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Sm. Intestines Flashcards

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SI-1 Shàozé - location

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On the dorsal aspect of the little finger, at the junction of lines drawn along the ulnar border of the nail and the base of the nail, approximately 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail.

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Jing-Well and __________ point of the Small Intestine channel

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Metal; SI-1 Shàozé

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SI-1 Shàozé - action

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  • Clears heat and benefits the sensory orifices •
  • Revives consciousness •
  • Promotes lactation and benefits the breasts
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SI-2 Qiángǔ - location

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On the ulnar border of the little finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint.

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Xing-Spring and _____ point of the Small Intestine channel

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Water; SI-2 Qiángǔ

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SI-2 Qiángǔ - action

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  • Clears wind-heat and reduces swelling- on channel
  • Benefits the eyes, ears and throat •
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain - pathway
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SI-3 Hòuxī - location

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On the ulnar border of the hand, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the fifth metacarpal bone.

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SI-3 Hòuxī - action

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  • Benefits the occiput, neck and back DU connection •
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain •
  • Clears wind and heat and treats malaria •
  • Calms the spirit and treats epilepsy - DU •
  • Clears heat and benefits the sensory orifices •
  • Regulates the Governing vessel / DU
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9
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On SI meridian - Confluent point of the Governing vessel / DU

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SI-3 Hòuxī

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• Shu-Stream and ______ point of the Small Intestine channel

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Wood; SI-3 Hòuxī

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SI-4 Wàngǔ - location

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On the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between the base of the fifth metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone.

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SI-4 Wàngǔ - Action

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  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain •
  • Clears heat and reduces swelling •
  • Clears damp-heat and treats jaundice
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Yuan-Source point of the Small Intestine channel

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SI-4 Wàngǔ

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SI-5 Yánggǔ - location

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At the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone.

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• Jing-River and _____ point of the Small Intestine channel

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Fire; SI-5 Yánggǔ

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SI-6 Yǎnglǎo - location

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When the palm of the hand is placed on the chest, this point is located on the dorsal aspect of the head of the ulna, in a cleft level with and to the radial side of the high point of the styloid process of the ulna.

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SI-6 Yǎnglǎo - action

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  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain •
  • Benefits the shoulder and arm •
  • Moderates acute conditions •
  • Benefits the eyes
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18
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• Xi-Cleft point of the Small Intestine channel

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SI-6 Yǎnglǎo

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SI-7 Zhīzhèng - location

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On a line connecting Yánggǔ SI-5 and Xiǎohǎi SI-8, 5 cun proximal to Yánggǔ SI-5, in the groove between the anterior border of the ulna and the muscle belly of flexor carpi ulnaris.

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SI-7 Zhīzhèng - action

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  • Clears heat and releases the exterior •
  • Calms the spirit •
  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain •
  • Benefits the finger joints
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• Luo-Connecting point of the Small Intestine channel

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SI-7 Zhīzhèng

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SI-8 Xiǎohǎi - location

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In the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus.

23
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• He-Sea and _____ point of the Small Intestine channel

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Earth; SI-8 Xiǎohǎi

24
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Caution: the ulnar nerve lies deep to this point.

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SI-8 Xiǎohǎi

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SI-9 Jiānzhēn - location

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On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, 1 cun superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position.

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SI-10 Nāoshū - location

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On the posterior aspect of the shoulder, in the depression inferior to the scapular spine, directly superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position.

27
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• Meeting point of the Small Intestine and Bladder channels with the Yang Linking and Yang Motility vessels

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SI-10 Nāoshū

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SI-11 Tiānzōng - location

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On the scapula, in a tender depression one third of the distance from the midpoint of the inferior border of the scapular spine to the inferior angle of the scapula.

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SI-11 Tiānzōng

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  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain •
  • Moves qi and unbinds the chest and lateral costal region •
  • Benefits the breasts
30
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SI-12 Bǐngfēng - location

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In the centre of the suprascapular fossa, directly above Tiānzōng SI-11, in a depression formed when the arm is raised.

31
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• Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Large Intestine, Sanjiao and Gall Bladder channels

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SI-12 Bǐngfēng

32
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Caution: deep perpendicular insertion, especially in thin patients, carries a substantial risk of inducing a pneumo-thorax.

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SI-12 Bǐngfēng; SI-14 Jiānwàishū; SI-15 Jiānzhōngshū

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SI-13 Qūyuán - location

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In the tender depression superior to the medial end of the scapular spine, midway between Nāoshū SI-10 and the spinous process of T2.

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Caution: this point is located close to the medial border of the scapula. Too medial an insertion or deep medial-oblique needling may puncture the lungs.

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SI-13 Qūyuán

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SI-14 Jiānwàishū - location

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3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of T1 (Táodào DU-13).

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SI-14 Jiānwàishū - actions

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  • Activates the channel and alleviates pain •
  • Expels wind and cold and benefits the shoulder and scapula
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SI-15 Jiānzhōngshū - location

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2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of C7 (Dàzhuī DU-14).

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SI-16 Tiānchuāng - location

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On the posterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, level with the laryngeal prominence.

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SI-16 Tiānchuāng - action

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  • Benefits the ears, throat and voice •
  • Regulates qi and calms the spirit •
  • Activates the channel, alleviates pain and clears heat
40
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• Window of Heaven point: SI-16 Tiānchuāng treats

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  1. goitre and throat disorders (hoarseness, throat pain)
  2. headache and heat and swelling of the face and cheek,
  3. disorders of the sense organs - in this case the ears (deafness, tinnitus, ear pain),
  4. sudden onset of disorders (sudden loss of voice).
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SI-17 Tiānróng - location

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In the depression between the angle of the mandible and the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

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SI-17 Tiānróng - action

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  • Benefits the neck and throat and disperses swelling = Local treatment •
  • Descends rebellious qi •
  • Benefits the ears
43
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Window of Heaven point: SI-17 Tiānróng treats

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  1. treats scrofula and goitre due to stagnation of qi and phlegm in the pivotal neck region, as well as throat disorders (painful obstruction, swelling and pain of the neck with inability to speak),
  2. descends rebellious qi, in this case of the Lung and Stomach manifesting as fullness of the chest, difficulty in breathing, cough, chest pain, wheezing and vomiting,
  3. treats disorders of the sense organs, in this case the ears (tinnitus and deafness).
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SI-18 Quánliáo - location

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Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression at the lower border of the zygomatic bone.

45
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• Meeting point of the Small Intestine and Sanjiao channels

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SI-18 Quánliáo

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SI-18 Quánliáo - actions

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  • Eliminates wind and alleviates pain •
  • Clears heat and reduces swelling
47
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SI-19 Tīnggōng - location

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With the mouth open, this point is located in the depression between the middle of the tragus and the condyloid process of the mandible.

48
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• Meeting point of the Small Intestine, Sanjiao and Gall Bladder channels

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SI-19 Tīnggōng

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SI-19 Tīnggōng - actions

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  • Benefits the ears •
  • Calms the spirit
50
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Which points on SI treats disorders of the Breast

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treating disorders of the breast:

  • Shàozé SI-1,
  • Qiángǔ SI-2 and
  • Tiānzōng SI-11
51
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clearing heat from the pathways of the channel and reducing fever, especially malarial fever

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points Shàozé SI-1 to Wàngǔ SI-4

52
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assisting in transforming phlegm and clearing heat from the Heart zang, especially in the treatment of mania disorder

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  • Hòuxī SI-3,
  • Yánggǔ SI-5,
  • Zhīzhèng SI-7 and
  • Xiǎohǎi SI-8).
53
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Points of the Small Intestine channel are particularly indicated for what

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swelling (mainly of the neck, throat and cheek).

54
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Which points on SI treats disorders of the lateral costal regions

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lateral costal region:

  • Shàozé SI-1,
  • Wàngǔ SI-4,
  • Yánggǔ SI-5 and
  • Tiānzōng SI-11).

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