Acupuncture Points on the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Tai Yang
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He-Sea & Earth Point
Clears heat and dissipates swellingCalms the spirit Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Headache, swelling of the cheek, pain in the nape, shoulder, arm and elbow, epilepsy.
Dizziness
Where is SI-08 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 239): In the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 169): 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.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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