Small Intestine Channel of Hand Taiyang Flashcards
Functions of the Small Intestine Channel of Hand Taiyang
- distributes Qi to the face and head; it connects and assists in the functioning of the ears and eyes
- it distributes and regulates Qi along the channel pathway
- it distributes Qi to the surface and stengthens the defensive function of the body
- it regulates body fluids (Ye)
- it regulates the function of the intestines and promotes the absorption of fluids and nutrients
- it regulates the Qi of the Lower Jiao
Pathology: Channel
- pain and stiffness along the channel pathway: pain, swelling, hot or cold sensations along channel
- exterior syndromes: aversion to cold, fever, sweating or absence of sweat, general aching, headache
- heat syndromes: febrile diseases, fever, night sweating, yellow urination
Pathology: Organ
- disorders of the Body Fluids: yellow urination, retention of urine, edema
- disorders of digestion: diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain, abdominal pain, and distention
- disorders of Lower Jiao: distending pain in the lower abdomen
SI 1
Shaoze (Lesser Marsh)
Categories: Entry Point, Jing Well, Metal
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 2
Qiangu (Front Valley)
Categories: Ying-Spring, Water
on the ulnar border of the little finger, in a depression just distal to the metacarpo-phallangeal joint
SI 3
*Houxi (Back Stream)
Categories: Shu Stream, Wood, Master (Confluent) point of of Du Mai
on the ulnar border of the hand, in the substantial depression proximal to the head of the 5th metacarpal bone
SI 4
Wangu (Wrist Bone)
Category: Yuan Source
on the ulnar border of the hand, in the depression between the base of the 5th metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone
SI 5
Yanggu (Yang Valley)
Categories: Jing-River, Fire
at the ulnar border of the wrist, in the depression between the head of the ulna and the triquetral bone
SI 6
*Yanglao (Support the Aged)
Category: Xi-Cleft
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 the cleft level with the radial side of the high point of the styloid process
SI 7
Zhizheng (Branch of the Upright)
Category: Luo-Connecting
on a line connecting SI 5 and SI 8, 5 cun proximal to SI 5, in the groove between the anterior border of the ulna and the muscle belly of the flexor carpi ulnaris
SI 8
Xiaohai (Small Sea)
Category: He-Sea, Earth
in the depression between the tip of the olecranon process of the ulna and the tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus
SI 9
Jianzhen (True Shoulder)
on the posterior aspect of the shoulder, 1 cun superior to the posterior axillary crease when the arm hangs in the adducted position
SI 10
Naoshu (Upper Arm Shu)
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
SI 11
Tianzhong (Heavenly Gathering)
on the scapula, in a tender depression 1/3 of the distance from the midpoint of the inferior border of the scapular spine to the inferior angle of the scapula
SI 12
Bingfeng (Grasping the Wind)
in the center of the suprascapular fossa, directly above SI 11, (in a depression formed when the arm is raised) or midway between LI 16 and SI 13
