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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the crease in the front of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger at the junction of the red and white skin.
Categories
- Ying-Spring 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 SI02 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Nasal CongestionCoughCoughing BloodDisease FebrileUrinary ProblemsDifficulty SwallowingEpilepsyEyesight / Vision Superficial ObstructionSuperficial Obstruction VisionChest FullnessHeat Finger LittleHeat PalmUnable to Raise ArmStiff NeckImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility NeckItchiness FingerWatery EyesLactation AbsenceMalariaMumpsNosebleedFinger NumbnessPainBack PainEye PainEye Bursting PainFinger Little PainNeck PainShoulder Blade PainWrist PainPharyngitisRed EyesChannel StagnationSpontaneous Sweating SwellingCheek SwellingEar SwellingWind Heat SyndromeWind-heat SyndromeThirsting ExcessiveTinnitusUrine Dark
TCM actions
What classical sources say SI02 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit EarsBenefit EyesBenefit Throat
Protocols using SI02
- Insomnia, Eczema, Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03306-1 ↗)
- Stiffness Finger, Finger Pain, Finger Swelling, Trigger Finger – LI04, SI02 (doi:10.1089/acu.2022.0026 ↗)
- Diarrhea, Dyspepsia Functional, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Bloating Abdominal, Satiation Early, Tightness Epigastric – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Hyperpigmentation Facial, Melasma Malar – LI02, ST44, SI02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20250217-k0003 ↗)
- Finger Pain, Trigger Finger – LI04, SI02, XU09A, XU09B, XU09C, XU09D, XU09E, XU09F, XU09G, XU09H (doi:10.1089/acu.2022.0026 ↗)
- Dyspepsia Functional – LU05, LU11, HT03, HT09, SI02, SI03, BL66, KD10, GB41, LV01 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2025.1545687 ↗)
- Obesity – LI02, LI11, ST25, ST36, ST37, ST39, ST40, ST44, SI02 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.2016.09.001 ↗)
- Fire Liver, Fire Liver – SI01, SI02, SI08, BL05, BL18, KD01 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
Most often selected alongside SI02
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI02. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- BL66Foot Valley Passage3 protocols
- GB41Foot Governor Of Tears3 protocols
- LI02Second Space3 protocols
- SI03Back Stream3 protocols
- HT03Lesser Sea2 protocols
- HT09Lesser Surge2 protocols
- KD10Yin Valley2 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley2 protocols
- LI11Pond At The Bend2 protocols
- LU05Cubit Marsh2 protocols
- LU11Lesser Metal2 protocols
- LV01Big Mound2 protocols