S.I. 1 "Lesser Marsh" Shaoze
Jing Well: Metal
LOCATION: On the ulnar border of the little finger, about 0.1 cun posterior to the corner of the
nail.
IMAGE: The Small Intestine channel Qi is said to come together in a way which resembles a
marsh just before entering S.I. 1. "Marsh" may also be a reference to the Kidneys. "Ze" is
sometimes translated as "glossy" or "smooth," a reference to the fingernail of the "Shao" or "little"
finger.
FUNCTIONS: Disperses Wind & Heat
Facilitates the flow of milk
Clears Heart Heat and Fire
Clears the Channels
Moistens Dryness
Opens Orifices
Opens Sensory Organs
INDICATIONS:
chest pain
deafness
fever & chills w/ no sweating
headache
insufficient lactation
jaundice
mastitis
membrane on eye
pain in ribs
pterygium
shortness of breath
swollen breast
NEEDLING: Subcutaneously 0.1 cun, or prick with a three-edged needle.
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES: Because a marsh filters things, Shaoze has to do with filtering and
sorting things. The metal (Large Intestine) point on the Small Intestine channel, it concerns the
relationship between sorting things out and letting things go. For the person who won't throw
anything away.
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Main point for Insufficient lactation
good for other eye problems: red, swollen, painful from wind/heat
CAM: sore throat
Dr. Van Nghi: Any mucus membrane inflammation
J.C. Darrus:
cough, epistaxis, throat disorders, salivary diseases
migraines
