SP-14 - Abdominal Knot

腹结 - Fù jié

Point Region: Lower abdomen

SP

Spleen Meridian

足太阴脾经 - Zú Tàiyīn Píjīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the lower abdomen, 1.3 cun below the centre of the navel, 4 cun out from the midline.

Distances are in cun, a unit that scales with each person's body. As a guide, the width of your thumb at its joint is 1 cun, and your four fingers held together, measured across the middle joints, are 3 cun.

How to Locate:

  1. From the centre of your navel, measure a little more than one thumb-width down
  2. Move out to the line straight below the nipple (4 cun from the midline)
  3. The point is there
SP-14 (Abdominal Knot) acupressure point location: On the lower abdomen, 1.3 cun below the centre of the navel, 4 cun out from the midline.

How to Apply Pressure

Once SP-14 is located, use gentle surface contact on the lower abdomen and never press deeply. Avoid it during pregnancy, after abdominal surgery, or with acute abdominal symptoms, which need medical assessment.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Abdominal pain
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation
  • IBS
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Bowel problems

Related Health Concerns

Stomach CrampsConstipationIBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)Cramps

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Pregnancy
  • Severe intestinal disorders
  • Acute abdominal conditions