Small Intestine Points

Shao Ze Small Intestine 1 6.1.
107
SmallerMarsh,LittleMarsh,YoungMarsh
EntryPoint.
JingWellPoint.
MetalPointonFireMeridian.
Location
On the ulnar side of the little finger, about .1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
Point Summary
Clears Wind and Heat, Promotes Lactation, Benefits the Breasts, Clears the Sense
Organs, Revives Consciousness, Clears Heart Heat
Needling
0.1 cun; Puncture Perpendicularly
Contraindications:
None
Indications
mastitis; insufficient lactations; sometimes for PMS breast tenderness; swollen breasts
including benign breast lumps and fibrocystic lumps; as jing well point can be used for
loss of consciousness
Diagnostic Indications:
Breast Swelling Curled Tongue Edges Dyspnea Eye Disorders Fever Fever And Chills Without
Sweating Headache Jaundice Lactation Insufficient Loss Of Consciousness Mastitis Nosebleed Stiff
Tongue Throat Soreness
Soulie De Morant Indications

When tonified:
Tonifies (augments) urine, small intestine, large intestine when smooth, tonifies heart, bladder, upper opposite nape.
Disperses kidneys, liver; diminishes all secretions - saliva, sweat, milk, etc.
Dispersing acts in the opposite way.
Direct Effects:
Secretions: tonifying increases urine and decreases secretions; dispersing does the contrary. Milk insufficient or not coming
after delivery: disperse. Or too abundant, breasts swollen, painful: tonify. Saliva like paste, with warm and dry mouth: disperse;
no sweat, dry skin from insufficiency of small intestine: tonify. Or from excess: disperse. Algid malaria without sweat: disperse.
Abundant urine (and insufficient secretions): disperse; insufficient urine (and abundant secretions): tonify.
Eyes: do not release fluids, stay swollen and hard; pterygium; cataract.
Throat: pain, tonsillitis, laryngitis.
Nose: incessant bleeding.
Enlarged heart; cold pains, cold under the heart.
Internal headaches; convulsions.
Parts of the Body:
Inferior chin: swelling.
Opposite medial nape: all troubles.
Little finger contracted or flaccid; anterior cubital edge of the forearm.
Psycho-Spiritual Components
Supportive, brings energy into the meridian. A marsh is an area of fertility, value, and nourishment. Helps one to appreciate
quality, bringing metal to the small intestine. Helps one to receive from heaven and eliminate the rubbish. Cleanses and
oxygenates the meridian, bringing air into fire. Best I autumn, allow fire to burn purely and allows the patient to look at
themselves clearly (who they are and where they are going) by removing and pruning. Good for a small intestine CF who
is severely depressed, suicidal, insecure, childish, sarcastic. Use when someone has difficulty touching or is mentally frozen.
Also good for splits: when there is rubbish in one part of the body, when there is a good mind with a poor spirit, when one is
in their head but out of contact with their body. Overall good for a non-specific quantity change. The jing well point brings
energy into the meridian, opens the orifices, increases awareness. The job of the small intestine is to separate the pure from the
impure, the pure is that which is needed to nourish the body and soul. When imbalanced impure food, drink, thought, might be
retained, a toxic buildup of physical emotional poison. Helps the small intestine and large intestine o purify and eliminate,
promotes the elimination of wastes. This is a fire meridian, all life is dependent on the warmth of fire, love, friendship, and
affection. For a farmer a marsh is fertile ground, valuable and nourishing not wasteland. Excess metal energies can lead to
cool and rigid types of imbalances: severe headaches, asthma, bronchitis, breathlessness, dry mouth. Metal also functions as Yin
cooling aspect, the metal point can be used to control raging fire energies. When there is an excess of heat, metal can begin to
melt; symptoms of cardiac pain, convulsions, diarrhea, tonsillitis, cough with lots of sputum. [JRW]
The small intestine is the organ of alchemy. The task of the small intestine is to separate the course (that which we ne to let go)
from the fine (the purified essence of life). Opening the orifices and energizing ire to burn more brightly increases awareness
and helps the function of the small intestine. The small intestine corresponds with the wisdom aspect of the heart, and it relies
on the heart for direction. Small surge, HT-9, creates a little marsh full of love, friendship, affection, and passion which are vital
for life and necessary for growth. This point may help someone who is in their head to connect with their heart, to be more
aware of their feelings. As the sixth meridian, the small intestine is responsible for transmutation, alchemical purification,
and transformation. Geometrically this is represented by the six-pointed star: as above, so below. The higher blends with the
lower to actualize the middle. The intelligence of the heart, the small intestine, is capable of discriminating shades of meaning
that the dialectical mind is not even aware of. This point ignites the fires of transformation, allowing the patient to see
themselves more clearly. An imbalance in the small intestine means that on some level transformation is distorted or not
happening. Helps one to know who they are and where theyre going, helping one to separate useful information for the less
important or irrelevant. [ALHIM]
Qian Gu Small Intestine 2 6.2.108

AnteriorValley,ForwardValley.
YingSpringPoint.
WaterPointonFireMeridian.
Location
When a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar side, distal to the 5th MP joint, at the
junction of the red and white skin.
Point Summary
Clears Wind Heat, Activates the Channel, Benefits the Eyes, Ears and Throat, Reduces
Swelling, Alleviates Pain
Local Point
Needling
0.3 - 0.5 cun; Puncture Perpendicularly
Contraindications:
None
Fever Finger Numbness Nosebleed Parotitis Seizures Throat Soreness Tinnitus

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, vessels, large intestine, kidneys, posterior frontal lobes, heart (according to its
relation with the opposite inner ear), lateral neck and nape, breast, thumb, forearm, stomach, gallbladder
Disperses the heart, lungs, sexual organs and kidneys.
Direct Effects:
Weakened sight or myopia from age or weakness, opposite eye.
Opposite inner ear, surrounding pain, buzzings?
Contrary Effects:
Opposite nose: colds, congestion between nose and throat, blocked nose, nosebleeds: tonify.
Coughs; coughing fits: tonify.
Heart enlarged and fatty: tonify.
Opposite breast: milk insufficient after delivery: disperse; inflammation of mammary glands: tonify.
Parts of the Body:
Opposite jaw: swollen to the back of the ear, swollen chin.
Lateral nape and neck, mid-height same side: pain, either with swelling or contracture; cervical vertebrae.
Radial forearm: medial thumb and index finger; flexor of the little finger; medial surface of the thigh.
Medial (internal) arch, same side.
Water (secretions) is necessary for transformation to occur. This helps flush the system, clearing the small
intestine of wastes and toxins, affects all secretions. For insufficient secretions, lack of water red swelling
in the throat, dry throat, cough, dry (poor) digestion, dry pains, chest pain, weak eyesight with dry, inflamed
eyes, inflammation of skin, eyes, shoulder, rheumatoid arthritis, heat in the joints, fever. Brings the quality of
water (cleansing, fluidity) to the small intestine. Transformations and separating are made difficult without
fluidity. Cleans and bathes the small intestine when there is a deficiency of water. If the small intestine is
waterlogged, one may be bogged down and fire may be almost out. As water dampens fire, ones spirit can be
reduced, bringing a kind of fear that manifests as confusion and indecision. Courage is needed to sort out
ones life. Excess water in fire sweating, copious eye watering. Unable to lift arms or grasp objects. [JRW]
Located in the crease (the valley) distal to the MP joint. From metal to water there needs to be a continuous
movement around the cycle of transformation. Water must not stagnate in the marsh; there needs to be a
drainage, a flowing out, a forward movement. [ALHIM]
Hou Xi Small Intestine 3 6.3.109

Back Ravine, Posterior Vale, Back Stream
Shu Stream Point.
Wood Point on Fire Meridian.
Tonification Point.
Master Point of the Du Mai
Location
When a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar side, proximal to the 5th
MP joint, at the end of the transverse crease at the junction of the red and
white and skin.
Point Summary
Benefits The Occiput, Neck And Back, Activates the Channel, Expels Wind
and Heat, Calms the Spirit, Clears Heat, Regulates the Governing Orficies,
Treats Epilepsy, Clears the Sense Organs, Treats Malaria, Alleviates Pain
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Functions
opens the GV (eliminating interior wind); clears the spirit and mind; relieves exterior; stimulate sweat; dispels
wind heat; related to wei qi;
Indications
seizures; psychosis; mania; all kinds of sweating; stiff neck; low back pain (acute and chronic); tinnitus;
deafness (meridian related); the strongest distal point on the SI meridian
Special Notes
master point of the GV; with BL-62 for low back pain; with GV-8, GV-26 for pain along the spine with difficult
flexion and extension
Arm Pain Deafness Eye Disorders Fever Finger Contraction Headache Lumbar Pain Malaria Mental
Disorders Neck Pain Neck Stiffness Perspiration At Night Seizures Shoulder Pain Tinnitus

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, large intestine, gallbladder; raises the pulse of the governor vessel, dorsal spine cord same side, opposite
brain, xinhui (GV-22), inferior posterior frontal lobes, cerebellum, spinal cord, lateral eye, opposite temple, muscles of the uper limb
and hand extensors, triceps of the same side, opposite anterior and inferior limb, anterior opposite external arch, shenmai (BL-62)
Disperses the liver
Direct Effects:
Command point of the governor vessel on the dorsal spine: Yang energy (physical and psychological weakness); does not recuperate
quickly from fatigue, from a shock; tired or unduly depressed and for too long a time; cries easily; dream of narrow passages.
Or psychological or physical hyperexcitation, unduly hyperexcited for too long a time.
Heart: all problems of rhythm.Tonification point of the small intestine; does not like meat; bad digestion; borborygmus after fats or
starches; abdominal swelling; grey or fatty stools; pancreatic diabetes.
Fever, chills and heat; seasonal, epidemic fevers; shivering and stiff nape (flu?)
Eye (medial side, same side, and external, lateral, same side): farsighted, congested, red eyes; acute headache; cold tears; eye forming
a veil; cataract;keratitis; opposite external eyebrow; pain.
Opposite ear buzzing? Deafness?
Direct effects on urine; inverse effects on secretion.Pulmonary edema (congestion, suffocation in the middle of the night): tonify.
(Increases urine, diminishes secretion). Bronchitis: tonify; tonsillitis.Kidneys and bladder: insufficient urine (abundance of saliva,
sweat, mucus, etc.): tonify; abundant urine (weak secretions): disperse.
Tooth congestion, swollen cheek or throat: tonify opposite side; opposite teeth.
Parts of the Body:
Opposite neck and nape.
Opposite body or face: all external trouble; facial neuralgia or paralysis (ear and maxillary angle).
All the muscles of half the body; same side upper limb (posterior wrist, fingers, triceps, extensors). And (through T3) opposite side
inferior limb, lower leg, external anterior arch; motor function of the extremities.
Opposite foot: external anterior arch; toes (extensors); tetanus.Through the governor vessel: weakened back, head tilted: tonify; stiff
back: disperse. Heat in the middle of the back.
Head, vertex, medial nape: pain, stiff nape, cannot look behind; torticollis; eyebrows: neuralgia.
Begin with it for equilibrating top and bottom, motor function of the extremities. Equalizes urine ad secretions (insufficient urine with
abundant sweat, mucus, etc.); red eyes, throat, cough. Pain in the eyebrows, teeth. Finish with shenmai (BL-62).
Aids in the birth of new ideas and growth where there is stagnation. Here someone could be stuck, never maturing or sorting himself
out but never changing. If the small intestine doesnt develop, a person can be unable to give birth to new ideas, can be stuck in
wood and never develop and mature, never sorting out life transformation is not taking place. Useful on a mental level. Brings
mental clarity and structure to the small intestine. The fire can be buried under ashes ad the small intestine can cease to perform its
functions depression down to the depths, cant go on. Sedate this point if there has been too much growth and energy is running out
as when a child outgrows its own strength. This point can bring a lot of energy into the meridian, as the mother point for fire. An
imbalance of wood ad fire can cause instability and shut off any part of the body from the rest of the body (sight, hearing, articulation,
etc.). If a stable mother influence is lacking you get instability, mental disorders, tremendous fears, night sweats, epilepsy, very bad
digestion, greasy stools, deafness, hearing problems, epistaxis, pain in the forearm, slow recovery after shock or surgery, MS,
paralysis. Also good for hearing difficulties. When used with BL-62 causes the release of ACTH ad sex hormones [JRW]
Support Structure. Directly affects the Yang of the whole body and the spine as the master of the Du mo, the wood point, and
tonification point. There is a qualitative connection between the whole of the small intestine as the wisdom of the heart and the Du
Mai as the individual and their uprightness. The Du Mai is one of the first and fundamental structures which develop in the body,
serving as the foundation and focal point of neurological development, commanding the Yang aspect of the body and mind. The
proper development of this channel and the spine are necessary for the body to serve as a vehicle for spirit. Our parents and role
models establish much of what becomes the structure of our life, the background from which we discriminate what is important
and what is not. An imbalanced small intestine has difficulty sorting things out for themselves, knowing what to believe in, or
standing up for themselves. Wood is essential for fire. The quality of wood is important we must be who and what we are. Stability
requires balance; a deficiency here puts the whole structure in danger. If fire is buried under ashes, the small intestine cannot function;
one may not be able to see what is happening, there may be a lack of effort to discriminate. These kind of people need shaking up
to get them out of their stupor.
Wan Gu Small Intestine 4 6.4.110

Wrist Bone.
Yuan Source.
Location
On the ulnar side of the palm, in the depression between the base of the fifth
metacarpal bone and the triquetral bone.
Point Summary
Activates The Channel, Clears Heat, Alleviates Pain, Resolves Damp Heat, Treats
Jaundice, Reduces Swelling
Local Point.
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Special Notes
Source Point
Fever Fever Without Sweating Finger Contraction Finger Movement Inhibited Headache
Hypochondriac Region Pain Jaundice Malaria Neck Stiffness Thirst Tinnitus Wrist Pain

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, all the producer organs (Yang, superficial), spinal cord, dorsal vertebrae same side,
opposite cervical vertebrae, governor vessel, particularly stomach and gallbladder. All articulations of the vertebrae,
the upper limbs, same side and lower limbs, base of the nape same side, opposite hip; sense organs.
Disperses all distributor Yin organs (deep), conception vessel, occipital lobes, mid-brain.
Direct Effects:
Source point of small intestine: tonifies insufficiencies; or disperses excess (vomiting, irritated stomach, gallbladder,
jaundice): disperse.
Hyperexcited apprehension, agitated melancholy, hyperexcited speech; convulsions; meningitis, contracted fingers.
Attacks of perspiration, cold then hot, intermittent fever, headache.Eyes: cold in the eyes, tears flowing in the cold,
or flowing; congestion of cornea; veil of the cornea, beginning of cataract; all eye troubles on the opposite side.
Opposite ears: buzzing, tonify?
Touch: diminished sensations.
Pleurisy, pain at the bottoms of the ribs; tuberculosis of children.
Parts of the Body:
All troubles of the face, posterior shoulder and upper limb same side. Opposite face, from the ear to the chin; cheek,
jaw, chin (swelling, pain or flaccidity); opposite lateral neck; articulations of the cervical vertebrae. All articulations
of the upper limb same side and lower limb opposite side.
Cracking cervical vertebrae.
Poliomyelitis: gluteus medius and minimus (lateral atrophia).
Upper limb same side; joints, tight pain; opposite elbow: contracture or arthritis, cannot be extended or flexed;
swelling of the opposite wrist opposite hand: without force, cannot hold anything, writer's cramp, pain; fingers: sense
of touch, tight pains, stiffness or contraction.
Opposite hip: gluteus medius and minimus (poliomyelitis); opposite lower limb, opposite joints.
A safe and beautiful point to use. Good with LI-4 to throw off waste and assist the small intestine to adjust, be
flexible, and turn ones hand to anything. The wrist is very flexible: it lets us give out and take in, and it allows us
to be creative. This point has to do with contacting the outside world. Through it we can take in nurture, be
flexible, and operate. When this point is stuck we cannot reach out and touch, or our eyes may be stuck. Gives
structure and stability to the small intestine to reach out, helping relationships. The small intestine needs some kind
of structure to perform its functions and the use of the word bone in the name is an indication that this point can be
used to find that proper structure. When the small intestine is stuck we are not able to reach out, the capacity to
touch, see, communicate can be affected. The source point can be used to balance the function of an element by
getting some energy from the origin, the source of the element [JRW]
As the fourth point on the channel, this indicates that the point can be used to find proper structure, this structure
should be flexible (like a healthy wrist), allowing creative movement in all directions. The correspondence of the
small intestine and the Du Mai suggests an application for improving spinal articulation, and through the relationship
with secretions (synovial fluid, etc.), this point may help joint problems. When the small intestine is in trouble, this
affects our exchange with others, relationships with others, and the expression of feelings, etc. This point helps with
problems of speaking ones mind, expressing feelings, digesting experience, and the third chakra. As the
source point of the small intestine, this can be used o confirm the function of the small intestine by tapping into the
holographic design. Also treats gallbladder related digestive conditions, especially those that are chronic. [ALHIM]
Yang Gu Small Intestine 5 6.5.111

Wrist Bone.
Jing River Point.
Fire Point on Fire Meridian; Horary Point.
Location
Ontheulnasideofthewrist,inadepressionbetweenthestyloidprocessoftheulna
andthetriquetralandpisiformbones.
Point Summary
ClearHeat,CalmstheSpirit,ReducesSwelling
Needling
0.3-0.5 Cun; Puncture Perpendicularly
Contraindications:
None
ArmPain Deafness Dizziness Fever FeverWithoutSweating HandPain JawDisorders MentalDisorders
NeckSwelling Parotitis Seizures Tinnitus Toothache WristPain

When tonified:
Tonifies opposite side of abdomen (small and large intestines), liver, spleen-pancreas, opposite brain; sexual
organs, opposite lateral neck, external side of thumb and of the great toe, eyes, ears, knee and great toe in the
same side.
Disperses the kidney.
Direct Effects:
Extravagant speech or laughter; escapades (walks blindly without direction); or head bent, looks to right and
left; giddiness, vertigo, fainting.
Scarlet eyes, inflamed from pain or wind.
Ears: buzzing? deafness?Mouths: chews the cheeks; inflammation; babies cannot suck; gums: inflammation.
Teeth: upper opposite caries and pain.
Painful hemorrhoids.
Impotence?
Parts of the Body:
Lower opposite jaws and chin: inflammation of the tissues; pain on the chin; lateral neck opposite.
Hand: external side of thumb. Forearm: flexor and pronator muscles (cubital nerves). Wirst: cubital.
Knee: great toe, same side.
Stimulates and shakes up the fire and gets rid of the ashes so that the small intestine can sort effectively. Yang
Vitality. Where the fire draws on the ire which is it's store of energies. Clarifies the heart of the fire, building up
the spiritual flame. Adjusts the fire to burn appropriately. Good to moxa if the patient craves warmth. Good if
the patient is weak, dispirited, despairing, or unable to cope. As a horary point, it is less crucial to use during
horary time. Instability in the emotions, mind out of control, stuttering, stammering, excessive talking,
flies into a rage. Fire raging out of control... Fire coered with dead ashes, suppression of fire, no room to
breath, dizziness, fainting, dyspnea, intercostal neuralgia. [JRW]
Puts the laboratory back in order when both the heart and mind are in trouble. Strongly affects the powers of
discrimination. When there is instability in the mind and body, when the mind is out of control, when feeling
of being under attack, and unable to grasp the possibilities and opportunities present in life. Yang tends to
excess conditions, which manifest with the small intestine as emotional agitation, exces heat. Yang valley is a
place for controlling the heat, directing it, nourishing the spirit. When fire is raging out of control: delirium,
rage. When illness disturbs the fire element: febrile diseases, fear and agitation in children, mania and
depression, restlessness and anxiety, moving blindly without direction, paranoia, giddiness, excessive or
inappropriate laughing, loquacity, etc. As the fifth point on the channel, there is an association to the heart,
regeneration, the pentagon, and the dodecahedron (12 pentagons enclose three-dimensional space as a
dodecahedron). [ALHIM]
Yang Lao Small Intestine 6 6.6.112

Nursing the Aged, Cultivating the Sage
Xi Cleft Point.
Location
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.
Point Summary
Activates The Channel, Benefits the Shoulder and the Arm, Moderates Acute
Conditions, Benefits the Eyes, Alleviates Pain
Xi cleft; pain in the meridian; stiff neck' secondarily low back
Needling
0.3 - 0.5 Cun; Puncture Perpendicularly
Contraindications:
None
Functions
relaxes the sinews and muscles and clears the channels for the SI channel
Indications
pain in shoulder and back; arthritis; main point for acute low back sprains; used a lot for whiplash
Special Notes
xi cleft point; controversy about whether this should be used for low back pain - many people say SI-3 is better;
everything you use this for musculo-skeletally you could use SI-3 instead
Arm Pain Arthritis Shoulder Back Pain Elbow Problems Eye Disorders Hemiplegia Lumbar Mobility
Decreased Lumbar Pain Neck Stiffness Shoulder Pain Visual Disturbances

When tonified:
Tonifies opposite small intestines and large intestine, opposite eye, eyelid, opposite ear, opposite inferior occipital lobe,
upper limb, cubital nerve; opposite joint of the lower limb.
Disperses liver, kidney.
Direct Effects:
Opposite eye: vision easily tired, vision darkened; congestion of the eyeball; opposite eyelids, inflammation; opposite ear
Contrary Effects:
Opposite kidney (reabsorption and excretion), reabsorption in excess: tonify; too relaxed: disperse.
Parts of the Body:
Upper limb: cubital and posterior internal side, cubital nerve; pain, contracture or flaccidity; hand cannot be lifted up,
flexed; contracture or flaccidity; flexors, pronators; acts on the extensor carpi ulnaris muscles; thumb, same side.
Articulations of the opposite lower limb, great toe same side.
One of the best points to nourish the body, mind, and spirit. Especially good with older patients who dont seem like
theyre getting nourishment. Brings in purity from a spirit level, easing small intestine-type cynicism. Useful for the
person who wells on the past, old problems, illnesses, or difficult times. They may not want to cope with the present,
may have mental despair, depression, suicidal tendencies. Use this point to ask for help from the small intestine to
nourish the person with long standing problems. Someone may be immature about coping, in a rut, and never able to
solve problems. Perhaps a difficulty that someone cannot sort out a problem they have had since childhood. Age is a
condition of the body/mind not calendar years. Follow with the wood point so the person can see they dont need his
block and that they can get rid of it and start to grow again. As an accumulation point, this cleanses and strengthens
the small intestine especially for chronic physical problems, such as toxicity and digestive difficulties. Continual battle
against disease can bring complete lethargy, paralysis of the limbs, I feel as if my arms are breaking, diminished
vitality. Also for long term muddle and confusion [JRW]
As the xi-cleft point, Yang Luo excels at clearing stagnation from the small intestine official. This point may be thought
of as aiding the small intestine to clear off the accretions of habituating influence that have smothered the fires of the heart
and ming men. This is equivalent to re-invigorating the alchemists fire so that it may burn off the ashes that have
smothered it. By assisting the small intestine to sort out the old and assimilate the new, bitterness and pain remaining
from past experiences may be integrated and released, the stagnation that results from the small intestines imbalance
may lead to lethargy and ultimately paralysis of the arms and legs, rendering one literally unable to sort things out. After
receiving this point in treatment, patients may report dreaming about people and places that they had long ago
forgotten. Further, one may experience memories or sensations such as smells that remind them of past places and
people. [LJ]
To die at the right time, and die consciously means to live each moment fully and without attachment. Age can be a
source of wisdom or a condition of decrepitude. The greatest enemies on the path of self perfection are doubt and selfpity. The child in their innocence and the sage in their wisdom are the same in respect to the way they live a natural
relationship with the universe. Through the cultivation of consciousness, the sage achieves insight and understanding of
the true nature of the evolving universe. When we are unwilling or unable to make the efforts required, we begin to
accumulate a burden of unresolved experience this more than anything else causes one to grow old. Those who
know others are intelligent; those who know themselves are enlightened. Those who overcome others have force, those
who master themselves have integrity. Those who know what is enough are wealthy. Those who persevere have direction.
Those who maintain their center endure. Those who die and yet do not perish, live on Dao De Jing Chapter 33 [ALHIM]
Zhi Zheng Small Intestine 7 6.7.113

Upright Branch, Branch to the Correct, Supporting the Truth.
Luo Connecting Point to HT-7.
Location
On the line joining SI-5 and SI-8, 5 cun above SI-5.
Point Summary
Clears Heat, Calms the Spirit, Activates the Channel, Benefits the Finger Joints,
Releases the Exterior, Alleviates Pain
Local and used as a luo point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Functions
Not used in TCM for anything but a luo point; wakes the spirit; calms heart and mind; strong point for mental
emotional
Special Notes
Luo point
Blurred Vision Dizziness Elbow Hypertonicity Emotional Lability Fear And Fright Fever Fever And
Chills Fingers Ache Forearm Pain Hand Inability To Grip Firmly Mania And Depression Neck Stiffness
Sadness And Anxiety

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestines, opposite mid-brain, opposite mid-height of the spinal cord; half-body, same side; hands,
fingers.
Disperses the heart.
Direct Effects:
Passage point between small intestine and heart (tongli, HT-5, to the small intestine). If excess: painful or contracted
articulations; if insufficient: sties or warts.
Recoil of [energy from intense] feelings. From shock: emptiness, fear, emotional agitation, depression, sorrow, regrets.
Debilitating decline of the nerves and brain. Hyperexcited apprehension, hyperexcited speech.
Florid diabetes (likes to eat, gets fat, thirsty): tonify.
Sties (on the eyelid), opposite: tonify. Face: miliary, little white pimples, opposite: tonify; warts: tonify.
Face easily congested: becomes red easily.
Parts of the Body:
Jaw and under the chin, opposite, (swelling, ains).
All stiff or contracted articulations, pain or spasms: disperse.
Posterior shoulder and upper limb (weakness).
Hands do not tighten, pain or contracture: disperse. Fingers: articulations (swelling, acute pain, either contracture or
flaccidity): disperse.
A branch is a connection, between the small intestine and the heart. The heart is the sovereign, the natural correctness and
uprightness of our spiritual being. Unite the powers of the heart to small intestine we cannot separate the pure from the
impure, the true from the false, if we are not in alignment with our heart. Summoning aid from the central force, aligns us
with our truth, increases heart integrity, conveys the intentions of the heart to the world. This point can be used with
HT-5 to balance the heart and small intestine when heir pulse qualities are dissimilar. An inability to discriminate in
matters of feeling and communication. A branch connects and separates heaven and earth. Gives support and balance
to someone who leans to the side, when the head is not upright, the neck is blocked or has little rotation, or when
the patient is not in his head. Affects the thyroid and endocrine systems. Headache, psychopathic apprehension,
lack of secretions, digestive weakness, lack of energy, forearms and shoulders subject to spasm, inability to grasp or hold
an object, not capable of bending or stretching, swollen throat, intermittent fevers, vertigo, extremely red face, crust on
eyelid [JRW]
This is the luo point that adds connection, empowering the quality of communication between the heart as sovereign and
its minister, the small intestine. Without this upright communication, the quality of the hearts capacity to rule may
suffer. This point supports the upright function of the small intestine in conveying the hearts intention to the world. I
have found this point useful for bitterness, frustration, and sarcasm that results when an individual feels that they
are not being understood or truly appreciated. [LJ]
Heart Correspondence. The heart is the center, the truth, the natural correctness ad uprightness of our spiritual being. It
is necessary to unite the powers of the heart with the small intestine. Zheng is the authenticity of the heart, the first
principle and correspondence. Encouraging one to stand upright in oneself, receives the support of the heart in the
process of making choices. Draws energy into the small intestine from the heart. As the alchemist would say, To make
gold, one must begin with gold. If this connection is broken, there may be debilitating decline of the nervous
system, hyper-excited states, insanity, fears, dizziness, shock (recoil of energy from intense feelings), emptiness,
depression, sorrow regrets, SI-7 is good for building psychological balance and integrity. Has a calming effect on
the emotions. [ALHIM]
Xiao Hai Small Intestine 8 6.8.114

Small Sea.
He Sea Point.
Earth Point on Fire Meridian.
Sedation Point.
Location
When the elbow is flexed, the point is located in the depression between the
olecranon of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
Point Summary
Clears Heat, Calms the Spirit, Activates the Channel, Reduces Swelling,
Alleviates Pain, Local point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Arm Pain Deafness Dizziness Elbow Problems Facial Edema Mental Disorders Neck Pain Neck
Stiffness Scapular Pain Seizures Shoulder Pain Tooth Decay

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, medulla oblongata, spinal cord; opposite lateral eye; dorsal hand and finger
muscles.
Disperses the liver
Direct Effects:
Disperses the small intestine (pains, spasms of the central abdomen opposite); stomach painful from one to two
hours after eating, excess of the governor vessel, excess nervous commands, force, etc.
Agitated insanity.Chorea (agitated neuritis, tics, trembling).
Epilepsy (bleating, tongue out)?
Eyes: opposite internal corner; opposite ear: lobes.
Mouth and tongue opposite side: inflammation; opposite gums: swelling.
Opposite teeth: caries, inflammation, lose teeth; jaw and under the chin: swelling (dental fluxion); upper and
lower jaw: pain.
Heart: all troubles; algid malaria
Pulmonary edema.
Retention of water in the tissues?
Swelling: itching, shivering.
Swollen cervical lymph nodes; armpit: swollen nodes.
Parts of the Body:
Opposite lateral side of the neck; swelling or inflammation of the tissues; torticollis, spasms or contracture.
Posterior shoulder and posterior arm; all posterior muscles; extensors of the arm.
As an earth point, gives a solid base and grounding. A fire that is not grounded burns erratically and eventually
peters out. When a person is hyper-active or hyper-reactive, help them to find center. Earth within fire is very
important as it establishes a foundation for the fire. Everything grows from the earth, in ancient Chinese texts
the earth was spoken of as the center for this reason. If the earth within fire is lacking there will be dulling of
the senses: touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing the experience of earth, the form of experience is dulled.
This sea is also important as a primordial source. Affects the ability of the Spleen to carry away nourishment
from the small intestine, and affects the ability of the stomach to deliver rotten material for separation. [JRW]
Jian Zhen Small Intestine 9 6.9.115

True Shoulder, Upright Shoulder, Shoulder Integrity.
Location
Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint. When the arm is adducted, the point is
1 cun above the posterior end of the axillary fold.
Point Summary
Expels Wind, Activates the Channel, Benefits the Shoulder, Alleviates Pain
Local point for shoulder pain and ROM problems
Needling
0.5 - 1 cun; Puncture Perpendicularly
Contraindications:
None
Special Notes
often needled higher than the classic CAM location; can be found by palpating around lateral edge of scapula
Arm Motor Impairment Arm Pain Arm Paralysis Deafness Jaw Disorders Scapular Pain Shoulder
Disorders Shoulder Pain Tinnitus Toothache

When tonified:
Tonifies thesmall intestine on the same side, gallbladder, posterior frontal lobes, longissimus dorsi to the lumbar
area, posterior arm, glenoid articulation.
Disperses the liver, heart
Direct Effects:
Headache and pain of the chin?
Opposite ear: buzzings? deafness?
Parts of the Body:
Arm cannot be put behind the back or lifted from the side.
Teres minor: contracture or flaccidity.
Scapulohumeral articulation: inflamed, rheumatism, ankylosis, pain.
Ridsbody,mind,spiritofimpurities.Treatsallproblemsofthescapulaarea.Lackofmovementintheshoulder,
numbnessduetowind.SI9andSI10clearouttoxinsonaphysicallevel.[JRW]
Nao Shu Small Intestine 10 6.10.116

UpperArmShu,AscentoftheDeltoid,Scapula'sHollow.
Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Bladder Channel.
Location
When the arm is adducted, the point is directly above SI-9, in the
depression inferior to the scapular spine.
Point Summary
Activates the Channel, Benefits the Shoulder, Alleviates Pain
Local point for shoulder pain and ROM problems
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Special Notes
yang wei and yang qiao cross here
Arm Motor Impairment Arm Pain Arm Weakness Chills Chills And Fever Scapular Pain Shoulder
Joint Soft Tissue Diseases Shoulder Pain

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine same side, scapulohumeral articulation, deltoid, infraspinatus, posterior arm,
gallbladder.
Disperses the liver
Parts of the Body:
Ear same side.
Lateral opposite side of neck: swelling, pain.
Scapula: swelling, inflammation (from cold?) pain.
Scapulohumeral articulation inflamed, pain of the scapula and the posterior arm; arm without strength, numb.
For mental and spiritual stability, purity, separation, and tranquility. Relates to the elder and betters in the
same way as SI-6. Good where there is swelling, aching, weakness, or lack of shoulder mobility (frozen
shoulder). Links LI-15, LI-16, TW-15, and GB-21 via the extra meridians. This is a reservoir point for the
movement of qi. SI-9 and SI-10 do a certain amount of clearing out of toxins on a physical level. [JRW]
Tian Zong Small Intestine 11 6.11.117

Celestial Gathering, Heavenly Ancestor, Heaven's Worship.
Location
In the infrascapular fossa, at the junction of the upper and middle 1/3 of the
distance between the lower border of the scapular spine and the inferior angle of
the scapula.
Point Summary
Activates The Channel, Moves Qi, Benefits the Breasts, Unbinds the Chest,
Benefits the Lateral Costal Region, Alleviates Pain
Important local point to clear channels and decrease swelling and pain;
secondary breast point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Functions
facilitates lactation; important local point to clear channels and decrease swelling and pain
Indications
pain in the shoulder; insufficient lactation
Special Notes
with SI-1 for insufficient lactation
Arm Pain Asthma Chest Discomfort Elbow Problems Facial Edema Jaw Disorders Mastitis Rib
Fullness Scapular Pain Shoulder Pain

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, large intestine, stomach, lateral neck, upper shoulder extremity (circumflex?); jaw,
same side.
Disperses the liver
Parts of the Body:
Jaw and chin: swelling, same side.
Lateral side of neck and superior shoulder and extremity of the shoulder (circumflex nerve?) all the muscles,
(trapezius, deltoid); cannot lift the arm or turn it backward: disperse.
Disperse infraspinatus, teres major (which pulls the arm down) with the latissimus dorsi.
The strongest point on the small intestine meridian, for people who have an inability to sort, their mind is
clogged up. When you want to cleanse out the mind, clear chaos and mental confusion, this point will do
that and bring tranquility. One of the deepest reaching points on the small intestine to cleanse the body, mind
and spirit. Puts one in touch with their elders and betters who have dealt with problems in the past and
know all about them, brings in a great source of wisdom. Helps someone to sort out problems in the past and
know all about them, brings in a great source of wisdom. Helps someone to sort out problems when one cannot
cope with having a window opened. Powerful at the spirit level, when one has trouble with separation. Similar
to SI-6, but more powerful amazing when these points are used together. A good point for small intestine
imbalance induced form tensions, tiredness, mental fatigue, draws from a deeper source of energy. [JRW]
In Zhuang-zi, the ancestor of the human race is represented as emperor HunTun , which may be translated as
chaos. In a world born of chaos, human life is often a struggle for meaning. People grasp at concepts for
meaning as one caught in a whirlpool may hold momentarily onto a passing branch. The stability afforded by
belief is fleeting, as concepts are continually swept away by the flood of the Daos rising waters. The sages
journey into the heart is one of aiming toward, but never fully arriving at the destination. Wisdom emerges
when one has finally made peace with ones fundamental inability to know. Tian Zong brings the wisdom
of the heavenly ancestor to the sorting process. In the chaotic unity of heaven, all is one and there is
nothing to sort out. For a patient who is troubled in the process of sorting, this point may empower the
emergence of the hearts wisdom. [LJ]
Wizardry.Tomakepeacewithproblemswhichcanneverberesolved.Formovingthroughacceptanceinto
discrimination.TheOldAlchemist.Asourceofmaturewisdom,forsortingoutthetruthfromthedeception(in
experience).Whenworkingwiththeothermeridianstherecanbeadetoxificationreactionwhichplacesademandon
thesmallintestine.Hereyoucancallonawiseeldertohelpthisprocessthrough.Providesslowsteadypositivechange,
notimmediatedramaticchange.Usefulwithmostpeoplewhentreatingthebladderpointsontheback.Seethe
emeraldtabletofHermes,thesourceofwesternHermeticphilosophyandalchemy:separatetheearthbyfire:the
finefromthegross,gentlyandwithgreatskill.Itrisesfromearthtoheaven,andthenitdescendsagaintotheearth,and
receivespowerfromaboveandbelow.Thusyouwillhavethegloryofthewholeworld.Allobscuritywillbeclearto
you[ALHIM]
Bing Feng Small Intestine 12 6.12.118

Grasping the Wind, Facing the Wind, To Ride the Wind.
Meeting Point with the Large Intestine, Triple Warmer and Gall Bladder Channels.
Location
In the center of the suprascapular fossa, directly above the SI-11. When the arm is
lifted, the point is at the site of the depression.
Point Summary
Expels Wind, Benefits The Shoulder And Scapula
Local Point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Special Notes
GB, TW, BL, and LI all cross here

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, posterior shoulder, scapulohumeral articulation, posterior, superior arm.
Disperses the liver
Parts of the Body:
Lateral nape, posterior shoulder, muscles of the scapula, scapulohumeral articulation, posterior shoulder:
contracture or flaccidity, or pain, neuralgia, rheumatism.
Physical and mental level, use lots of moxa, brings warmth into the small intestine official. Also use when
someone has just got going to give them a firmer hold. Also called Clutching at straws, this is a great point to
use when one just cannot see which way to turn. Good for separating function when a person is stuck,
muddled confused, and cant get going. Brings in fresh air, revitalizing. Good for uplifting, revitalizing the
shoulder area where there is numbness, impaired movement, give one the ability to lift their arms and reach for
the heavens. Treats creaking joints, arthritis from toxicity, poor diet. This is an amazing point because of the
reunion of meridians here (SI, G , TW, LI), bringing warmth and pliability. Can help integrate the body
and mind. Good for confusion of thinking when thoughts go too fast. [JRW]
Qu Yuan Small Intestine 13 6.13.119

Crooked Wall, Curve of the Wall.
Location
On the medial extremity of the suprascapular fossa, about midway between SI-10
and the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra.
Point Summary
Benefits The Shoulder And Scapula
Local Point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Scapular Pain Shoulder Pain

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, large intestine, stomach, nape and posterior shoulder, upper arm, lateral part of the
back.
Disperses spleen-pancreas.
Effects and Parts of the Body:
All muscles, nape, posterior shoulder, back on the same side, attachments of the posterior arm, radial forearm,
thumb; lower limb, meridian of stomach and spleen-pancreas; pains; flaccidy or contracture; muscular
rheumatism, general rheumatism.
Similar to the cleansing action of SI-9 and SI-10. Inability to embrace physically or mentally. Special point
for rheumatism of arms. Good for shoulder and neck stiffness and pain, neuralgia of shoulder and arm. [JRW]
Jian Wai Shu Small Intestine 14 6.14.120

Outer Shoulder Shu, Outside the Shoulder Correspondence.
Location
3 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 1st thoracic vertebra
where GV-13 is located.
Point Summary
Activates The Channel, Expels Wind, Alleviates Pain, Benefits the Shoulder and
Scapula, Dispels Cold
Local Point
Needling
0.3 - 0.7 cun; Puncture Obliquely
Contraindications:
None
Neck Movement Restricted Shoulder, Upper Arm, Mid Back Pain

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, bladder (lateral line of the back, lung, temporoparietal lobes, nape and posteriorsuperior shoulder, posterior arm.
Disperses the heart, liver.
Neck and nape: torticollis; pain or cold.
Cold from nape to posterior elbow.
All the muscles of the nape, posterior shoulder, posterior arm, scapula, back: pain, general muscular rheumatism
(trapezius, latissimus dorsi, rhomboids, deltoids, triceps, extensors of the forearm on the arm, muscles of the
scapula).
Eye: external corner? pleurisy?
A link with the heavens, where the patient is completely obstructed. Here one may not be able to see what
is right and whats wrong for them. Used for neck and shoulder physical problems. Helps muscles to be
pliable where there is rigidity. Spasm of neck, upper arm. Pleurisy. [JRW]
Jian Zhong Zhu Small Intestine 15 6.15.121

Central Shoulder Shu, Middle of the Shoulder Correspondence.
Location
2 cun lateral to the lower border of the spinous process of the 7th thoracic vertebra.
Point Summary
Activates the Channel, Disseminates And Descends Lung Qi, Alleviates Pain
Local Point
Needling
0.3 - 0.6 cun; Puncture Obliquely
Contraindications:
None
Asthma Back Pain Cough Coughing Blood Fever And Chills

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, large intestine, lung, eyes, lateral neck, temporoparietal lobes, occipital lobes.
Disperses the heart, gallbladder, spleen-pancreas.
Direct Effects:
Eyes: weakened vision, tired, amblyopia, beginning of amaurosis; obscured vision; insufficient coordination of
the two eyes (asynergy).
Ears: buzzing, throbbing and hissing.
Heart: respiratory passages, bronchitis, cough until spitting blood; dyspnea.
From the lateral neck to the scapula: contractions, pain or flaccidity (acts on the iliocostal and levator scapulae
muscles).
This is an osteopaths and chiropractors dream. Makes muscles pliable and drains toxins, making
manipulations easier. [JRW]
Tian Chuang Small Intestine 16 6.16.122

CelestialWindow,WindowtoHeaven.
Location
In the lateral aspect of the neck, in the posterior border of the SCM, posterior
and superior to LI-18.
Point Summary
Benefits The Ears, Throat And Voice, Regulates Qi, Activates the Channel,
Alleviates Pain, Clears Heat, Calms the Spirit
Local Point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Functions
Local
Indications
tinnitus; stiff neck; loss of voice
Special Notes
Window of sky point
Respiratory Disorders Shoulder Pain Visual Disturbances

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, inferior frontal lobes, temporoparietal lobes, lateral eye and ear same side; posterior
shoulder; upper scapula; anus.
Disperses the liver.
Direct Effects:
Lateral eye (external).
Ear: buzzing, pain or deafness.
Throat: cannot speak; difficult respiration.
Anus: oozing fistulas.
Face and head: swelling or pain from cold or wind; painful jaw.
Nape, posterior shoulder and upper scapula: torticollis, painful contracture.
Where there is confusion, this helps one to see that things can be sorted out, allowing everything to be clear and
fall into place. The small intestine can become cluttered, confused, frustrated, and completely powerless. When
the window is clean, the clarifying light comes in. There can be no purity is there is no light. This occurs if the
window is dirty. The official gets frustrated if he sees only impurity. Take him to the light of the window
so that he can look out and become enlightened. The heavenly window enables you to see your god. Use
before SI-17; it is very unusual to use them both in the same treatment. Neck problems, slowness, lethargy.
[JRW]
As a Window of the Sky Point, SI-16 provides clarity on a deep spiritual level to aid in the sorting process. In
my experience, window points are some of the strongest points for correcting deviations between the heart and
mind, thus reducing habituated behavior. [LJ]
The value of anything depends on what the standard is. Heaven is the holy absolute, the ultimate measure of
value. Once the standard is clear, the chaos also clears. Enlightenment is an alchemical transformation where
there is light, darkness disappears. Connects the heart with the head. For patients who feel overloaded with
information and feel depressed, or confused, because they lack the time and peace of mind to digest the
information. 61.61.22 [ALHIM]
Tian Rong Small Intestine 17 6.17.123

Celestial Counternance, Heavenly Appearance, Heaven's Reception.
Minor Window of the Sky Point.
Location
Posterior to the angle of the mandible, in the depression on the anterior border of
the SCM.
Point Summary
Benefits The Neck And Throat, Lowers Rebellious Qi, Benefits the Ears, Reduces
Swelling
Local Point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Special Notes
Window of sky point
Asthma Deafness Facial Edema Goiter Throat Infections Throat Pain Difficulty Swallowing Throat
Soreness Tinnitus Tonsillitis

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, respiratory passages, inferior occipital lobes, opposite lateral side of eye on same
side, throat, larynx.
Direct Effects:
Throat irritated "like brambles," cannot speak without panting or cough; coldness, fever, chest full, cannot
breath.
Teeth: loose incisors, caries and pain of the incisors, swollen gums.
Swollen tongue (abscess of the lower face?).
Saliva, attacks of vomiting.
Ears: buzzing? deafness?
Awakens response in points commanding the blood: gaohuangshu (BL-43) and geshu (BL-17).
Tumors? (adenitis?). Lateral neck swollen, pain, itching, abscess, tumors of the tongue, lower face.
Chest and back: contraction at the level of the scapula
Spinal nerves.
A wonderful window to open to allow the official to separate the pure from the impure in the mind and spirit.
Someone may appear physically fine with this separation process, but you may see tremendous confusion or
pollution on a mental or spiritual level. Enhances, clears out, and clarifies the mind, body and spirit. Helps
one to see that they are not on their own anymore. Takes one to a different place, to where they can see and
do something with it. Bridges the official into unity and oneness. Empowers the patient to move on. If used
with SI-16, the heavens may truly appear to the patient, or one may get a glimpse of their own soul and
knowledge that there is indeed a god. [JRW]
This is a Window of the Sky Point. It is somewhat stronger than SI-16. Rather than merely providing a
glimpse through a window, this point makes the decree to heaven manifest. [LJ]
The Presence of Heaven. Brings one to a place of understanding. Brings heaven and earth into unity. The
alchemy of the trinity: 123. [ALHIM]
Quan Liao Small Intestine 18 6.18.124

Cheek Bone Hole.
Meeting Point with the Triple Warmer Channel.
Location
Directly below the outer canthus, in the depression on the lower border of the zygoma.
Point Summary
Expels Wind, Clears Heat, Reduces Swelling, Alleviates Pain
Local Point
Needling
Contraindications:
None
Functions
Local
Indications
trigeminal neuralgia; facial paralysis; toothache in upper jaw
Special Notes
LI-4 can also be a good point for toothaches
Complexion Red Eyelid Twitching Facial Pain Mouth And Eye Deviation Toothache Yellow Eyes

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, bladder, seperate, inferior frontal and temporoparietal lobes, inferior occipital lobes,
ear, lateral eye, upper canines, masseter muscle, radial side of arm, arch, great toe, opposite throat (larynx).
Direct Effects:
Throat irritated "like brambles," cannot speak without panting or cough; coldness, fever, chest full, cannot
breath.
Teeth: loose incisors, caries and pain of the incisors, swollen gums.
Swollen tongue (abscess of the lower face?).
Saliva, attacks of vomiting.
Ears: buzzings, continuous whistling or songs of cicada; wax, inflammation of the external canal; deafness.
Lateral side of eye: weakness, trachoma.
Throat (larynx): loss of voice, aphonia, hoarseness, noise in the larynx.
Upper teeth (canine): pain; maxilla; contracture, trismus.
Epigastrium: fullness, pain.
Posterior shoulder and radial arm (extensor and radial muscles); lateral side of the thumb: pain; dorsum of hand.
Arch, great toe (liver meridian).
Good for local jaw or tooth problems, trigeminal neuralgia, local neuralgia from small intestine, Bells palsy,
blinking eyes, red face, facial paralysis. [JRW]
Ting Gong Small Intestine 19 6.19.125

Auditory Palace, Listening Palace, Hearing the Sacred
Exit Point.
Meeting Point on the Small Intestine Channel with the Triple Energizer and
Gallbladder Channels.
Location
Anterior to the tragus and posterior to the condyloid process of the mandible, in the
depression formed when the mouth is open.
Point Summary
Benefits the Ears, Benefits Hearing, Calms the Spirit, Jaw Problems
Needling
0.5 - 1 cun; Puncture Perpendicularly when the mouth is open
Contraindications:
None
Functions
Benefits Hearing
Indications
tinnitus; difficulty hearing; jaw problems like TMJ; otitis media
Abdominal Pain Chest Pain Deafness Ear Disorders Mental Disorders Tinnitus Toothache

When tonified:
Tonifies the small intestine, bladder, medulla and spinal cord, triple warmer, lower surface of the eyelid on the same side,
canines, corner of the mouth.
Direct Effects:
Eyes: unceasing blinking, lower eyelid.
Face: facial neuralgia (facial nerve), sensitivity of the upper canines and of the cheek bones and jaw, with swelling.
Face: facial paralysis (trigeminal nerve), mouth to the side, eyes shut badly, corners of the mouth falling from age or
fatigue, curvature of the spine? opposite.
Palace is used with a great deal of reverence. It is the abode of the emperor or god. This point is not just concerned with
physical hearing. A person may not be able to hear mentally or spiritually; the sounds penetrate no further than the
physical ear. Opens a person up so that what you are saying is heard and reaches them at a mental and spiritual
level, beyond just the sounds. Allows you to go into the depth, to the palace of the emperor, communication with god.
[JRW]
The function of SI-19 is archetypal of the relationship between the heart and small intestine officials Te character ting
(listen) is etymologically related to the character de, which means virtue and has undertones suggesting the power of
intuition. From the imagery of the character ting, the ability to listen may be defined as the ability to hear ones heart and
the heart of others without deviation. One who is listening in this manner is able to immediately know the nature of
things in ones heart, directly bypassing the analytical faculties of the mind. In addition to BL-1, I have found this point,
located next to the sensory orifices, to be one of the most powerful points for empowering accurate perception of
reality as it occurs both internally and externally in life.
Dont listen with your ears. Listen with your mind. No, dont listen with your mind, but listen with your spirit. Listening
stops with the ears, the mind stops with recognition, but spirit is empty and waits on all things. The way gathers in
emptiness alone. Emptiness is the fasting of the mind. Zhuan Zi
The pint SI-19, translated as Listening Palace, is etymologically related to characters [that are] both pronounced de, which
refers to the rectitude of the heart and original nature. The character ting (listen) is composed of the character which
stands for the rectitude of the heart (de) combined with that for the ear (erh) of the disciple who is listening attentively.
The overall sense imparted by this character is that, through attentive listening, ones heart may be rectified. The character
gong designates the imperial private residence from the Qin dynasty. This allusion to the emperor places further emphasis
on the relationship between listening and the heart official, who is emperor of the body/mind/spiritListening Palace
provides a functional link between the small intestine and heart officials via the aspect of being termed listening. The
small intestine is like the emperors (hearts) closest minister. Its functions are to relay to the emperor (heart official) the
essence of what is going on in the nation. When the quality of energy addressed by this point is unbalanced in a patients
being, he may exhibit confusion resulting from the inability to sort out what is within his heart or what is within the
hearts of others. It may appear that they do not hear accurately what is said to him. Conversely, he may not be able to
hear clearly the truth within his own heart. In balance, the function of this point may allow a person to listen in a way
that connects him or her to the heart of another regardless f what is being said. SI-19 assists the patient in
cultivating virtue by looking and listening to the heart of life. Lastly, as practitioners we should not overlook the
possibility that attentive listening on our part may lead to the healing of anothers heart. [LJ]
SoundWisdom.Listeningtotheheart.Openstheconnectionbetweenthemindandtheheart.Whenwhatyousaygoes
inoneearandouttheother.Openstheorifices,especiallygoodwithBL1.[ALHIM]

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