SI08 Xiaohai (Small Sea)

Location

When elbow is flexed point is located in the depression the between olecranon of the ulna and medial epicondyle of the humerus.

Categories

• He-Sea point of the Small Intestine meridian

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

Indications

Conditions for which SI08 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

TCM actions

What classical sources say SI08 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.

Protocols using SI08

• Knee Pain, Osteoarthritis Knee, Stiffness Knee – LU06, LI04, LI10, LI15, ST34, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP05, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI08, SI10, BL23, BL40, BL60, KD03, KD07, KD10, TB14, GB33, GB34, LV03, LV07, LV08 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-4-6 ↗)
• Fatigue, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Headache, Constipation, Depression, Insomnia, Itchiness, Edema, Palpitation, Knee Pain, Back Pain, Vision Blurred, Cervical Pain, Stiffness Shoulder, Cramp Leg, Lower-limb Pain, Upper-limb Numbness, Lower-limb Numbness, Hemodialysis Complication – LU05, LU09, LI02, LI11, ST41, ST45, SP02, SP05, HT07, HT09, SI03, SI08, BL65, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC07, PC09, TB03, TB10, GB38, GB43, LV02, LV08 (doi:10.1155/2015/802846 ↗)
• Performance Athletic, Strength Forearm, Fatigue Muscle – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI08, TB05, TB10 (doi:10.1155/2021/1992753 ↗)
• Muscle Endurance Forearm, Muscle Fatigue Upper Limb, Athletic Performance Upper Limb – LI04, LI10, LI11, SI08, TB05, TB10 (doi:10.1155/2022/8052256 ↗)
• Rheumatoid Arthritis, Joint Pain, Inflammation Joint – LI05, LI11, LI15, ST36, SP05, SP09, HT03, SI05, SI08, BL40, BL62, KD06, PC07, TB04, TB10, TB14, GB34, GB40 (doi:10.1186/s12906-025-04891-1 ↗)
• Fire Liver, Fire Liver – SI01, SI02, SI08, BL05, BL18, KD01 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
• Wind Liver, Wind Liver – LU11, ST01, ST03, ST04, ST05, ST06, ST07, ST08, ST42, ST45, SI03, SI08, BL01, BL02, BL03, BL04, BL05, BL06, BL09, BL10, BL41, XU25 (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)
• Neck Pain, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper Extremity Numbness – LI04, LI10, LI13, SI03, SI08, SI11, TB05, TB09, TB13, GB20, GB21, GV14 (陈建辉周友龙王东阳张琼刘华. 陈氏颈三穴针刺为主联合颈部推拿正脊、艾灸治疗神经根型颈椎病的研究. 中医研究 ., 2025 [CNKI])
• 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])

Most often selected alongside SI08

How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI08. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.

• LI04Junction Valley6 protocols
• LI10Arm Three Miles5 protocols
• LI11Pond At The Bend5 protocols
• SI03Back Stream4 protocols
• TB05Outer Gate4 protocols
• TB10Heavenly Well4 protocols
• BL05Fifth Place3 protocols
• LI15Shoulder And Clavicle3 protocols
• SP05Metal Hill3 protocols
• BL02Gathered Bamboo2 protocols
• BL04Deviating Turn2 protocols
• BL06Receiving Light2 protocols

Other points on the Small Intestine Meridian