SP 10 Acupuncture Point

Spleen 10, Abbreviated as SP 10, Transliterated Xuehai in Chinese, Sea of Blood in English.

SP 10 Acupuncture Point Location:

When the knee is flexed, on the medial aspect of the thigh, the point is 2 cun above the mediosuperior border of the patella, on the bulge of the medial portion of muscle quadriceps femoris.

SP 10 Acupuncture Point Indications:

  • Irregular menstruation, metrorrhagia
  • Urticaria, eczema, erysipelas

SP 10 Acupuncture Point Benefits:

Invigorates and moves the Blood, cools the Blood, benefits the skin, regulates menstruation.

Notes: 

As the name implies, SP 10 is the point for treating disorders relating to the Blood (Blood stasis, Heat in the Blood).