SP-21 - Great Wrapping

大包 - Dà bāo

Point Region: Chest

SP

Spleen Meridian

足太阴脾经 - Zú Tàiyīn Píjīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the side of the chest, in the sixth space between the ribs, on the midaxillary line (the vertical line down from the middle of the armpit).

How to Locate:

  1. Lie on your side and raise your arm
  2. Follow a vertical line down from the middle of the armpit
  3. The point is where that line crosses the sixth rib space
SP-21 (Great Wrapping) acupressure point location: On the side of the chest, in the sixth space between the ribs, on the midaxillary line (the vertical line down from the middle of the armpit).

How to Apply Pressure

After finding SP-21 on the side of the chest, touch the area lightly with flat fingertips rather than a pointed probe, and never press deeply between the ribs. Avoid it after recent chest surgery or over a chest injury, and get medical care for chest pain.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • General body pain
  • Fatigue
  • Chest tightness
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Widespread pain
  • Chronic fatigue
  • Muscle pain

Related Health Concerns

Fatigue

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent chest surgery
  • Severe chronic pain conditions
  • Acute chest trauma