SP-7 - Dripping Valley

漏谷 - Lòu gǔ

Point Region: Lower leg

SP

Spleen Meridian

足太阴脾经 - Zú Tàiyīn Píjīng

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the inner side of the lower leg, just behind the inner edge of the shin bone (tibia), 6 cun above the inner ankle bone. It lies 3 cun above SP-6.

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. Find SP-6, four finger-widths above the inner ankle bone
  2. Measure another four finger-widths up the leg
  3. The point is just behind the inner edge of the shin bone
SP-7 (Dripping Valley) acupressure point location: On the inner side of the lower leg, just behind the inner edge of the shin bone (tibia), 6 cun above the inner ankle bone.

How to Apply Pressure

Once you have located SP-7, use gentle, steady fingertip pressure just behind the shin bone's edge rather than deep kneading. Skip it after recent leg surgery or an acute leg injury, and check with your doctor first if you have severe kidney disease.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Abdominal distention
  • Edema
  • Leg heaviness
  • Bloating
  • Fluid retention
  • Leg fatigue
  • Digestive problems

Related Health Concerns

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Recent leg surgery
  • Severe kidney disease
  • Acute leg injury