Acupuncture Points on the San Jiao Channel of Hand Shao Yang
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He-Sea & Earth Point
Transforms phlegm and dissipates nodulesRegulates Qi and descends rebellion Calms the spirit Clears heat from the Sanjiao channel Activates the channel and alleviates pain
Migraine, pain in the neck, shoulder and arm, epilepsy, scrofula, goiter.
Where is SJ-10 located?
- A Manual of Acupuncture (p. 402): With the elbow flexed, this point is located in the depression 1 cun proximal to the olecranon.
- Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion (p. 205): When the elbow is flexed, the point is in the depression about 1 cun superior to the olecranon.
Puncture perpendicularly 0.3-0.5 inch. Moxibustion is applicable.
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