Xuehai (SP10)
Xuehai (SP10), “Sea of Blood”, is a point on the Spleen meridian. It is point 10 of the 21 on the channel. Nourishes and invigorates Blood, regulates menstruation, eliminates Wind-Heat from skin, resolves Blood stagnation.
Location
2 cun proximal to the medial end of the patellar base, on the bulge of the vastus medialis muscle.
Functions according to tradition
Nourishes and invigorates Blood, regulates menstruation, eliminates Wind-Heat from skin, resolves Blood stagnation. Essential for gynecological conditions and skin diseases.
Traditional indications
- Dysmenorrhea
- Amenorrhea
- Menorrhagia
- Eczema
- Urticaria
- Pruritus
- Anemia
- Knee pain
Indications described by tradition; they do not amount to proven clinical effectiveness for each one.
Precautions
No specific contraindications. Caution during pregnancy due to its blood-moving effect.
Points on other channels with similar indications
They share several traditional indications with this point. Comparing them helps understand why one or the other is chosen.
- BL17 Geshu (Bladder): Anemia
- BL40 Weizhong (Bladder): Knee pain
- CV4 Guanyuan (Ren Mai (Conception Vessel)): Dysmenorrhea
- KI6 Zhaohai (Kidney): Dysmenorrhea
Point profile
- Code
- SP10
- Pinyin name
- Xuè Hǎi
- Characters
- 血海
- Translation
- Sea of Blood
- Meridian
- Spleen
- Element
- Earth
- Topics
- Blood, Women's Health, Skin
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