Acupoint · SP17
Food Hole SP17
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Location
On the lateral chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.
Point-taking cue
Food Hole: the lowest of the SP17–SP20 rib-space ladder (5th, 4th, 3rd, 2nd going up).
Meridian
Spleen Meridian · Chest · Earth
Indications
Distending pain of the chest and flanks, poor digestion
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