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rx
point
SI-8: II-8: xiao hai
acupuncture
definition
xiao hai = small sea
He Sea Upper Uniting, Earth and Dispersion point of the Hand Tai Yang (Small Intestine) channel
location: With the elbow fully flexed, at the midpoint between olecranon of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of the humerus, in the flat area.
actions: pacifies the Shen; dissipates Wind; invigorates the channels; sedates pain; relaxes the sinews and tendons
indications: psychosis; chorea; seizures; nervous tics; trembling; dullness of perception, esp. hearing and touch (Mann, p. 27); headache; fever with chills; dizziness and vertigo; bloodshot eyes; gingivitis; cervical adenitis; pulmonary edema; lower abdominal pain; pain, stiffness and inflammation in the neck, shoulder and back; neuralgia or paralysis of the ulnar nerve; pain and stiffness of the elbow and arm; pruritus
needle technique: oblique insertion, 0.3 - 0.5 cun
moxa: 5 - 7 cones of direct moxa; 5 - 10 minutes of indirect moxa with a pole
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