Dadu SP2: Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications
Nomenclature:
Da: Big Du: assembling
Dadu is at the big toe, where the qi of the meridian gathers.
Point: SP-2
Chinese Name: 大都
Name: Dadu
English Name/Meaning: Great Metropolis
Pinyin: dà dū
Han Geul 한글: dae do 대도
Romaji:dai to
Vietnamese: Đại đô
Location:
On the medial side of the big toe, in the depression distal and inferior to the first metatarso- phalangeal joint.
Functions:
- Tonify spleen and harmonizes stomach.
- Clears heat.
Indications of dadu:
Digestive disorders : Abdominal Distension, gastric pain, constipation, febrile disease without sweating.
Method:
Oblique inferior insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun.
Remarks:
- Ying-Spring Point.
- Famous for febrile disease without sweating ( In such case pathogenic factor is so severe that it covers whole body like a blanket), so bleed it.
- Mother (Reinforcing ) point.
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