Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

5 cun proximal to the wrist joint, on the line connecting the ulnar

wrist joint space with the ulnar sulcus of the elbow (➞S.I.-5to

➞S.I.-8)or 1 cun distal to the midpoint of this line.

How to find

Find the midpoint of the distance between ➞S.I.-5and ➞S.I.-8

by using the spreading hands technique (➞2.3.3): Place the

little fingers on ➞S.I.-5and ➞S.I.-8respectively and span the

hands evenly, with the thumbs joining at the midpoint. From

the midpoint, measure 1 cun in a distal direction. The point lies

between the palpable border of the ulna and the more anteriorly

located flexor carpi ulnaris muscle.

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun

Actions/Indications

● Opens the channel

● Releases the Exterior

● Calms the shen

Special features

Luo-connecting point

Branch of the Upright ZHIZHENG S.I.-7

5 cun

S.I.- 7

Ulna

Wrist joint space

S.I.-5

S.I.-8

Medial epicondyle

of the humerus

Olecranon

7 cun

T.B.- 9

L.I.-7

S.I.- 7

T.B.-6

T.B.-5

T.B.-4

L.I.-6

S.I.-6

L.I.-5

L.I.-10

T.B.-10 L.I.-11

S.I.-8

1

9

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

10

11

(^12) cun
Brachialis
Brachioradialis
Extensor
carpi radialis
longus
Lateral
epicondyle
Extensor
digitorum
Olecranon
Flexor carpi
ulnaris
Extensor carpi
ulnaris
L.I.-11
T.B.-10
Tendon of the
triceps brachii
Triceps brachii,
medial head
Triceps brachii,
lateral head
S.I.-4
S.I.-5
Wrist joint space
Pisiform
5th metacarpal
Olecranon Medial epicondyle
of the humerus
S.I.-8
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