St-43

St-43

Forbidden in Pregnancy?
Element
English

Sunken Valley

Name

陷谷

Transliteration

Xiangu

Special Point
Key PointShu StreamWood Point
Description

Shu-Stream and Wood point

Indications
spleen
Kinesiology
key point for oedema of face
Channel Psychology

Lv: I need to take other people into account when planning my future. I live for others.
GB: Inability to choose because it is difficult to please everyone. Resentment and over-thinking. Over rationalization. Following logic instead of intuition.

Key Spirit Point Themes
judging needs
Symptoms

Oedema, pain and swelling of the eyes, abdominal pain, abdominal distention and fullness, bowel sounds fullness of the chest and lateral costal region, belching, fever with absence of sweating, swelling and pain of the dorsum of the foot, difficulty in flexing and extending the toes.

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The point information was compiled from multiple sources including College of Complementary Medicine, Sydney Australia. Point location diagram recreated from A Manual of Acupuncture, P Deadman.