SI03 (Back Stream)

後谿hòu xī

Indications

148

Protocols

Location

When loose fist is made point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease proximal to the 5th metacarpophalangeal joint at the end of the transverse crease and junction of the red and white skin.

Cautions

No specific contraindications.

Indications

Conditions for which SI03 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.

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Protocols using SI03

The 50 best-sourced of 148, ranked by strength of evidence. The count above is the full figure.

Vomiting, Nausea, Photophobia, Headache Migraine, Headache Unilateral, Phonophobia – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, PC06, TB05, TB20, GB08, GB13, GB20, GB34, GB40, LV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-10-25 ↗)
Incontinence Bowel, Paralysis Spinal Cord Injury, Sensory Loss Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction Neurogenic – SI03, BL62 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep010 ↗)
Fatigue Cancer-related, Fatigue Post-treatment, Cancer Breast, Myofascial Pain, Musculoskeletal Pain – LI04, ST36, SP06, SI03, BL62, KD03, TB05, GB20, GB29, GB30, GB40, GB43 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-11-49 ↗)
Anxiety, Immune Nk Cell Deficiency – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, HT03, HT05, SI03, BL60, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB34, GB43, LV02, CV03, CV04, CV06, CV15, GV20 (doi:10.1093/ecam/nep236 ↗)
Weakness, Numbness, Tingling, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced – LI04, LI11, SP09, HT03, SI03, GB34, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2013/349653 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI04, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI14, BL11, BL12, BL65, TB14, TB15, TB16, TB17, GB21 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410 ↗)
Headache Occipital, Headache Migraine, Head Posterior Pain – SI03, BL60, GB08, GB20 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-361 ↗)
Vomiting, Nausea, Head Pain, Headache Migraine Menstrual – LI04, ST29, ST44, SI03, BL60, KD12, PC06, TB05, TB20, GB08, GB13, GB20, GB34, GB40, LV03, CV03, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-374 ↗)
Stiffness Neck, Neck Acute Pain, Laozhen – SI03 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006236 ↗)
Neck Pain, Radiating Arm Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical – LI04, SI03, BL10, BL11, BL12, TB03, TB10, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2012.15.2.036 ↗)
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 ↗)
Stiffness Neck, Neck Chronic Pain – LI11, HT07, SI03, SI15, BL10, BL65, PC06, TB03, TB15, GB20, GB34, GB39, GB41, CV14 (doi:10.1186/s12906-016-1027-y ↗)
Obesity, Iron Deficiency, Anemia Iron Deficiency – ST27, ST40, SP03, SP14, SI03, KD02, TB06, GB41, CV04, CV12 (doi:10.4103/0366-6999.200549 ↗)
Psoriasis, Skin Dryness, Skin Heat, Liver Fire – LU09, SP03, SI03, TB02 (doi:10.1016/j.jams.2016.01.008 ↗)
Paralysis Upper-limb, Hemiparesis, Spasticity Arm, Stroke Chronic – SI03, PC07, GV20 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000008737 ↗)
Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic, Sleep Disturbance, Skin Eczema – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2017/1926806 ↗)
Fatigue, Loss of Appetite, Low-back Pain, Cough Chronic Intractable, Throat Dry, Lupus Nephropathy – LU07, LI04, LI20, ST21, ST25, ST36, ST40, ST41, SP04, SP06, SI03, BL13, BL18, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB41, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV22, GV01, GV08, GV14, GV24 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009309 ↗)
Headache Migraine Chronic, Headache Taiyang – SI03, BL60, GB08, GB13, GB20, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020653 ↗)
Dizziness, Headache, Syncope, Menstrual Pain, Uterine Bleeding Dysfunctional, Dysmenorrhea Severe, Menstruation Irregular, Clots Menstrual – LU07, LI04, LI11, ST29, ST36, ST40, ST44, SP04, SP06, SP08, SP09, SP10, SI03, BL23, BL32, BL62, KD03, KD06, KD07, KD14, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV03, CV04, CV06, GV04, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224725 ↗)
Constipation, Hand Weakness, Myelopathy Cervical, Dysesthesia Hand, Lower-extremity Weakness, Tingling Finger Pain – SI03, SI04, SI14, SI15, GB21 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000012249 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Arm Pain, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Radiculopathy Cervical – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, TB05, GB34, GB40, LV03, GV14 (doi:10.1155/2018/3465897 ↗)
Fatigue, Insomnia, Fibromyalgia, Widespread Pain – SI03, SI04, BL62, BL64, BL65 (doi:10.1155/2019/9684649 ↗)
Dyspepsia, Pruritus, Dermatitis Atopic, Skin Dryness, Skin Erythema – LI02, LI11, ST36, ST43, SP03, SI02, SI03, BL66, PC06, TB03, TB06, GB41, LV03 (doi:10.1155/2019/1907578 ↗)
Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation Cervical, Radiculopathy Cervical, Upper-extremity Pain, Upper-extremity Numbness – LI04, LI11, SI03, GB20, GB21, GV16 (doi:10.1155/2019/2345640 ↗)
Postoperative Pain, Post-Operative Nausea, Post-Operative Vomiting, Thoracic Surgery Pain – LI04, SI03, PC06, TB06 (doi:10.1111/1759-7714.13343 ↗)
Numbness, Tingling, Neuropathic Pain, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced – LI04, ST40, SI03, PC06, GB42, LV03 (doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.0681 ↗)
Stroke Sequelae, Hemiparesis, Balance Impaired, Ataxia Sensory, Sensory Deficit Lower Limb, Proprioception Impaired – SI03, BL07, KD01 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000021124 ↗)
Stroke Sequelae Chronic, Spasticity Wrist Poststroke – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, SI03, TB05 (doi:10.1155/2020/6415083 ↗)
Vomiting, Nausea, Headache Migraine, Gastrointestinal Symptoms – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB08, GB20, GB34, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2021/5676718 ↗)
Depression Post-stroke, Stroke Sequelae – LU07, SP04, SI03, BL62, KD06, PC06, TB05, GB41 (doi:10.1186/s12906-021-03277-3 ↗)
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 ↗)
Anxiety, Stool Loose, Menstruation Irregular, Vision Visual Field Defect, Vision Blind Spot, Neck Myofascial Pain – LI04, LI10, ST36, SP03, SP06, SP09, SP10, HT08, SI03, SI13, BL10, BL18, BL20, BL22, BL23, BL65, PC06, PC07, GB20, GB21, GB34, LV03, GV14, GV20, MS14 (doi:10.1177/21649561211021081 ↗)
Tinnitus, Headache, Nausea, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Vertigo Cervical – LU07, SI03, BL10, GB20 (doi:10.1155/2021/2676485 ↗)
Paralysis Incomplete-spinal-cord-injury, Motor-deficit, Sensory-deficit, Activities-of-daily-living Impaired – LI04, LI10, LI11, LI15, HT08, SI03, SI04, BL62, TB02, TB06, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2021/5671998 ↗)
Dizziness, Cervical Spondylosis, Neck Pain, Arm Numbness, Leg Weakness, Stiffness Neck – SI03, SI11, BL10, GB20, GB21 (doi:10.3233/THC-228048 ↗)
Neck Pain, Myofascial Pain Syndrome Cervical, Range Of Motion Limited Cervical, Muscle Spasm Upper Trapezius – LI04, LI10, SI03, TB05 (doi:10.1016/j.bj.2020.05.020 ↗)
Dysuria, Spasticity, Paralysis Hemiplegia Right, Myelopathy Cervical, Gait Disturbance, Arm Right Pain, Right Leg Pain, Extremities Weakness – LI04, LI11, ST36, SI03, BL62, GB39, LV03, CV03, CV04, GV20 (doi:10.3831/KPI.2022.25.2.138 ↗)
Face Numbness, Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Hyperalgesia, Tingling Feet, Feet Numbness, Hands Numbness, Tingling Hands, Muscle Cramps, Cold Sensitivity – LI04, ST06, SI03, BL60, KD03 (doi:10.1177/15347354231178877 ↗)
Dizziness, Vertigo Positional Paroxysmal – SP06, SI03, TB03, TB05, GB20, GV20 (doi:10.13702/j.1000-0607.20221189 ↗)
Jaw Pain, Headache Tension-type, Headache Chronic, Temporomandibular Dysfunction – LI04, ST44, SI03, BL60, PC06, TB05, GB20, GB41, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1177/02692155241229282 ↗)
Fatigue, Anxiety, Dizziness, Tinnitus, Depression, Insomnia, Photophobia, Neck Stiffness, Phonophobia, Headache Medication-overuse, Chronic Migraine, Chronic Daily Headache, Head Throbbing Pain – LI04, ST25, ST28, ST36, ST40, SP09, SI03, BL10, TB05, TB17, GB04, GB08, GB15, GB18, GB20, GB34, GB41, GB43, LV03, CV04, CV06, CV12, GV20, GV24 (doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e30417 ↗)
Fatigue, Constipation, Insomnia, Weight Loss, Eating Disorder Arfid, Food Avoidance, Abdominal Bloating, Taste Disturbance, Tongue Pain – LI04, ST19, ST20, ST24, ST25, ST36, ST40, SP04, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL15, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL22, KD06, PC06, GV20 (doi:10.7759/cureus.61912 ↗)
Neuropathic Pain, Paresthesia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Extremities Numbness, Tingling Extremities – LI04, ST40, SI03, PC06, GB43, LV03 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1 ↗)
Paresthesia, Neuropathy Peripheral Chemotherapy-induced, Extremities Numbness, Tingling Extremities – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, SP09, SI03, KD06, TB03, TB05, GB34, GB39 (doi:10.1186/s12906-024-04603-1 ↗)
Blurred Vision, Foreign Body Sensation, Dryness Eye, Dry Eye Disease, Visual Fatigue, Ocular Pain – LI20, ST01, SI01, SI03, BL01, BL02 (doi:10.2147/OPTH.S476573 ↗)
Parkinson's Disease, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Muscular, Posture Forward, Posture Lateral Trunk Bending, Dysphasia, Micrographia, Pisa Syndrome – ST40, SI03, BL21, BL62, KD06, LV03, LV08, LV13, GV20 (doi:10.7759/cureus.70860 ↗)
Anxiety, Fibromyalgia, Whole-body Pain, Mood Depressive – ST25, ST27, ST36, SP04, SP06, HT07, SI03, BL16, BL18, BL19, BL20, BL21, BL23, BL62, KD03, KD06, TB05, LV03, LV08 (doi:10.7759/cureus.74385 ↗)
Paralysis Upper Limb, Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Hemiplegic, Hand Problems, Arm Problems, Upper Limb Weakness, Spastic Hemiplegia – LI03, LI04, LI05, LI10, LI11, LI13, LI14, LI15, SI03, SI05, SI09, SI11, PC06, TB04, TB05, TB14, GB21 (doi:10.1177/2515690X251317438 ↗)
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 ↗)
Numbness, Motor Dysfunction, Neuropathy Peripheral, Neuropathic Pain, Paresthesia, Extremities Numbness, Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy, Tingling Extremities, Dysesthesia – LI04, LI11, ST36, SP06, SP09, SI03, TB05, GB34, LV03 (doi:10.1093/oncolo/oyaf262 ↗)

Other points on the Small Intestine Meridian

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