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Fu She: TCM Acupoint Guide

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

Fu She (Fushe)

Location

On the lower abdomen, 0.7 cun superior and 0.5 cun lateral to SP-12 Chongmen, 4 cun lateral to the midline. Note: the 4 cun line is located at the palpable lateral border of the rectus abdominus muscle.

Needling

  • Puncture perpendicularly, 0.5 to 1 cun.
  • Straight insertion, 1 to 1.5 cun.
  • Moxibustion is applicable.
  • Caution: in thin patients, deep needling may penetrate the peritoneal cavity.

Command Functions

  • Meeting point of the Spleen, Liver and Yin Wei channels

Actions

  • Regulates qi
  • Alleviates pain

Indications

  • Lower abdominal pain
  • Hernia
  • Adnexitis
  • Appendicitis
  • Shan disorder
  • Sudden turmoil disorder
  • Pain of the thigh
  • Hernia pain
  • Inguinal lymphadenitis
  • Abdominal fullness
  • Abdominal masses
  • Constipation
  • Pain of the lateral costal region
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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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