SI-12 (Bing Feng) Grasping the Wind

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

• Meeting Point of the Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Sanjiao and Gallbladder Channels

Actions:

• Expels wind and benefits the shoulder and scapula

Indications:

• Pain in the scapular region, numbness and aching of the upper extremities, motor impairment of the shoulder and arm.

Pont Location:

• A Manual of Acupuncture: In the centre of the suprascapular fossa, directly above Tianzong SI-11, in a depression formed when the arm is raised.
• Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion: In the centre of the suprascapular fossa, directly above Tianzong (SI-11). When the arm is lifted, the point at in the site of the depression.

Needling Method:

• Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-0.7 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.