SI06 Yanglao (Support The Aged)
養老yǎng lǎoYanglao
AcuiQ posts on X about the papers it indexes. Follow @acu_iq
32
Indications
19
Protocols
AcuiQ Self-Treatment Guide
Acupressure you can do at home, every protocol traced to a trial. – $12.99, free updates for life
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.
Categories
- Xi-Cleft point of the Small Intestine meridian
The classical groups this point belongs to, from Deadman, Al-Khafaji & Baker, A Manual of Acupuncture.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which SI06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Acute DisorderEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHeaviness Back LumbarAnkle StiffnessFoot StiffnessRising StiffnessShoulder StiffnessSitting StiffnessTendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessImmobility AnkleImmobility FootImmobility RisingImmobility ShoulderImmobility SittingImmobility Tendon / Ligament ContractionNumbess ArmShoulder NumbnessPainBack PainLower Back PainEye PainShoulder PainShoulder As If Broken PainShoulder As If Dislocated PainElbow Exterior RednessChannel StagnationElbow Exterior SwellingBi Arthralgia Foot SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Foot Syndrome
TCM actions
What classical sources say SI06 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit ArmsBenefit EyesBenefit Shoulders
Protocols using SI06
- Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(09)60004-2 ↗)
- Chest Pain, Dyspnea, Poststernotomy Pain, Reduced Lung Function – LI04, ST08, SI06, BL60, GB08, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2013/219817 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
- Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
- Contracture Knee, Brachial Plexus Injury, Muscle Atrophy, Paralysis Upper Extremity, Paralysis Lower Extremity, Contracture Ankle, Contracture Shoulder, Contracture Elbow, Scoliosis, Neuromotor Impairment, Steppage Gait – LU01, LI04, LI05, LI11, LI14, ST34, ST36, ST41, SP09, SP10, SI05, SI06, SI07, SI09, BL11, BL12, BL22, BL23, BL24, BL25, BL26, BL36, BL37, BL39, BL55, BL56, BL57, BL58, BL60, BL61, BL62, KD03, KD04, KD05, KD06, TB09, GB20, GB21, GB40 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2013.16.009 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Cervical Pain, Muscle Contracture – LI04, SI03, SI06, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15, BL60, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB34, GV20 (doi:10.1177/0964528420961398 ↗)
- Sprain Lumbar, Lumbar Acute Pain – SI06, XH03 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.01.0056 ↗)
- Vision Blurred, Macular Edema, Retinal Disease – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, SI06, BL15, GB20, GB39, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240424-k0005 ↗)
- Dry Eye – ST36, SP06, SI06, BL01, BL02, BL18, BL23, KD03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190706-0001 ↗)
- Macular Edema, Visual Acuity Reduced – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
- Chronic Laryngitis, Hoarseness – ST41, HT05, SI06, KD03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250715-k0004 ↗)
- Postoperative Pain – SP06, HT03, SI06, BL62 (doi:10.1007/s11695-023-06654-8 ↗)
- Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency – ST21, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP03, SP05, SP06, SI06, BL20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Spleen Blood Deficiency, Spleen Blood Deficiency – ST36, ST37, SI06, BL20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729)
- Sprain Lumbar Acute – LI10, SI03, SI06, BL23, BL25, BL40, GV26 (张玉娟. 近5年急性腰扭伤针灸腧穴应用规律性研究. , [CNKI])
- Leg Pain, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Lumbar Pain, Yang Type Pain – SI06, BL23, BL28, BL40, BL43, BL60, PC07, GV09, GV14, GV20 (曹文忠. 提高针灸治痛疗效创新理论的探讨. 江西中医药 ., 2011 [CNKI])
- Costochondritis – LI04, ST36, SP06, SI06, PC06, GB34, GB39, CV17 (. P15 Acupuncture treatment of Costochondritis, a case series. Rheumatology advances in practice, 2022)
Most often selected alongside SI06
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- KD03Great Stream6 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring5 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley5 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)4 protocols
- GB37Bright Light4 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- PC07Great Mound4 protocols
- SP06Three Yin Intersection4 protocols
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point3 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo3 protocols