SI-08 (Xiao Hai) Small Sea - Acupuncture point on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang

"Water generates Wood, controls Fire, and insults Earth"

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Channel Theory

Qi Circulation Times

Qi Circulation Path

Major Points

Channels

Lung Channel

Lg. Intestine Channel

Stomach Channel

Spleen Channel

Heart Channel

Small Intestine

Bladder Channel

Kidney Channel

Pericardium Channel

San Jiao Channel

Gall Bladder Channel

Liver Channel

Ren Mai
(Conception Vessel)

Du Mai
(Governing Vessel)

The Extra Points

Acu Point SI-08 (Xiao Hai) Small Sea

Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang

He-Sea & Earth Point

Common and Key Uses:

Dizziness

Actions:

Clears heat and dissipates swelling
Calms the spirit
Activates the channel and alleviates pain

Indications:

Headache, swelling of the cheek, pain in the nape, shoulder, arm and elbow, epilepsy.

Location (CAM):

When the elbow is flexed, the point is located in the depression between the olecranon and the ulna and the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

Location (AMOA):

In the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

Needling Method:

Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.

References

Acupuncture

11. Grasping the Wind (First Edition) - Andrew Ellis, Nigel Wiseman, Ken Boss

9. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (Revised Edition) - Cheng Xinnong

8. A Manual of Acupuncture (First Edition) - Peter Deadman

10. Acupuncture: A Comprehensive Text (First Edition) - Shanghai College of TCM