SI-08 (Xiao Hai) Small Sea

Acupuncture Points on this Channel SI-01 SI-02 SI-03 SI-04 SI-05 SI-06 SI-07 SI-08 SI-09 SI-10 SI-11 SI-12 SI-13 SI-14 SI-15 SI-16 SI-17 SI-18 SI-19

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.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: 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: 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.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.