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Indications
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Protocols
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Location
Posterior to the angle of the mandible in the depression on the anterior border of the scm.
Cautions
Caution near facial nerve.
Indications
Conditions for which SI17 is listed as indicated. An indication list is a reference index, not a prescription – see the protocols below for sourced treatments.
AsthmaChillsCoughDeafnessBreathing ProblemsDifficulty SwallowingFeverChest FullnessGoiterUnable to Raise ArmJaw Clenched StiffnessImmobility Arm RaisingImmobility Jaw ClenchedLump ThroatObstruction ThroatChest PainJaw PainNeck PainShoulder PainSore ThroatPharyngitisScrofula NeckSpeech Impairment SwellingCheek SwellingNeck SwellingSwollen ThroatTinnitusVomiting FoamWheezing
TCM actions
What classical sources say SI17 does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the point, not a condition.
Benefit Descend Rebellion QiBenefit EarsBenefit NeckBenefit ThroatDescend Rebellion Qi
Protocols using SI17
- Fatigue, Anxiety, Depression, Anger, Confusion, Mood Negative, Mood Disturbance – LI18, SI17, GB12 (doi:10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p40 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, GB02, GV20 (doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-97 ↗)
- Tinnitus, Hearing Loss Sudden – SI17, SI19, BL23, KD03, TB03, TB05, TB17, TB21, GB02, GB20, GB37, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.27282/d.cnki.gsdzu.2020.000863 ↗)
- Stroke Sequelae, Dysphagia Pharyngeal – SI17, CV23 (doi:10.27026/d.cnki.ggszc.2023.000386 ↗)
- Insomnia, Restlessness Insomnia, Insomnia Primary – SI17, TB16, GB20 (doi:10.2196/84122 ↗)
- Hypothyroidism – LI04, ST12, ST36, ST40, SP06, SP09, SP10, SI17, BL20, KD03, LV03, LV04, CV04, GV04 (doi:10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.5.200 ↗)
- Paralysis Facial, Trismus – LI04, LI18, LI19, LI20, ST04, ST06, ST07, SI17, SI19, LV03, GV20 (doi:10.1136/acupmed-2013-010484 ↗)
- Hypertrophy Adenoid – SI17, CV23 (doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000032804 ↗)
- Dysphagia Post-stroke – SI17, PC07, TB05, TB16, GB37, LV03 (doi:10.5114/aoms/204368 ↗)
- Tinnitus – SI17, SI19, TB06, TB16, TB21, GB02, GB20, XH14 (pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗)
- Fever, Headache, Tonsillitis – LI11, SI17, GB20, GV14, XH05 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Fever, Tonsillitis – LI04, SI17 (Henry C. Lu. Clinical Cases of Acupuncture)
- Guillain-barre Syndrome – LU07, LU09, LI04, LI11, LI15, ST36, SI17, GB34, CV23 (Zhang Dengbu. Acupuncture Cases from China: A Digest of Difficult and Complicated Case Histories. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 1994)
- Mumps, Parotitis Acute – LI04, ST06, SI17, TB05, TB17, GV14 (Zhu Bing, Wang Hongcai (eds). Case Studies from the Medical Records of Leading Chinese Acupuncture Experts. London: Singing Dragon, 2011)
- Hyperthyroidism, Goiter – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Goiter, Exophthalmos – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, BL01, BL02, TB13, TB23, GB20, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Anxiety, Sweating, Goiter, Psychological Hot Temper Disorder, Psychological Hot Temper Disorder – LI04, LI17, ST36, SP06, SI17, KD07, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Qi Liver, Goiter, Qi Liver – LI04, LI17, ST36, SI17, TB13, LV03, CV17, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Hyperthyroidism, Palpitations, Goiter – LI04, LI17, ST36, HT07, SI17, PC06, TB13, CV22 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
- Soreness Throat, Heat, Tonsilitis, Pharyngitis Chronic, Soreness Throat, Pharyngitis Chronic – LU11, LI04, ST44, SI17 (sacredlotus.com ↗)
Most often selected alongside SI17
How many sourced protocols in the index pair each point with SI17. Corpus frequency, not a combination to use.
- LI04Junction Valley11 protocols
- ST36Leg Three Miles7 protocols
- CV22Celestial Prominence5 protocols
- GB20Wind Pool5 protocols
- LI17Celestial Tripod5 protocols
- LV03Great Surge5 protocols
- TB13Upper Arm Convergence5 protocols
- SI19Palace Of Hearing4 protocols
- CV23Clean Spring3 protocols
- GB02Hearing Convergence3 protocols
- GV20100 Convergences3 protocols
- TB05Outer Gate3 protocols