SI01 Shaoze (Lesser Marsh)

少澤shào zéShaoze

Small Intestine Meridian

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Location of acupuncture point SI01 Shaoze (Lesser Marsh)
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Indications
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Protocols
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Location

On the ulnar side of the little finger about 0.1 thumb width from corner of the nail.

Categories

  • Jing-Well point of the Small Intestine meridian

The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.

Cautions

Avoid in patients with bleeding disorders.

Indications

Conditions for which SI01 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

Breast AbscessAgitationChillsCommon ColdCoughDeafnessDisease FebrilePsychological DisorderDizzinessDroolingErosion MouthEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverHeatHeat MouthStiff NeckImmobility NeckLactation DeficiencyLactation LowMalariaNosebleedArm NumbnessOppression ChestChest PainRib PainElbow PainHeadacheHeart PainShoulder PainShoulder Postero Lateral PainShoulder Postero-lateral PainPharyngitisRed EyesCold Below Heart SensationShiveringMuscle SpasmsSpontaneous SweatingBreast SwellingTinnitusTongue Body CurledTongue Body StiffTremor ArmMouth UlcersLoss of ConsciousnessUnconsciousness Windstroke

TCM actions

What classical sources say SI01 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit BreastsBenefit Fingers LittleBenefit Sensory Orifices

Protocols using SI01

  • Insufficient Lactation – SI01 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60038-2 ↗)
  • Cerebral Infarction Acute, Ischemic Stroke, Neurological Deficit – LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC08, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB44, LV01, LV03, CV24, GV20, GV26 (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2013-5 ↗)
  • Breech Presentation, Pregnancy Malpresentation, Moxibustion Non-response – SI01, BL65 (doi:10.1155/2019/8950924 ↗)
  • Anxiety, Depression, Blurred Vision, Eye Pain, Dry Eye, Foreign Body Sensation, Dryness Eye, Dry Eye Disease, Visual Fatigue, Ocular Pain – LI20, ST01, SI01, SI03, BL01, BL02 (doi:10.2147/OPTH.S476573 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – ST18, ST36, SP06, SP10, SI01, BL20, BL21, PC06, LV03, LV14, CV06, CV17 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – LI04, SI01, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – ST18, ST36, SI01, BL18, BL20, BL21, LV03, LV14, CV12, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – LI04, LI11, ST18, SI01, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – LU01, LI04, ST17, ST18, SP20, SI01, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, GB21, CV17 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – LI04, ST11, ST17, SP20, SI01, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, GB21, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – ST18, ST36, SP06, SI01, PC06, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Breastfeeding Postpartum – SP06, SI01, LV03 (doi:10.22038/ijp.2020.54458.4305 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – ST18, ST36, SP06, SP10, SI01, BL20, BL21, PC06, LV03, LV14, CV06, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – LI04, SI01, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – ST18, SI01, BL18, BL20, BL21, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – LI04, LI11, ST18, SI01, CV12, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – LU01, LI04, ST17, ST18, SP20, SI01, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, GB21, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – LI04, ST11, ST17, SP20, SI01, BL17, BL18, BL20, BL21, GB21, CV16, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – ST18, SI01, CV17 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Hypogalactia, Breastfeeding Insufficiency, Lactation Postpartum – SP06, SI01, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s13643-025-02773-8 ↗)
  • Insufficient Lactation, Breastfeeding Difficulty – ST18, SI01, CV17 (doi:10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_378_23 ↗)
  • Insufficient Lactation, Postpartum Hypogalactia – ST18, ST36, SI01, LV03, CV17 (doi:10.1145/3715020.3715068 ↗)
  • Coma, Consciousness Disorder Traumatic Brain Injury – LU11, LI01, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01 (doi:10.27368/d.cnki.gtzyy.2025.000570 ↗)
  • Insufficient Lactation Postpartum – SI01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2007.02.004 ↗)
  • Mouth Pain, Tongue Pain, Burning Mouth Syndrome – LI04, ST05, ST06, SI01, TB01, TB21, CV24 (doi:10.22514/jofph.2025.044 ↗)
  • Insufficient Lactation, Postpartum Low Milk Supply – SI01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240127-k0003 ↗)
  • Lactation Insufficiency, Postpartum Low Milk Supply – SI01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190107-0001 ↗)
  • Urinary Retention Post-stroke – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2017.10.004 ↗)
  • Coma – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Hysteria – LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT07, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC06, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Lactation Deficiency, Lactation Deficiency – ST18, ST36, SP03, SI01, LV14, CV17 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Wind Interior, Wind Interior – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL18, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB44, LV01, LV03, GV16, GV20 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Consciousness Loss, Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Breast Mastitis Pain, Breast Mastitis Pain – ST18, SI01, PC06, LV02, LV14, CV17 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Fire Liver, Fire Liver – SI01, SI02, SI08, BL05, BL18, KD01 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Lactation; Insufficient, Hypogalactia – SI01, CV17 (Effectiveness of Press Tack Needle Acupuncture in Treating Lactation Insufficiency. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04416880)
  • Insufficient Lactation, Hypogalactia – LI04, SI01, GB20 (Esfahani Mitra Savabi et al.. Effect of acupressure on milk volume of breastfeeding mothers referring to selected health care centers in Tehran.. Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery research, 2015)
  • Consciousness Loss – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, GV26 (Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture – point group actions)
  • Heat, Breast Abscess, Liver Qi Stagnation, Breast Abscess, Liver Qi Stagnation – ST18, ST36, SI01, GB21, LV03, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Fever, Heat, Breast Abscess, Liver Qi Stagnation, Chills, Breast Abscess, Liver Qi Stagnation – LI04, ST18, ST36, SI01, TB05, GB21, LV03, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Heat, Breast Abscess, Liver Qi Stagnation, Bloating, Breast Mastitis Pain, Breast Abscess, Liver Qi Stagnation, Breast Mastitis Pain – ST18, ST36, SI01, GB21, GB41, LV03, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Pathogens, Heat Stomach, Erysipelas, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen, Qi Stagnation, Blood Stagnation, Heat Stomach, Damp Spleen, Damp Stomach, Heat Spleen – LU11, LI01, LI04, LI11, SP10, HT09, SI01, BL40, PC03, PC09, TB01 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Pathogens, Convulsions (infant), Convulsions (infant) – LU11, LI01, LI11, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, LV03, GV14, GV26, XH03 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Liver Qi Stagnation, Lactation Deficiency, Liver Qi Stagnation, Lactation Deficiency – ST28, SI01, PC06, LV03, LV14, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Lactation Deficiency, Qi Deficiency, Blood Deficiency, Lactation Deficiency – ST28, ST36, SP06, SI01, BL20, CV17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Pathogens, Fever High, Mumps, Parotitis Acute, Fever High, Parotitis Acute – LU11, LI01, LI04, LI11, ST06, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, TB05, TB17, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Stroke, Attack Zang Fu Organs, Bi Closed, Attack Zang Fu Organs, Bi Closed – LU11, LI01, ST40, HT09, SI01, KD01, PC09, TB01, LV03, GV20, GV26 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
  • Delirium, Malaria, Fever High, Psychological Confusion Disorder – LU11, LI01, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, SI03, BL67, KD01, PC05, PC09, TB01, TB02, GB41, GB44, LV01, GV13, GV14 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside SI01

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI01. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • CV17Chest Centre22 protocols
  • ST18Breast Root17 protocols
  • LV03Great Surge16 protocols
  • LI04Junction Valley15 protocols
  • TB01Surge Gate14 protocols
  • HT09Lesser Surge13 protocols
  • LI01Metal Yang13 protocols
  • LU11Lesser Metal13 protocols
  • PC09Central Surge13 protocols
  • KD01Bubbling Spring10 protocols
  • ST36Leg Three Miles10 protocols
  • BL20Spleen Shu Point9 protocols

Other points on the Small Intestine Meridian

SI02SI03SI04SI05SI06SI07SI08SI09SI10SI11SI12SI13SI14SI15SI16SI17SI18SI19