Xuehai SP10 : Nomenclature, Location, Function, Indication
Nomenclature:
Xue: Blood Hai: Sea
This point is indicated in blood disease, in the sense of returning overflowed blood into the sea.
Point: SP-10
Chinese Name: 血海
Name: Xuehai
English Name/Meaning: Sea of Blood
Pinyin: xuè hǎi
Han Geul 한글: hyeol hae 혈해
Romaji: kek kai
Vietnamese: Huyết hải
Location:
When the knee is flexed, 2 cun above the medial superior border of the patella on the bulge of the medial portion of m. quadriceps femoris.
Indications of xuehai:
- Irregular menstruation, heavy uterine bleeding, amenorrhea;
- Urticaria, erysipelas, eczema; abdominal distension, diarrhea, jaundice; difficulty in micturition, edema;
- Pain and swelling in the knees
Method:
Perpendicularly 1-1.5 cun.
Remarks:
Main point for dermatosis.
