SI01 Shaoze (Lesser Marsh)

Location

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

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 Abscess Agitation Chills Common Cold Cough DeafnessDisease FebrilePsychological DisorderDizziness DroolingErosion MouthEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionFever HeatHeat MouthStiff NeckImmobility NeckLactation DeficiencyLactation LowMalaria Nosebleed Arm Numbness Oppression Chest Chest Pain Rib Pain Elbow Pain HeadacheHeart PainShoulder PainShoulder Postero Lateral PainShoulder Postero-lateral PainPharyngitis Red EyesCold Below Heart SensationShivering Muscle Spasms Spontaneous Sweating Breast Swelling Tinnitus Tongue Body Curled Tongue Body Stiff Tremor Arm Mouth Ulcers Loss 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

The 50 best-sourced of 66, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

Insufficient Lactation – SI01 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60038-2 ↗)
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 ↗)
Breech Presentation – SI01, BL65 (doi:10.1155/2019/8950924 ↗)
Traumatic Brain Injury, Consciousness Disorder – LU11, LI01, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, GV26 (doi:10.1089/acm.2012.0163 ↗)
Infection Skin – LU09, LU11, LI01, LI04, ST36, ST40, ST45, SP01, SP06, HT09, SI01, BL58, BL67, KD01, KD07, PC09, TB01, GB44, LV01, CV17, GV14 (doi:10.1089/acm.2008.0071 ↗)
Lactation Insufficiency – SI01 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
Lactation Insufficiency – SI01 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(08)60038-2 ↗)
Lactation Insufficiency – LI04, SI01, GB20 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
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)
Trigeminal Neuralgia, Facial Pain – LU07, LU11, LI01, LI04, ST45, SP01, HT09, SI01, BL67, KD01, PC09, TB01, TB17, TB18, GB20, GB44, LV01, GV16, XH05 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Breast Pain, Breast Hyperplasia – LI04, ST36, SI01, GB21, LV03, LV08, CV17 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Breast Pain, Breast Hyperplasia – LI04, ST18, ST36, SI01, GB21, LV03, LV08, CV17 (Chen Jirui, Nissi Wang (eds). Acupuncture Case Histories from China. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1988)
Stroke, Hemiplegia, Aphasia, Intracerebral Hemorrhage – LU11, LI01, ST40, SP06, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, LV03 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Stroke, Hemiplegia, Aphasia, Intracerebral Hemorrhage – LU11, LI01, LI04, LI11, ST40, SP06, HT09, SI01, PC09, TB01, GB20, GB30, LV03, GV20, XH44 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Guillain-barre Syndrome – LU05, LU10, LU11, LI01, LI11, LI15, HT01, HT09, SI01, BL40, PC09, TB01, TB05, GB30, GB34, GV14 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
Mastitis – LI01, LI11, ST36, HT01, SI01, GB21, CV17 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)

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 Centre29 protocols
LI01Metal Yang23 protocols
LI04Junction Valley21 protocols
LV03Great Surge20 protocols
PC09Central Surge20 protocols
TB01Surge Gate20 protocols
HT09Lesser Surge19 protocols
LU11Lesser Metal19 protocols
ST18Breast Root19 protocols
ST36Leg Three Miles15 protocols
GB21Shoulder Well14 protocols
KD01Bubbling Spring12 protocols

Other points on the Small Intestine Meridian

SI02 SI03 SI04 SI05 SI06 SI07 SI08 SI09 SI10 SI11 SI12 SI13 SI14 SI15 SI16 SI17 SI18 SI19