navicular bone and the vertex of the medial malleolus.
- In the depression anterior to and slightly below the medial malleolus of the ankle.
- On the medial side of the ankle, in the depression which lies at the junction of straight lines drawn along the anterior and inferior borders of the medial malleolus.
Needling
- Straight insertion, 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
- Transverse insertion, joined to ST-41 Jiexi, 1 to 1.5 cun, causing distention and soreness in the ankle.
- Perpendicular insertion 0.2 to 0.3 cun.
- Transverse insertion beneath the tendons towards or joined with ST-41 Jiexi.
Command Functions
- Jing-River point of the Spleen channel
- Metal point of the Spleen channel
- Sedation point
- Reunion point of veins
Actions
- Regulates and strengthens the Spleen
- Regulates the Stomach
- Strengthens the Spleen and Stomach
- Regulates the Middle Jiao
- Resolves Damp Stagnation
- Transforms Damp-Heat
- Benefits the sinews and bones
- Calms the Shen
Indications
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Combinations
Chronic enteritis | Predilection toward vomiting | Foot pain |
SP-6 | REN-3 Or | REN-5 |
Spleen Deficiency constipation | Infertility | Hypogastric pain radiating to the genitals |
GB-24 | REN-24 | |
Contraction of the legs | Sighing with a propensity toward sadness | Wasting and thirsting disorder |
- SP-5 + GB-41: local treatment for edema of the foot
Contraindications
Notes
- This is the point on the channel where the Qi is diverted to the bones and joints and is much used for Damp Bi, especially of the knee and ankle .
- This point is good to generate calm sleep.
- This point stimulates the posterior lobe of the pituitary.
- It speeds up venous return.
- In case of extreme agitation, sedate this point.
- It supplies trace minerals.
- This point is good for reducing Excess conditions.
Five Elements Spirit Perspective
| Spirit of the Point | Merchant Mound is the Metal point on the Spleen. Shang is the musical note associated with Metal; it also means to be able to negotiate or trade, to be able to speak from the interior and to give voice to what is going on. Qiu is a hill, a raised place in the Earth where the ore that becomes Metal is dug out. The point brings the ability to negotiate through the morass of problems. Metal, the child of Earth, can also lift Earth out of self-absorption and remind it of the bigger picture, bringing inspiration, letting go and a clear sense of boundaries. With the spirit of this point, you know when it is the right one. It honors and respects woundedness and acknowledges the hurt. Metal gives Earth value, structure, order and rhythm, a richness like trace minerals in the soil; it is a place where rhythms and cycles meet. A merchant understands what things are worth and supplies goods; a mound is a place of exchange. It is another point about richness. |
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| Worsley | Location: In the hollow in front of the medial malleolus, behind the tibialis anterior tendon. |
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