Transcript Small Intestine Meridian

Small Intestine Meridian
Presented by
Steve Jackowicz M.Ac., L.Ac.,
Ph.D.
Small Intestine Meridian - Hand
Tai Yang - General Information
• Internal/External Pathways
External branch begins at little finger
Up the posterior aspect of the arm
At shoulder blade a branch goes internal
At the clavicle it enters the heart and goes
down to the small intestine
Meridian continues up to inner and outer
canthus of the eyes
Small Intestine Meridian Overview
Small Intestine 1
Shao Ze Lesser Marsh
Location:
0.1 cun posterior to the corner of
the nail on the ulnar side of the
little finger.
Functions:
¤ Breast disorders of any etiology,
insufficient lactation, mastitis,
breast abscess, cysts.
¤ Jing Well Point, clear heat from
the opposite end of the channel,
for eye redness, earache, tinnitus,
sore throat, stiff tongue.
Small Intestine 2
Qian Gu Front Valley
Location:
When a loose fist is made, at
the ulnar end of the crease,
distal to the 5th
metacarpophalangeal joint at
the junction of the red & white
skin.
Functions:
¤ Local Point
¤ Ying Spring Point
Small Intestine 3
Hou Xi Back Ravine
Location:
When a loose fist is made, at
the ulnar end of the distal
palmar crease proximal to the
5th metacarpal phalangeal
joint at the junction of the red &
white skin.
Functions:
¤ Master Point of the GV, effects
entire pathway.
¤ Pain in the scapula, arm a/or
hand combine with local points.
¤ Stiff neck, cervical strain/sprain,
pain of the back or neck.
¤ Occipital headaches, combine
with local points.
¤ Night sweats, combine with HT
6.
¤ Clears heat and excess from the
ears and eyes, eye redness,
inflammation, visual dizziness,
earache, tinnitus.
¤ Calms the spirit
¤ Shu Stream Point
¤ Tonification Point
Small Intestine 4
Wan Gu
Wrist Bone
Location:
On the ulnar side of the
palm in a depression
between the base of the
5th metacarpal joint and
the hamate bone.
Functions:
¤ Local Point
¤ Yuan Source Point
Small Intestine 5
Yang Gu
Yang Valley
Location:
On the ulnar end of the
transverse wrist crease in
a depression between the
styloid process of the
ulna and the triquetral
bone.
Function:
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 6
Yang Lao Nursing the Aged
Location:
Dorsal to the head of the ulna in
the body cleft on the radial side of
the styloid process, found with the
palm facing the chest.
Functions:
¤ Xi Cleft Point
¤ Acute and severe pain in the
neck, shoulder a/or arms.
¤ Useful point for treating elderly
patients, deafness, tinnitus, failing
vision, upper body/limb stiffness.
¤ Overwork a/or overstrain, fatigue
in the extremities.
Small Intestine 7
Zhin Zheng Branch to the Correct
Location:
5 cun proximal to the
dorsal crease of the
wrist on the SI 5 to SI
8 line.
Functions:
¤ Luo Connecting
Point
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 8
Shao Hai Small Sea
Location:
Between the olecranon process of
the ulna and the medial
epicondyle of the humerus, found
with the elbow flexed.
Functions:
¤ He Sea Point
¤ Elbow problems, swelling,
trembling, pain, numbness,
weakness - channel issues with
excess wind a/or heat.
¤ Submandibular region swelling
or pain, gums, cheek, neck,
scapula, axilla.
Small Intestine 9
Jian Zhen True Shoulder
Location:
1 cun above the posterior
end of the axillary fold,
posterior and inferior to
the shoulder joint, found
with the arm adducted.
Function:
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 10
Nao Shu
Upper Arm Shu Point
Location:
With the arm abducted,
directly above SI 9 in a
depression inferior to the
scapular spine.
Functions:
¤ Intersection Point of the
SI, Yang Wei & Yang
Qiao Meridians
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 11
Tian Zong Celestial Gathering
Location:
On the scapula in a depression at
the center of the infrascapular
fossa, found at the junction of the
upper and middle third between
the lower scapular spine and the
inferior angle of the scapula.
Functions:
¤ Breast problems, mastitis,
insufficient lactation, breast pain.
¤ Emotional issues, anxiety that
presents with asthma, expands
and relaxes the chest.
Small Intestine 12
Bing Feng Grasping the Wind
Location:
Directly above SI 11 in the
center of the suprascapular
fossa, found in a depression
when the arm is lifted.
Functions:
¤ Intersection Point of the SI,
LI, TH & GB Meridians
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 13
Qu Yuan
Crooked Wall
Location:
At the medial extremity of
the suprascapular fossa
midway between SI 10
and the spinous process
of T2.
Functions:
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 14
Jian Wai Shu Outer Shoulder Shu Point
Location:
3 cun lateral to the
spinous process of T1
(GV 13).
Function:
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 15
Jian Zhong Shu Central Shoulder Shu Point
Location:
2 cun lateral to the
spinous process of C7
(GV 14).
Function:
¤ Local Point
Small Intestine 16
Tian Chuang Celestial Window
Location:
On the lateral side of the neck,
posterior to the SCM and LI
18, level with the Adam's
apple.
Functions:
¤ Window of the Sky Point -Both SI 16 & SI 17 are Window
of the Sky Points and are
useful for throat distention,
swelling, goiters, lumps in neck
a/or throat.
Small Intestine 17
Tian Rong Celestial Countenance
Location:
Posterior to the angle of the
mandible in a depression on
the anterior border of the SCM.
Functions:
¤ Window of the Sky Point -Both SI 16 & SI 17 are Window
of the Sky Points and are
useful for throat distention,
swelling, goiters, lumps in neck
a/or throat.
Small Intestine 18
Quan Liao Cheek Bone Hole
Location:
Directly below the outer canthus of
the eye in a depression on the
lower border of the zygoma.
Precautions: No Moxa.
Functions:
¤ Intersection Point of the SI & TH
Meridians
¤ Local point for facial disorders,
Bell's palsy, trigeminal neuralgia,
spasm, twitching.
¤ Upper jaw toothache.
Small Intestine 19
Ting Gong Auditory Palace
Location:
Anterior to the tragus and
posterior to the condyloid
process of the mandible, in a
depression formed when the
mouth is opened.
Functions:
¤ Intersection Point of the SI,
TH & GB Meridians
¤ Ear problems of any etiology,
inflammation, tinnitus, hearing
loss.