Small Intestine Meridian
Hand Taiyang. Runs from SI01 at the little finger up the back of the arm and over the shoulder blade to SI19 in front of the ear. Paired with the Heart channel. · Element: Fire
19 Acupuncture Points
Each point lists the symptoms it is indicated for. A symptom links to the sourced protocols for it.
SI01Lesser Marsh

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 少澤 (shǎo zé)
🎯 Location: On the ulnar side of the little finger about 01 thumb width from corner of the nail.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Dizziness, Tinnitus
SI02Front Valley

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 前谷 (qián gǔ)
🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the crease in the front of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger at the junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Tinnitus, Coughing Blood, Chest Fullness, Back Pain
SI03Back Stream

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 後谿 (hòu xī)
🎯 Location: When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Knee Pain, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Common Cold
SI04Wrist Bone

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 腕骨 (wàn gǔ)
🎯 Location: On the ulnar side of the palm in the depression the between base of the 5th metacarpal bone and hamate bone.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Tinnitus, Jaundice, Heat, Spleen Deficiency
SI05Yang Valley

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 陽谷 (yáng gǔ)
🎯 Location: At the ulnar end of the transverse crease on the dorsal aspect of the wrist in the depression the between styloid process of the ulna and triquetral bone.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Fever, Tinnitus, Heat, Redness
SI06Support The Aged

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 養老 (yǎng lǎo)
🎯 Location: Dorsal to the head of the ulna; when palm face chest point is in the bonny cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Lower Back Pain, Channel Stagnation
SI07Branch Of Uprightness

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 支正 (zhī zhèng)
🎯 Location: On the line joining si5 and si8 5 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Anxiety, Dizziness, Common Cold, Heat
SI08Small Sea

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 小海 (xiǎo hǎi)
🎯 Location: When elbow is flexed point is located in the depression the between olecranon of the ulna and medial epicondyle of the humerus.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with ulnar nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Palpitations, Jaundice, Qi Deficiency, Heat
SI09True Shoulder

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩貞 (jiān zhēn)
🎯 Location: Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint; when arm is adducted point is 1 thumb width above the posterior end of the axillary fold.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Wind, Numbness, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain
SI10Upper Arm Shu Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 臑俞 (bù yú)
🎯 Location: When arm is adducted, point is directly above the posterior end of the axillary fold in the depression the inferior to the scapular spine.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Shoulder Pain, Pain, Chills, Arm Pain
SI11Heavenly Gathering

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天宗 (tiān zōng)
🎯 Location: On the scapula in the depression of the center of the subscapular fossa and at the level of the 4th thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: Rule out fracture, dislocation and joint instability before needling, and do not needle into an acutely swollen joint or a haemarthrosis.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Qi Stagnation, Chest Fullness, Elbow Pain, Shoulder Blade Pain
SI12Grasping The Wind

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 秉風 (bǐng fēng)
🎯 Location: In the center of the suprascapular fossa directly above the si11; when arm is lifted point is at the site of the depression.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Wind, Benefit Shoulders, Benefit Scapula, Benefit Shoulders, Benefit Scapula
SI13Crooked Wall

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 曲垣 (qū yuán)
🎯 Location: On the medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa about midway between si10 and spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.
⚠️ Cautions: No specific contraindications.
🛡️ Treats: Shoulder Pain, Contraction Shoulder, Benefit Shoulders, Benefit Scapula, Oppression Shoulder Sensation
SI14Outer Shoulder Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩外俞 (jiān wài yú)
🎯 Location: 3 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra where du13 is located.
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Fever, Wind, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
SI15Middle Shoulder Point

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 肩中俞 (jiān zhōng yú)
🎯 Location: 2 thumb widths lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra (du14).
⚠️ Cautions: Avoid deep perpendicular needling; risk of pneumothorax.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Fever, Shoulder Blade Pain, Shoulder Pain, Pain
SI16Celestial Windows

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天窗 (tiān chuāng)
🎯 Location: In the lateral aspect of the neck posterior to the scm and li18 on the level of the laryngeal protuberance.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near jugular vein.
🛡️ Treats: Dizziness, Tinnitus, Heat, Depression, Numbness
SI17Celestial Hood

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 天容 (tiān róng)
🎯 Location: Posterior to the angle of the mandible in the depression on the anterior border of the scm.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution near facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Cough, Chest Pain, Fever, Asthma, Tinnitus
SI18Cheek Bone Hole

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 顴髎 (quán hé)
🎯 Location: Directly below outer canthus in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma.
⚠️ Cautions: Caution with facial nerve.
🛡️ Treats: Chest Pain, Heat, Wind, Swelling, Leg Pain
SI19Palace Of Hearing

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🗺️ Meridian: Small Intestine Meridian
🇨🇳 Chinese: 聽宮 (tīng gōng)
🎯 Location: Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible in the depression the formed when mouth is open.
⚠️ Cautions: Needle with the mouth open, and avoid deep needling towards the tympanic membrane.
🛡️ Treats: Tinnitus, Deafness, Epilepsy, Voice Loss, Toothache