Atlas of Acupuncture

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

Location

Posterior to the mandibular angle, on the anterior border of the

sternocleidomastoid muscle.

How to find

By rotating the patient’s head in the opposite direction, the border

of the sternocleidomastoid muscle becomes more pronounced.

S.I.-17is located halfway between the angle of the mandible and

the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.

Needling

Vertically 0.5–1 cun. Caution: Internal carotid artery, internal

and external jugular veins.

Actions/Indications

● Expels Wind, opens the channel, disperses accumulations,

benefits the ears and throat

Special features

Window of Heaven point

Heavenly Appearance TIANRONG S.I.-17

S.I.-17 Sternocleidomastoid

Mandibular angle

G.B.-2

G.B.-12

S.I.-17

S.I-16

L.I.-17

ST-9

ST-12

T.B.-16

T.B.-17

Ma 7

G.B.-20

ST-5 ST-6

S.I.-18

Ren 23 L.I.-18

ST-11

Ex-HN

(anmian)

S.I.-17 Sternocleidomastoid

T.B.-16

ST-6

ST-5

Masseter

S.I.-18

Zygoma

Mandi-

bular

angle

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