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Fu Ai: TCM Acupoint Guide

FUAI
By the TCMHH editorial team Not medically reviewed How we work Updated 6 Oct 2026
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Name

Fu Ai (Fuai)

Location

On the abdomen, in the depression at the lateral border of the rectus abdominus muscle, 3 cun superior to SP-15 Daheng. Note: in some patients with a narrow subcostal angle, the point may fall on the costal margin; it should then either be located more medially or needle transversely on the costal margin.

Needling

  • Perpendicular insertion, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Caution: in thin patients, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.
  • Caution: deep needling may penetrate an enlarged spleen.
  • Straight insertion, 1-1.5 cun.
  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.7 to 1.2 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.

Command Functions

  • Meeting point of the Spleen and Yinwei channels

Actions

  • Regulates the intestines

Indications

  • Periumbilical pain
  • Abdominal cold
  • Undigested food in the stool
  • Dysenteric disorder
  • Stools containing pus and blood
  • Constipation
  • Indigestion
  • A sense of loss
  • Deep sadness
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Sources and further reading

We cite classical materia medica and modern reference works. This article is health education, not medical advice.

  • Shennong Bencao Jing (The Divine Farmer's Materia Medica), Han dynasty.
  • Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica), Li Shizhen, 1578.
  • Chinese Pharmacopoeia, current edition — identity, quality and safety monographs.
  • NCCIH and WHO reference material on traditional medicine safety.

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