The Small Intestine Point Descriptions

Front 1

Pairings

Back 1

i.elemental: Heart---->yin
ii.SI----.yang

Front 2

6 stage pairing

Back 2

A.Hand Taiyang: SI
B.Foot Taiyang:UB

Front 3

shoulder points

Back 3

i.SI9 at the shoulder
A.paired with SI10
B.anchored to axillary fold

Front 4

scapula points

Back 4

i.SI 11,12,13
A.associated with the scapula

Front 5

primary channel

Back 5

i.PRIMARY CHANNEL RUNS ALONG THE NECK

Front 6

A.TEST QUESTION!!!

Back 6

A.ST9,ANTERIOR BORDER
B.LI18
C.SI 16-POSTERIOR BORDER

Front 7

anchor point

Back 7

i.Anchor point outer canthus of the eye ---SI18
A.3 arm yang meeting point

Front 8

what is an extra organ which is connected by this channel?

Back 8

the stomach

Front 9

He Sea point

Back 9

lower he sea point is ST39
all yang channels need a lower he sea to bring channel down

Front 10

name & describe the locations of the Luo and the Yuan pts for SI

Back 10

Luo=SI-7, Yuan=SI-4
B.YUAN: SI-4: On the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between
the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the
triquetral bone.
C.Luo channel begins at SI-7: On a line connecting 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.

Front 11

name a feature of the SI luo channel

Back 11

A.SI luo does not connect with an organ it separates from SI channel at SI-7 & connects with the heart channel
this way it can keep heat away from the organ.
B. The luo connects with the shoulder at LI-15

Front 12

SI divergent channel

Back 12

separates from primary channel at the shoulder and enters the axilla, crosses the heart and descends to the abdomen where it connects with the small intestine.
drain heat from the heart

Front 13

SHAOZE SI-1
Lesser Marsh

Back 13

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, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the
nail.

Front 14

QIANGU SI-2
Front Valley

Back 14

LOCATION
On the ulnar border of the little finger, in a depression just
distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint.

Front 15

HOUXI SI-3
Back Stream
Shu-Stream and Wood point of the Small
Intestine channel
Confluent point of the Governing vessel

Back 15

LOCATION
On the ulnar border of the hand, in the substantial depression
proximal to the head of the fifth metacarpal bone.

Front 16

WANGU SI-4
Wrist Bone
Yuan-Source point of the Small Intestine
channel

Back 16

On the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between
the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the
triquetral bone.

Front 17

YANGGU SI-5
Yang Valley
Jing-River and Fire point of the Small
Intestine channel

Back 17

LOCATION
At the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between
the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone

Front 18

YANGLAO SI-6
Support the Aged
Xi-Cleft point of the Small Intestine channel

Back 18

LOCATION
When the palm of the hand is placed on the chest, this
point is located 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 process of the ulna.
LOCATION

Front 19

ZHIZHENG SI-7
Branch of the Upright
Luo-Connecting point of the
Small Intestine channel
LOCATION

Back 19

On a line connecting 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.

Front 20

XIAOHAI SI-8
Small Sea
He-Sea and Earth point of the Small Intestine

Back 20

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

Front 21

JIANZHEN SI-9
True Shoulder
LOCATION

Back 21

On the posterior aspect of the shoulder,
1 cun superior to the posterior axillary
crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position.

Front 22

NAOSHU SI-10
Upper Arm Shu
Meeting point of the Small Intestine and
Bladder channels with the Yang Linking and
Yang Motility vessels

Back 22

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.

Front 23

TIANZONG SI-11
Heavenly Gathering

Back 23

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.

Front 24

BINGFENG SI-12
Grasping the Wind

Back 24

LOCATION
In the centre of the suprascapular fossa, directly above
Tianzong SI-11, in a depression formed when the arm is
raised.
NEEDLING
Oblique medial insertion towards the spine 0.5 to 1 cun.
Caution: deep perpendicular insertion, especially in thin
patients, carries a substantial risk of inducing a pneumothorax.
ACTIONS
Expels wind and benefits the shoulder and scapula
INDICATIONS
• Pain of the shoulder and scapula with inability to
raise the arm, stiff neck with inability to turn the
head, pain and numbness of the upper arm, cough
with stubborn phlegm.
Bingfeng SI-12
Tianzong SI-

Front 25

QUYUAN SI-13
Crooked Wall

Back 25

In the tender depression superior to the
medial end of the scapular spine, midway
between Naoshu SI-10 and the spinous process of T2.

Front 26

JIANWAISHU SI-14

Back 26

3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous
process of T1 (Taodao DU-13).
LOCATION NOTE
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.
Caution: perpendicular insertion, especially in thin patients,
carries a substantial risk of inducing a pneumothorax.
ACTIONS
Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Expels wind and cold and benefits the shoulder and scapula
INDICATIONS
• Pain of the shoulder and scapula with cold sensation
extending to the elbow, chills and fever accompanied
by neck rigidity and inability to turn the head, generalised
painful obstruction.
lower border of T1

Front 27

JIANZHONGZHU SI-15
Middle Shoulder Shu

Back 27

LOCATION
2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous
process of C7 (Dazhui DU-14).

Front 28

TIANCHUANG SI-16
Heavenly Window
Point of the Window of Heaven

Back 28

On the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle,
level with the laryngeal prominence

Front 29

TIANRONG SI-17
Heavenly Appearance
Point of the Window of Heaven

Back 29

In the depression between the angle of the mandible and
the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Front 30

QUANLIAO SI-18
Cheek Bone Crevice

Back 30

Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression at the
lower border of the zygomatic bone