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SP17 · 足太阴脾经

Shidou shí dòu · 食窦

Location. On the chest, in the fifth intercostal space, 6 cun lateral to the anterior midline.

The name means "food burrow" — the point sits on the chest wall at the level where classical texts describe nourishment as passing downward. This is a naming convention, not a claim about effect.

定位。在胸部,第 5 肋间隙,前正中线旁开 6 寸。

穴名意为「食物之窦道」,位于胸壁,古典以此处近受纳下行之象命名。此处为命名描述,不涉及疗效主张。

Classical record · not a treatment recommendation. Needling technique is a licensed practitioner's skill and is out of scope here.
On the chest over the 5th intercostal space with the lung border beneath; pneumothorax is the recognised risk of needling too deeply here. Not suitable for self-treatment.

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