SMALL INTESTINE CHANNEL
TINGGONG SI-19
TINGGONG SI-19 PALACE OF THE HEARING Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gallbladder meridians Location: With the mouth open, this point is found in the depression between the middle of the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible. To find this point, the practitioner should ask the patient to open the mouth…
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QUANLIAO SI-18 CHEEK BONE CREVICE Meeting point of the Small Intestine and Sanjiao meridians Location: Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression at the lower border of the zygomatic bone. Needling: Transverse insertion joined to points like Dicang ST-4, Xiaguan ST-7, Yingxiang LI-20, Jiache ST-6 etc. Perpendicular insertion 0.5 to 0.7 cun. Based on…
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TIANRONG SI-17 HEAVENLY APPEARANCE Point of the Window of Heaven Location: In the depression between the angle of the mandible and the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Palpation of the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is made simpler if the patient turns their head away from the side to be needled, while the…
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TIANCHUANG SI-16 HEAVENLY WINDOW Point of the Window of Heaven Location: On the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, level with the laryngeal prominence. Palpation of the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle is made simpler if the patient turns their head away from the side to be needled, while the practitioner applies resistance at…
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JIANZHONGSHU SI-15 MIDDLE SHOULDER SHU Location: 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of C7 (Dazhui DU-14). This point may be located two thirds of the distance between the midline and the medial border of the scapula, when the shoulder is in a relaxed position. Needling: Oblique medial insertion towards the…
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JIANWAISHU SI-14 OUTER SHOULDER SHU Location: 3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T1 (Taodao DU-13). When the shoulder is relaxed, the three cun line corresponds to the medial border of the scapula. Needling: Oblique medial insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Warning: Perpendicular insertion, particularly in thin patients, includes a…
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QUYUAN SI-13 CROOKED WALL Location: In the tender depression superior to the medial end of the scapular spine, midway between Naoshu SI-10 and the spinous process of T2. The practitioner should slide a fingertip medially along the superior border of the scapular spine until it falls into the tender depression just lateral to the medial…
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BINGFENG SI-12 GRASPING THE WIND Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Sanjiao and Gallbladder meridians Location: In the center of the suprascapular fossa, directly above Tianzong SI-11, in a depression created when the arm is lifted. Needling: Oblique medial insertion towards the spine 0.5 to 1 cun. Warning: Deep perpendicular insertion, particularly in…
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TIANZONG SI-11 HEAVENLY GATHERING Location: On the scapula, in a tender depression one third of the distance from the midpoint of the inferior border of the scapular spine to the inferior angle of the scapula. In practice it may be difficult to palpate the inferior angle of the scapula. Another technique of finding it is…
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NAOSHU SI-10 UPPER ARM SHU Meeting point of the Small Intestine and Bladder meridians with the Yang Linking and Yang Motility vessels Location: On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, in the depression inferior to the scapular spine, directly superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position. The practitioner…
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JIANZHEN SI-9 TRUE SHOULDER Location: On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, 1 cun superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position. This point is found in the depression just below the posterior border of the deltoid. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 1 to 1.5 cun. Actions: Dispels wind and assists…
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XIAOHAI SI-8 SMALL SEA He-Sea and Earth point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: In the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Needling: Oblique distal or proximal insertion 0.5 to 1 cun. Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Warning: The…
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ZHIZHENG SI-7 BRANCH OF THE UPRIGHT Luo-Connecting point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: On a line linking Yanggu SI-5 and Xiaohai SI-8, 5 cun proximal to Yanggu SI-5, in the groove between the anterior border of the ulna and the muscle belly of flexor carpi ulnaris. It should be found and needled with the…
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YANGLAO SI-6 SUPPORT THE AGED Xi-Cleft point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: When the palm of the hand is put on the chest, this point is found on the dorsal aspect of the head of the ulna, in a cleft level with and to the radial side of the high point of the styloid…
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YANGGU SI-5 YANG VALLEY Jing-River and Fire point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: On the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone. Most texts place this point between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral bone, however in practice, the styloid…
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WANGU SI-4 WRIST BONE Yuan-Source point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: On the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between the base of the fifty metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone. Needling: Perpendicular insertion 0.3 to 0.5 cun. Actions: Stimulates the meridian and eases pain. Expels heat and lowers swelling. Dispels damp-heat…
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HOUXI SI-3 BACK STREAM Shu-Stream and Wood point of the Small Intestine meridian Confluent point of the Governing vessel Location: On the ulnar border of the hand, in the sizable depression proximal to the head of the fifth metacarpal bone. This point is easier to find when the hand is made into a loose fist.…
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QIANGU SI-2 FRONT VALLEY Ying-Spring and Water point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: On the ulnar border of the little finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint. Needling: Oblique distal insertion 0.2 to 0.3 cun. Perpendicular-oblique insertion towards the palm, 0.5 cun. Actions: Expels wind-heat and lowers swelling. Assists the eyes,…
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SHAOZE SI-1 LESSER MARSH Jing-Well and Metal point of the Small Intestine meridian Location: On the dorsal aspect of the little finger, at the junction of lines drawn along the ulnar border of the nail and the base of the nail, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail. Needling: Perpendicular or oblique insertion…
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The Small Intestine Channel of Hand Taiyang The Small Intestine primary channel begins at the ulnar side of the tip of the little-finger at Shàozé SI-1. It ascends along the ulnar aspect of the hand to reach-the wrist where it appears at the styloid process of-the ulna at Yanglao SI-6. It follows the ulna to…
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