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SP-21

大包

Dà Bāo

Dabao

Location · 定位

侧胸部，腋中线上，第六肋间隙处

On the lateral chest, on the mid-axillary line, in the 6th intercostal space

Needling

斜刺或平刺 0.3–0.5 寸

可灸

Special Categories

脾之大络

Actions · 功效

governs the blood
broadens the chest and benefits the lateral costal region
frees the channels and quickens the network vessels

Indications · 主治

全身疼痛generalized body pain
胸胁痛chest and lateral costal pain
四肢无力weakness of the four limbs

Draft

Footnotes · 引用

[1]Deadman, Manual of Acupuncture 2nd ed.

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@misc{bencaodian-da-bao,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Dà Bāo 大包 (Dabao) — SP-21},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/acupoints/da-bao},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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