Small Intestine


"Minister of Reception"  The small intestine further refines small food particles it receives from the stomach separating the pure from the impure.  It then assimilates the pure and moves the impure on to the large intestine.  It's energy channel runs to the head where it affects the pituatary gland, which regulates growth, metabolism, sexuality and the entire endocrine system.

From the stomach food enters the small intestine, where it is broken down and absorbed for a period of 4 to 5 hours.  Eating during the small intestine time will cause the food to feel "heavy" in your stomach.

Use points in the Small intestine channel to treat conditions along its pathway including torticollis, shoulder arthritis, toothache, trigeminal neuralgia and ear conditions.

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12 Channels

HAND MAXIMUM YANG
SMALL INTESTINE MERIDIAN
POINTS: 19
ABBREVIATIONS: SI
1 to 3 pm
CHINESE: Hsiao Ch'ang Ching

ALARM CV-4 Location: 3 cun below umbilicus, on midline of the abdomen.
TONIFICATION SI-3 Location: At the end of the transverse crease proximal to the 5th metacarpo-phalangeal joint when the hand is half clenched.
SEDATION SI-8 Location: In the posterior aspect of the cubital joint, in a depression between the olecronon of the ulna and tip of the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
ENTRY  SI-1 Location: At the ulnar side of the small finger, about 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the nail.
SOURCE SI-4 Location: At ulnar side of the border of the palm in depression between the base of the 5th metacarpal bone and trigenimal bone.
ASSOCIATED . . BL-27 Location: 1.5 cun lateral to the midline of back, level to the 1st  posterior sacral foramen, in the depression between the medial  border of the posterior superior iliac spine and the sacrum.
LUO SI-7 Location: 5 cun proximal to the wrist, on the line connecting SI-5 with SI-8. (SI-5) At the ulnar side of the wrist in the depression between the styloid process of the ulnar and the pisiform bone. (SI-5) Refer to Small Intestine sedation point.
EXIT SI-19 Location: In the depression shown between the tragus and  mandibular joint when the mouth is slightly opened.
ACCUMULATION  SI-6 Location: Flex the elbow with palm placed on the chest; the point is on the bony cleft on the radial aspect of the styloid process of the ulna.