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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Dorsal to the head of the ulna; when palm face chest point is in the bonny cleft on the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna.
No specific contraindications.
Indications
Conditions for which SI06 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
Benefit ArmsBenefit EyesBenefit ShouldersAcute DisorderEyesight / Vision BlurredBlurred VisionEyesight / Vision DimDim VisionHeaviness Back LumbarAnkle StiffnessFoot StiffnessRising StiffnessShoulder StiffnessSitting StiffnessTendon Ligament Contraction StiffnessImmobility AnkleImmobility FootImmobility RisingImmobility ShoulderImmobility SittingImmobility Tendon / Ligament ContractionNumbess ArmShoulder NumbnessPainBack PainLower Back PainEye PainShoulder PainShoulder As If Broken PainShoulder As If Dislocated PainElbow Exterior RednessChannel StagnationElbow Exterior SwellingBi Arthralgia Foot SyndromeBi / Arthralgia Foot Syndrome
Protocols using SI06
- Chest Pain, Dyspnea, Poststernotomy Pain, Reduced Lung Function – LI04, ST08, SI06, BL60, GB08, GV20 (doi:10.1155/2013/219817 ↗)
- Anxiety, Depression, Leukopenia, Cancer Colorectal, Chemotherapy Side Effects, Neutropenia – LU07, LI04, ST32, ST36, SP03, SI06, PC05, TB05, GB39, LV03, CV06 (doi:10.1155/2014/217397 ↗)
- Cough, Headache, Common Cold, Sore Throat, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.1016/s0254-6272(17)30006-7 ↗)
- 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 ↗)
- Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Cervical Pain, Muscle Contracture – LI04, SI03, SI06, SI09, SI10, SI11, SI12, SI13, SI14, SI15, BL60, GB19, GB20, GB21, GB34, GV20 (doi:10.1177/0964528420961398 ↗)
- Sprain Lumbar, Lumbar Acute Pain – SI06, XH03 (doi:10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2016.01.0056 ↗)
- Vision Blurred, Macular Edema, Retinal Disease – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Impairment Mild – ST36, SI06, BL15, GB20, GB39, GV20, XH01A, XH01B, XH01C, XH01D (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20240424-k0005 ↗)
- Dry Eye – ST36, SP06, SI06, BL01, BL02, BL18, BL23, KD03 (doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20190706-0001 ↗)
- Macular Edema, Visual Acuity Reduced – ST02, SI06, BL01, BL02, GB14, GB34, GB37, GB40 (doi:10.3389/fmed.2026.1717145 ↗)
- Spleen Qi Deficiency, Spleen Qi Deficiency – ST21, ST31, ST32, ST33, ST34, ST36, SP03, SP05, SP06, SI06, BL20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Spleen Blood Deficiency, Spleen Blood Deficiency – ST36, ST37, SI06, BL20 (Yang Yong-Xuan, clinical point-selection notes)
- Cough, Headache, Nasal Discharge, Nasal Obstruction, Sneezing, Throat Sore, Malaise, Chilliness – LU06, LU07, LI06, LI07, ST40, ST42, SP02, SP08, HT05, HT07, SI06, BL58, BL63, KD03, KD04, PC06, PC07, TB05, TB07, GB37, LV03 (Heo JS, Yang SY, Lim SA, Lee JM, Kang JY, Sun SH, Kim HG, Kang W, Cho JH. A manual acupuncture treatment attenuates common cold and its symptoms: a case series report from South Korea. J Tradit Chin Med 2016; 36(6): 724-729)
- Tremor, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Disorder, Bradykinesia, Rigidity Cogwheel, Balance Disturbance – LU05, LI05, LI11, LI15, ST41, SP09, HT03, SI06, SI09, BL36, BL40, KD03, PC02, PC03, PC07, TB02, TB04, TB14, GB30, GB34, LV04 (REN Xiao-ming. Fifty Cases of Parkinson's Disease Treated by Acupuncture Combined with Madopar. Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2008, 28(4): 255-257)
- Sprain Lumbar Acute – LI10, SI03, SI06, BL23, BL25, BL40, GV26 (张玉娟. 近5年急性腰扭伤针灸腧穴应用规律性研究. , [CNKI])
- Leg Pain, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain, Lumbar Pain, Yang Type Pain – SI06, BL23, BL28, BL40, BL43, BL60, PC07, GV09, GV14, GV20 (曹文忠. 提高针灸治痛疗效创新理论的探讨. 江西中医药 ., 2011 [CNKI])
Most often selected alongside SI06
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI06. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- ST36Leg Three Miles6 protocols
- KD03Great Stream5 protocols
- BL23Kidney Shu Point4 protocols
- BL60Kunlun (Mountains)4 protocols
- GB34Yang Mound Spring4 protocols
- GB37Bright Light4 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences4 protocols
- LI04Junction Valley4 protocols
- PC07Great Mound4 protocols
- BL01Bright Eyes / Eye Point3 protocols
- BL02Gathered Bamboo3 protocols
- BL40Middle Of The Crease3 protocols