Spleen Channel points: your Spleen meridian

Being the Transformer and Transporter your Spleen keeps everything going along under the surface.

That’s rather like a swan’s legs, paddling vigorously – out of sight – as it glides by. 

Some of Spleen points clear Damp and Phlegm, others strengthen Blood and steady the Shen, your spirit.

Your Spleen works very closely with your Stomach and with your Heart, so it helps your Stomach digest and absorb food, and it helps your Heart maintain it’s ‘cool’.

It starts on the medial side of your big toe and ends at a point on the side of your chest inferior to your axilla. In between it connects with many important points on other channels.

Control points on the Spleen Meridian (Spleen Channel)

Some acupuncture points on meridians between knee and toe-tips are particularly important. Since antiquity, acupuncturists have respected them for the special actions they perform. These actions are not just local to the points themselves but affect the metabolism of the body.

These special points are the Five Transport or Shu points.

In another context they become the Five Element points. Read our page on 5 Element theory to understand more about this.

In addition, on the Spleen channel, its Luo-Connecting point, Gongsun, (Spleen 4) has influence over your inherited constitution. For many women it can often help with gynaecological issues.

But Spleen points can be important for everyone.