SP 21 Da Bao 大包
“Great Envelope”
DA great, big
BAO to wrap, to embrace, bag
Other Names
Location and Needling:
On the mid-axillary line, 6 cun below the axillary crease midway between the axilla and free end of 11th rib, 3 cun below GB-22.
0.3-0.5 cun oblique
Contraindications and Cautions
Functions
Spleen,
Great Lo of the SP: hundreds of vessels flowing into the sides and the chest from this point, all in contact with the longitudinal Lo vessels of all other meridians.
Opens the Chest to move Qi and Blood (angina, etc)
Firms the Sinew and Joints
This channel presides over Yin and Yang, and via the SP irrigates the five viscera. If the Tai Lo is excessive, there are pains all over the body: disperse this point. If the Tai Lo is empty, all the joints become flaccid: tonify this point. Binds the tendons and bones.
Signs and Symptoms
Clinical Research
Sources
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Footnote:
11 Mar 2012 04:39
tsangk
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