SI07 Zhizheng (Branch Of Uprightness)

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Small Intestine Meridian

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Location of acupuncture point SI07 Zhizheng (Branch Of Uprightness)
39
Indications
6
Protocols
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Location

On the line joining SI05 and SI08 5 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist.

Categories

  • Luo-Connecting 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 SI07 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

AlcoholismAnxietyCommon ColdContraction ElbowDepressionSadness & DepressionDisease FebrilePsychological DisorderDizzinessEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DizzyDizzy VisionEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFeverFrightHeatElbow StiffnessElbow Slackness StiffnessHand Unable To Make Fist StiffnessStiff NeckImmobility ElbowImmobility Elbow SlacknessImmobility Hand Unable To Make FistImmobility NeckPainLower Back PainFinger Acute PainHeadacheNeck PainRelease ExteriorRestlessness Zang DisorderShiveringChannel StagnationTaxation Five TaxationsWartsHand Grip WeaknessLimbs Weakness

TCM actions

What classical sources say SI07 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Benefit Fingers JointsCalm Spirit Shen

Protocols using SI07

  • 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 ↗)
  • Paralysis Facial – SI04, SI07 (doi:10.26988/d.cnki.gcdzu.2023.000139 ↗)
  • Fire Heart, Fire Heart – HT08, SI05, SI07 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Heat Lung, Wind Lung, Heat Lung, Wind Lung – LU03, LU06, LU07, LU08, LU10, LU11, LI04, LI19, SI07, SI08, SI09, SI10, SI18, BL02, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL07, BL11 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
  • Upper Limb Weakness, Upper Limb Numbness, Peripheral Nerve Injury Upper Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI03, SI04, SI07, SI08, PC03, PC06, TB05 (章明星王蕊刘阳阳刘建卫郭义. 基于现代文献总结针灸治疗周围神经损伤选穴规律. 北京中医药大学学报 ., 2015 [CNKI])
  • Torticollis, Neck Wry Stiffness, Neck Wry Stiffness – LU07, SI03, SI07, SI14, BL10, BL60, GB39, GV14, XU08 (sacredlotus.com ↗)

Most often selected alongside SI07

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI07. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

  • LI04Junction Valley3 protocols
  • BL11Great Shuttle2 protocols
  • BL60Kunlun (Mountains)2 protocols
  • LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
  • LU07Interrupted Sequence2 protocols
  • SI03Back Stream2 protocols
  • SI04Wrist Bone2 protocols
  • SI05Yang Valley2 protocols
  • SI08Small Sea2 protocols
  • SI09True Shoulder2 protocols
  • BL02Gathered Bamboo1 protocols
  • BL04Deviating Turn1 protocols