手太阳小肠经 Small Intestine Channel Flashcards
learn the Small Intestine Pathway, Important points, their locations and functions
SI Pathway
- The S1 Meridian begins on the outside of the tip of the little finger, crosses the palm and wrist, 2. and passes upward along the posterior aspect of the forearm. 3. The Meridian continues upward along the posterior border of the lateral aspect of the upper arm, 4. circles behind the shoulder, and runs to the center of the uppermost part of the back (where it meets the DU Meridian). (6.UB41, 6.UB11, 6.DU14) 5. Here, the Meridian divides into two branches, one entering internally 6. to connect with the HT, (6.RN17) 7. diaphragm, and ST, (6.RN13,12) 8. before entering its pertaining organ, the Sl. 9. The second branch ascends along the side of the neck 10. to the cheek 11. and outer corner of the eye before entering the ear. (6.GB1, 6.SJ22) 12. A short branch leaves the Meridian on the cheek and runs to the inner corner of the eye, where it connects with the Bladder Meridian. (6.UB1)
SI 1 Location
CAM: on the ulnar side of the little finger, about 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail
Deadman: 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
SI 1 Functions
Functions: clears Heat and benefits the sensory Orifices, revives consciousness, promotes lactation and benefits the breasts.
RX Function: increases milk flow, reduces breast
abscesses or mastitis.
Combine with: +Ren17, ST18 to increase
lactation; +Ren17,ST18, GB21 for mastitis
SI 2 Name/ Big Picture
前谷 Ying Spring
SI 2 Location
CAM: when a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar end of the crease in front of the
metacarpophalangeal joint of the little finger, at the junction of the red and white skin.
Deadman: on the ulnar border of the little finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpo-phalangeal joint
SI 2 Functions
Functions: clears Wind Heat and reduces swelling, benefits the eyes, ears and throat, activates the
channel and alleviates pain.
RX Function: clears SI Heat. Combine with: +SI5
SI 3 Name/Big Picture
后溪 Shu-Stream, 8 Confluent
SI 3 Location
CAM: when a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease, proximal to
the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, at the end of the transverse crease and the junction of the red
and white skin.
Deadman: on the ulnar border of the hand, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the
fifth metacarpal bone
SI 3 Functions
benefits the occiput, neck and back, activates the channel and alleviates pain, clears Wind
and Heat and treats malaria, calms the spirit and treats epilepsy, clears Heat and benefits the
sensory Orifices, regulates the Governing Vessel
SI 5 Name/ Big Picture
阳谷 经穴 Jing-River
SI 5 Location
CAM: when a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar end of the distal palmar crease, proximal to
the fifth metacarpophalangeal joint, at the end of the transverse crease and the junction of the red
and white skin.
Deadman: on the ulnar border of the hand, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the
fifth metacarpal bone
SI 5 Functions
Functions: clears Heat and reduces swelling, calms the spirit. RX Function: clears SI Heat. Combine with: +SI2
SI 6 Name/Big Picture
养老 郗穴 Xi-Cleft
SI 6 Location
CAM: dorsal to the head of the ulna; when the palm faces the chest, the point is in the bony cleft on
the radial side of the styloid process of the ulna.
Deadman: 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
SI 6 Functions
Functions: activates the channel and alleviates pain, benefits the shoulder and arm, moderates acute
conditions, benefits the eyes.
RX Function: treats geriatric eye diseases. Combine with: +GB37