Small Intestine 08 (SI 8)
Pinyin Name & English Translation
Xiaohai, Small Intestine Sea
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.
Indications
Headache, swelling of cheek, pain in nape, shoulder, arm and elbow, epilepsy.
Traditional Action
Resolves damp-heat, removes obstructions from the channel, calms the mind.
Contraindications
References:
Maciocia, Giovanni. The Foundations of Chinese Medicine. London: Churchill Livingstone, 1989
O’Connor, John and Bensky, Dan, trans. Acupuncture, A Comprehensive Text. Seattle: Eastland Press, 1981
Xinnong, Cheng, et al. Chinese Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press, 1987.