Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
- Xi (Cleft) Point
Clears the Sanjiao channel and benefits the ears
Deafness, pain in the ear, epilepsy, pain of the arm.
Where is SJ-07 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 400): 3 cun proximal to Yangchi SJ-4, level with and on the ulnar side of Zhigou SJ-6, in the depression between the ulna and the extensor digitorum communis muscle.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 204): At the level with Zhigou (SJ-6), on the ulnar side of Zhigou (SJ-6), on the radial border of the ulna.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.5-1.0 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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