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Small Intestine Meridian
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SI1 Shao Ze |
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Small Intestine 1 |
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Lesser Marsh. Jing Well Poing on the Small Intestine Channel. Metal Point on Fire Meridian. |
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On the ulnar side of the fifth digit, 0.1 cun from the corner of the nail bed. |
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SI2 Qian Gu |
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Small Intestine 2 |
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Front Valley. Ying Spring Point on the Small Intestine channel. Water Point on Fire Meridian. |
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On the ulner side of the fifth digit, in the depression distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint, at the junction of the dorsal and palmar surfaces. |
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SI3 Hou Xi |
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Small Intestine 3 |
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Back Ravine. Shu Stream Point on the Small Intestine Channel. Wood Point on Fire Meridian. |
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In the depression proximal to the head of the fifth metacarpal bone, at the junction of the dorsal and palmar surfaces. |
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SI4 Wan Gu |
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Small Intestine 4 |
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Wrist Bone. Yuan Source Point on the Small Intestine Channel. |
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On the ulna side of the wrist, in the depression between the fifth metacarpal bone and the hamate and pisiform bones, at the junction of the dorsal and palmar surfaces. |
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SI5 Yang Gu |
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Small Intestine 5 |
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Yang Valley. Jing River Point on the Small Intestine Channel. Fire Point on Fire Meridian. |
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On the ulna side of the wrist, in a depression between the styloid process of the ulna and the triquetral and pisiform bones. |
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SI6 Yang Lao |
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Small Intestine 6 |
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Nursing the Aged. Xi Cleft Point on the Small Intestine Channel. |
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On the ulnar side of the wrist, in the depression between the ulnar styloid process and the triquetrum and pisiform bones. SI 6 can be located when patient's wrist is in flexion with the index finger pointing to the sternum. |
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SI7 Zhi Zheng |
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Small Intestine 7 |
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Branch to the Correct. Luo Connecting Point on the Small Intestine Channel to HE7. |
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On the ulnar side of the forearme, between the anterior border of the ulna and flexor carpi ulnaris muscle, 5 cun superior to the wrist crease, on the line connecting SI 5 at the wrist and SI 8 at the medial epicondyle of the humerus at the elbow. |
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SI8 Xiao Hai |
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Small Intestine 8 |
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Small Sea. He Sea Point on the Small Intestine Channel. Earth Point on Fire Meridian. |
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With the elbow in flexion, in the depression between the olecranon and the medial epicondyle of the humerus. |
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SI9 Jian Zhen |
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Small Intestine 9 |
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True Shoulder. |
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On the upper back, with the arm in abduction, 1 cun superior to the posterior end of the axillary fold. |
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SI10 Nao Shu |
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Small Intestine 10 |
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Upper Arm Shu. Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Bladder Channel. |
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On the posterior shoulder, with the arm in abduction, in the depression inferior and lateral to the scapular spine, 1 cun superior to SI 9 . |
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SI11 Tian Zong |
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Small Intestine 11 |
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Celestial Gathering. |
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On the scapula, in the depression of the the infrascapular fossa, one-third the distance between the lower border of the scapular spine and the inferior angle of the scapula. |
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SI12 Bing Feng |
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Small Intestine 12 |
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Grasping the Wind. Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Large Intestine, Triple Energizer and Gall Bladder Channels. |
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On the upper back, with the arm in slight abduction, in the middle of the supraspinous fossa. |
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SI13 Qu Yaun |
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Small Intestine 13 |
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Crooked Wall. |
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On the upper back, in the depression on the medial end of the supraspinous fossa. |
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SI14 Jian Wai Shu |
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Small Intestine 14 |
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Outer Shoulder Shu. |
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On the upper back, 3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the first thoracic vertebra (T1). |
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SI15 Jian Zhong Zhu |
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Small Intestine 15 |
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Central Shoulder Shu. |
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On the upper back, 2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the seventh cervical verteba (C7). |
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SI16 Tian Chuang |
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Small Intestine 16 |
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Celestial Window. |
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On the neck, on the posterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, at the level of the laryngeal prominence and the transverse process of the fourth cervical transverse process (C4). |
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SI17 Tian Rong |
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Small Intestine 17 |
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Celestial Counternance. Minor Window of the Sky Point. |
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On the neck, In the depression between the angle of the mandible and the anterior margin of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. |
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SI18 Quan Liao |
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Small Intestine 18 |
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Cheek Bone Hole. Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Triple Energizer Channel. |
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On the face, on the lower border of the zygomatic bone, inferior to the outer canthus of the eye. |
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SI19 Ting Gong |
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Small Intestine 19 |
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Auditory Palace. Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Triple Energizer and Gall Bladder Channels. |
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Anterior to the tragus of the ear, in the depression between the tragus and the mandibular joint when the mouth is open slightly. |
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