Acupoint+SP-1+(Yin+Bai)

** SP1 ** ** • ** **Yin Bai**  • **Spleen** **1**  Hidden White.  Jing Well Point on the Spleen Channel. Wood Point on Earth Meridian. = = =Location= //On the medial great toe, .01 cun from the corner of the nail bed.//

=Point Summary= //Stops Bleeding//  //Regulates the Spleen//  //Unbinds the Chest//  //Calms the Heart//  //Calms the Spirit//  //Revives Consciousness// any defic. SP bleeding; obsessing insomnia; dream disturbed sleep

=Needling=

Depth:
0.1 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
benefits the SP and regulates the blood; stops bleeding when the weak SP is not holding the blood; contains the blood; sedates the mind for excessive chatter in the head (over thinking insomnia)

Indications
any kind of bleeding, especially uterine (mostly from deficiency); watery, thin, scanty menorrhaghea; bleeding of GI tract (most common places for SP related bleeding); mental diseases (SP over thinking); continuous nose bleeds; blood in stool;

Special Notes
Kapchuk says it is good for people who have no boundaries; LV-1 is for people who have very rigid boundaries; often moxaed; sometimes bled

**General:** Tonifies the pancreas (left), spleen (right), liver, vessels and sexual organs, anterior frontal lobes; disperses stomach and intestines

**Actions:** Stops bleeding, Regulates the Spleen, Unbinds the chest, Calms the heart and spirit and restores consciousness **Indications:** Uterine bleeding, blood in the stool, nosebleed, abdominal distention, diarrhea, sudden edema, vomiting, no desire to eat or drink, agitation, heat in the chest, dyspnea, sighing, propensity to sadness, mania-depression, excessive dreaming, insomnia, chronic childhood fright **Psycho-spiritual:** <span style="font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT,serif;">anchors a person into the earth; stabilizes the nervous system and gives clarity of thought; no freedom of movement in the mind – a choked mind; people who fidget; Quality of radiance, manifestation, dawn of new possibilities; for someone who is wound up; panic attacks; psychological disorders: mania, depression, dream-disturbed sleep; loss of awareness or memory, recognizes nothing; coma; epilepsy, possession; appetite problems: overeating when connected to worry and depression; reduces sweet cravings; fear and agitation in children; possibly fearing visitors, timid