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SI, Hand Greater Yáng (shào yáng) Small Intestine Channel Points
- SI-1 少泽 〔少澤〕shào zé, Lesser Marsh
An acupoint located a little more than 1 fēn below the base of the nail on the ulnar side of the little finger.XXX
- SI-2 前谷 〔前谷〕qián gǔ, Front Valley
An acupoint located on the ulnar aspect of the little finger, slightly distal to the metacarpophalangeal (mcp) joint, at the border of the red and white flesh.
- SI-3 后溪 〔後谿〕hòu xī, Back Ravine
An acupoint located on the ulnar aspect of the hand, proximal to the head of the fifth metacarpal bone, at the border of the red and white flesh.
- SI-4 腕骨 〔腕骨〕wàn gǔ, Wrist Bone
An acupoint located on the ulnar aspect of the hand, in the depression between the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone.
- SI-5 阳谷 〔陽谷〕yáng gǔ, Yáng Valley
An acupoint located on the ulnar aspect of the wrist, in the depression between the triquetral bone and the ulnar styloid process.
- SI-6 养老 〔養老〕yǎng lǎo, Nursing the Aged
An acupoint located on the dorsal aspect of the wrist, in the depression on the radial side of the ulnar styloid process, about 1.5 cùn proximal toSI-5 .
- SI-7 支正 〔支正〕zhī zhèng, Branch to the Correct
An acupoint located on the ulnar aspect of the forearm, 5 cùn proximal toSI-5 on the anterior edge of the ulna.
- SI-8 小海 〔小海〕xiǎo hǎi, Small Sea
An acupoint located at the elbow, in the shallow depression on the flat area that appears between the olecranon and the medial epicondyle of the humerus when the elbow is bent.
- SI-9 肩贞 〔肩貞〕jiān zhēn, True Shoulder
An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the upper arm, 1 cùn directly superior to the end of the posterior axillary fold.
- SI-10 臑俞 〔臑俞〕nào shù, Upper Arm Transport
An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the shoulder, in the depression just medial to the acromial angle and below the inferior border of the scapular spine.
- SI-11 天宗 〔天宗〕tiān zōng, Celestial Gathering
An acupoint located on the upper back, in the infraspinous fossa, midway between the medial and lateral borders of the scapula and one third of the distance from the scapular spine to the inferior angle of the scapula.
- SI-12 秉风 〔秉風〕bǐng fēng, Grasping the Wind
An acupoint located on the posterior aspect of the shoulder, in the center of the supraspinous fossa, straight aboveSI-11 (tiān zhōng).
- SI-13 曲垣 〔曲垣〕qū yuán, Crooked Wall
An acupoint located on the upper back, in the depression at the medial end of the supraspinous fossa.
- SI-14 肩外俞 〔肩外俞〕jiān wài shù, Outer Shoulder Transport
An acupoint located on the upper back, 3 cùn lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra, on the vertical line defined by the medial border of the scapula.
- SI-15 肩中俞 〔肩中俞〕jiān zhōng shù, Central Shoulder Transport
An acupoint located on the upper back, 2 cùn lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.
- SI-16 天窗 〔天窗〕tiān chuāng, Celestial Window
An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the neck, slightly superior to the level of the laryngeal prominence, at the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid (scm) muscle.
- SI-17 天容 〔天容〕tiān róng, Celestial Countenance
An acupoint located on the lateral aspect of the neck, on the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid (scm) muscle, in the depression immediately posterior to the angle of the mandible.
- SI-18 颧髎 〔顴髎〕quán liáo, Cheek Bone-Hole
An acupoint located on the face, straight below the outer canthus of the eye, in the depression inferior to the maxillary portion of the zygomatic arch.
- SI-19 听宫 〔聽宮〕tīng gōng, Auditory Palace
An acupoint located immediately anterior to the ear, level with the midpoint of the tragus.