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San Jiao 06 (SJ 6)

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San Jiao 06 (SJ 6)

Pinyin Name & English Translation
Zhigou, Branching Ditch

Location
3 cun above Yangchi (SJ 4), between the radius and the ulna, on the radial side of muscle extensor digitorum.

Indications
Tinnitus, deafness, pain in the hypochondriac region, vomitting, constipation, febrile diseases, aching and heavy sensation of the shoulder and back, sudden hoarseness of voice.

Traditional Action
Regulates Qi, removes obstructions form the channel, removes obstructions from the Large Intestine, clears heat, expels wind.

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.



Acupuncture Points beginning with "S"

Saliva (Sauce) Receiver San Jiao 01 (SJ 1) San Jiao 02 (SJ 2) San Jiao 03 (SJ 3) San Jiao 04 (SJ 4) San Jiao 05 (SJ 5) San Jiao 06 (SJ 6) San Jiao 06 (SJ 6) San Jiao 07 (SJ 7) San Jiao 08 (SJ 8) San Jiao 09 (SJ 9) San Jiao 10 (SJ 10) San Jiao 11 (SJ 11) San Jiao 12 (SJ 12) San Jiao 13 (SJ 13) San Jiao 14 (SJ 14) San Jiao 15 (SJ 15) San Jiao 16 (SJ 16) San Jiao 17 (SJ 17) San Jiao 18 (SJ 18) San Jiao 19 (SJ 19) San Jiao 20 (SJ 20) San Jiao 21 (SJ 21) San Jiao 22 (SJ 22) San Jiao 23 (SJ 23) Sanjian Sanjiaoshu Sanyangluo Sanyinjiao Sea of Blood Sea of Qi Sea-of-Qi Shu Second Crevice (Second Bone Hole) Second Interval Seventeenth Vertebra Point Shang (Intestine) Bend Shangguan Shangjuxu Shanglian Shanglianquan Shangliao Shangqiu Shangqu Shangwan Shangxing Shangyang Shaochong Shaofu Shaohai Shaoshang Shaoze Shencang Shendao Shenfeng Shenmai Shenmen Shenque Shenshu Shentang Shenting Shenzhu Shidou Shielding Brightness Shigou (Renzhong) Shiguan Shimen Shining Sea Shiqizhui Shixuan Shoulder (Upper Arm) Convergence Shoulder Crevice (Bone-Hole) Shoulder Front Shoulder Transporting Point (Shoulder Bone) Shoulder Well Shousanli Shouwuli Shu Mansion Shuaigu Shufu Shugu Shuidao Shuifen Shuiquan Shuitu Sibai Sick (Severe) Mouth Sidu Sifeng Silk Bamboo Hole Siman Sinew Seat Sinew Supporter Sinking Valley Sishencong Sizhukong Slanting (Veering) Passage Slippery Flesh Gate Small Intestine 01 (SI 1) Small Intestine 02 (SI 2) Small Intestine 03 (SI 3) Small Intestine 04 (SI 4) Small Intestine 05 (SI 5) Small Intestine 06 (SI 6) Small Intestine 07 (SI 7) Small Intestine 08 (SI 8) Small Intestine 09 (SI 9) Small Intestine 10 (SI 10) Small Intestine 11 (SI 11) Small Intestine 12 (SI 12) Small Intestine 13 (SI 13) Small Intestine 14 (SI 14) Small Intestine 15 (SI 15) Small Intestine 16 (SI 16) Small Intestine 17 (SI 17) Small Intestine 18 (SI 18) Small Intestine 19 (SI 19) Small Intestine Sea Small Intestine's Hollow Spasm Vessel Spirit Burial-Ground (Ruins) Spirit Receiver Spirit Tower Spleen 01 (SP 1) Spleen 02 (SP 2) Spleen 03 (SP 3) Spleen 04 (SP 4) Spleen 05 (SP 5) Spleen 06 (SP 6) Spleen 07 (SP 7) Spleen 08 (SP 8) Spleen 09 (SP 9) Spleen 10 (SP 10) Spleen 11 (SP 11) Spleen 12 (SP 12) Spleen 13 (SP 13) Spleen 14 (SP 14) Spleen 15 (SP 15) Spleen 16 (SP 16) Spleen 17 (SP 17) Spleen 18 (SP 18) Spleen 19 (SP 19) Spleen 20 (SP 20) Spleen 21 (SP 21) Spleen's Hollow Spring at the Bend Squatting Crevice (Bone Hole) Standing by White (Guarding White) Stomach 01 (ST 1) Stomach 02 (ST 2) Stomach 03 (ST 3) Stomach 04 (ST 4) Stomach 05 (ST 5) Stomach 06 (ST 6) Stomach 07 (ST 7) Stomach 08 (ST 8) Stomach 09 (ST 9) Stomach 10 (ST 10) Stomach 11 (ST 11) Stomach 12 (ST 12) Stomach 13 (ST 13) Stomach 14 (ST 14) Stomach 15 (ST 15) Stomach 16 (ST 16) Stomach 17 (ST 17) Stomach 18 (ST 18) Stomach 19 (ST 19) Stomach 20 (ST 20) Stomach 21 (ST 21) Stomach 22 (ST 22) Stomach 23 (ST 23) Stomach 24 (ST 24) Stomach 25 (ST 25) Stomach 26 (ST 26) Stomach 27 (ST 27) Stomach 28 (ST 28) Stomach 29 (ST 29) Stomach 30 (ST 30) Stomach 31 (ST 31) Stomach 32 (ST 32) Stomach 33 (ST 33) Stomach 34 (ST 34) Stomach 35 (ST 35) Stomach 36 (ST 36) Stomach 37 (ST 37) Stomach 38 (ST 38) Stomach 39 (ST 39) Stomach 40 (ST 40) Stomach 41 (ST 41) Stomach 42 (ST 42) Stomach 43 (ST 43) Stomach 44 (ST 44) Stomach 45 (ST 45) Stomach Grainery Stomach's Hollow Stone Door Stone Gate Storeroom Stream Insertion (Pinched Ravine) Subservient Visitor Suliao Sun and Moon Superficial Cleft Supporting Middle (Bent Middle) Supporting Mountain Supporting Yang (Bent Yang) Supreme Spring Supreme Unity Suspended Pivot

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