Shidou SP17 : Nomenclature, Location, Functions, Indications

Shidou-SP17

Nomenclature:

Shi: food Dou: sinus
Shidou is inferolateral to the nipple and in its deep region there is a sinus in which milk is stored. This point is used to promote absorption of food and for tonification.

Point: SP-17
Chinese Name: 食窦
English Name/Meaning: Food Cavity
Pinyin: shí dòu
Han Geul 한글: sik du 식두
Romaji: shoku tō
Vietnamese: Thực đậu

Location:

In the 5th intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline (in male patients, 2 cun lateral to the nipple).

Functions of shidou:

  • Regulates the Qi.
  • Harmonises the Stomach and eliminates stagnation.
  • Drains Dampness.

Indications:

  • Digestive disorders: fullness and pain in the chest and hypochondriac region.
  • Intercostal neuralgia.

Method:

Transverse-oblique insertion along the intercostal space, 0.5 to 1 cun.

Remarks:

Good for intercostal neuralgia.

Precautions:

Perpendicular insertion, especially in thin patients, carries a substantial risk of inducing a pneumothorax.

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