Atlas of Acupuncture

4.6 The Small Intestine Channel System – Hand taiyang(shou tai yang jing luo)

4.6 The Small Intestine Channel

System – Hand taiyang

(shou tai yang jing luo)

4.6.1 The Small Intestine Primary

Channel (shou tai yang jing)

To ST-39

S.I.-1

S.I.-19

S.I.-15

Lowerhe-Sea point of

the Small Intestine

S.I.-8

S.I.-13

16

L.I.-14*(Variant according

to Deadman)

Du-14

BL-11

BL-41 (G-B.-11)*

(T.B.-20)*T.B.-22

ST-12

G.B.-21

BL-1

Ren-17

Ren-13

Ren-12

*meeting points only

mentioned by some

authors

S.I.-1

S.I.-2

S.I.-3

S.I.-4

S.I.-5

Hamate

Triquetrum

Styloid process

S.I.-6 of the ulna

S.I.-8

S.I.-7

S.I.-6

S.I.-9

S.I.-11

S.I.-12 S.I.-10

cun

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

10

11

12

cun

S.I.-15

S.I.-14

S.I.-13

S.I.-12

S.I.-9

S.I.-10

S.I.-11

Levator scapulae

Supraspinatus

Scapular spine

Teres minor

Inferior angleof the scapula Infraspinatus Teres major

1/3

2/3

Spinous

process

T4

T5

S.I.-16

S.I.-18

Masseter

Lower border of

the zygomatic arch

L.I.-20

Sternocleidomastoid

S.I.-19

S.I.-17

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