Small intestine channel Flashcards
What is SI1?
ShaoZe / Lesser Marsh
Jing-Well and Metal point
What are the actions of SI1?
o Revives consciousness
o Clears heat, expels wind-heat and benefits sensory orifices
o Promotes lactation and benefits breasts (connection to REN17)
What are the indications of SI1?
Loss of consciousness from wind stroke, heart pain, cold sensation below heart, chest pain and oppression, pain in the lateral costal region
o Headache, dizziness, superficial visual obstruction, red eyes, nosebleed, deafness, tinnitus, heat in the mouth, mouth uclers
o Fever and chills without sweating, febrile diseases, malaria, cough
o Swelling of the breast, breast abscess, poor lactation.
o Stiff neck, pain in shoulder/upper arm/elbow, numbness in arm and disorders of little finger
What is SI2?
QIANGU / Front valley
Ying-Spring and Water point
What are the actions of SI2?
o Clears wind-heat and reduces swelling
o Benefits the eye, nose, ears, throat
o Activates the channel and alleviates pain
What are the indications of SI2?
o Bursting eye pain, red eyes, nasal congestion, nosebleed, tinnitus
o Swelling and pain of the neck, throat pain that prevents swallowing, swelling of the cheek, mumps
o Cough, coughing blood, malaria, febrile disease without sweating
o Stiffness and pain of the neck, back, scapula, wrist pain, heat in the palms
o Postpartum absence of lactation
What is SI3?
HOUXI / Back stream
Shu-Stream and wood point
Confluent point of the Governing Vessel
What are the actions of SI3?
o Benefits occiput, neck and back o Regulates Du-Mai o Calms Shen and treats epilepsy o Clears wind and heat, benefits sensory orifices o Activates channel and alleviates pain o Treats malaria
What are the indications of SI3?
o Stiffness and pain in the neck, difficulty turning the head, headache, shoulder pain, elbow pain, arm pain, lumbar pain
o Epilepsy, mania-depression, hemiplegia
o Malaria, night sweats, febrile diseases without sweating, jaundice, dark scanty urine
o Deafness, tinnitus, red and painful eyes, swelling of the eyes with tearing, swelling of the cheeks, loss of voice with wind-stroke
What is SI4?
WANGGU / Wrist bone
Yuan-Source point
What are the actions of SI4?
o Clears heat and reduces swelling
o Clears damp-heat and treats jaundice
o Activates channel and alleviates pain
What are the indications of SI4?
o Pain and swelling of the cheek, swelling of the neck, throat pain, tinnitus, lacrimation, pain in the lateral costal region with inability to catch the breath
o Jaundice, spleen deficiency jaundice, febrile diseases without sweating, malaria
o Contraction of the five fingers, weakness and pain in the wrist, contraction of arm/elbow, stiff neck, headache, shoulder pain
What is SI5?
YANGGU / Yang Valley
Jing-River and fire point
What are the actions of SI5?
o Clears heat and reduces swelling
o Benefits ears and eyes
o Calms shen
What are the indications of SI5?
o Stiff neck, lockjaw, stiff tongue in babies, tongue thrusting, toothache (upper or lower jaw), tinnitus, deafness, red, swollen and painful eyes
o Mania, mad walking, febrile diseases without sweating
o Pain in the wrist, hand, arm; painful hemorroids.
What is SI6?
YANGLAO / Support the Aged
Xi-Cleft point
What are the actions of SI6?
o Treats acute conditions and pain
o Benefits the shoulder and arm
o Brightens the eyes
o Activates the channel and alleviates pain
What are the indications of SI6?
o Shoulder pain, pain in the shoulder as if it were broken, pain in the arm as if it were dislocated, pain and numbness of the back, shoulder and arm
o Lumbar pain, painful obstruction of foot
o Dim vision, blurred vision, eye pain
What is SI7?
ZHIZHENG / Branch of the upright
Luo-connecting point
What are the actions SI7?
o Expels wind-heat
o Calms shen
o Activates channel and alleviates pain
o Benefits the finger joints
What are the indications of SI7?
o Febrile diseases, fever with neck pain
o Mania-depression, fear and fright, sadness and anxiety restless organ disorder
o Weakness of the four limbs, inability to move elbow, severe pain. Of all five fingers, inability to make fist
o Warts
What is SI8?
XIAOHAI / Small Sea
He-Sea and earth point
What are the actions of SI8?
o Clears heat and dissipates swelling
o Calms shen
o Activates channel and alleviates pain
What are the indications of SI8?
o Scrofula, swollen and painful throat, swollen cheeks, swollen gums, swollen and painful elbow and axilla, toothache
o Epilepsy, tongue thrusting, mad walking, agitation of heart
o Neck pain, neck pain radiating to elbow, scapula pain, shoulder pain, upper arm pain, inability to raise four limbs.
What is SI11?
TIANZONG / Heavenly Gathering
What are the actions of SI11?
o Activates the channel and alleviates pain
o Moves qi and unbinds the chest and lateral costal region
o Benefits the breasts
What are the indications of SI11?
o Heaviness and pain in the shoulder, pain of the scapula
o Fullness of the chest and lateral costal region, cough, pain and swelling of the breast, breast lactation and insufficient lactation.
What is SI14?
JIANWAISHU / Outer Shoulder Shu
What are the actions of SI14?
o Activates the channel and alleviates pain
o Expels wind and cold and benefits the shoulder and scapula
What are the indications at SI14?
o Pain of the shoulder and scapula
o Chills and fever
What is SI18?
QUANLIAO / Cheek bone crevice
Meeting point of the small intestine and sanjiao channels
What are the actions of SI18?
o Eliminates wind and alleviates pain
o Clears heat and reduces swelling
What are the indications of SI18?
o Deviation of the mouth and eye, pain of the face, abscess of the lip
o Red face, yellow eyes
What is SI19?
Meeting point of the SI, SJ and GB channels
What are the actions of SI19?
o Benefits the ears
o Calms the spirit
