S.I. 3 "Back Creek" Houxi
Shu Stream: Wood
Confluent Point of the Governing Vessel
LOCATION: When a loose fist is made, the point is on the ulnar side, proximal to the fifth
metacarpophalangeal joint, at the end of the transverse crease and the junction of the red and white
skin.
IMAGE: A reference to the strong Qi sensation at this point. "Back Creek" also refers to the
point's effect on the Du channel.
FUNCTIONS: Relaxes the muscle channels
Opens the DU Channel
Clears the Spirit
Benefits the Joints, Clears Fire, Clears Internal Heat, Clears Jaundice, Clears the Mind, Clears Wind
Heat, Dispels Damp & Heat, Drains Evil Qi From Heart, Relaxes the Tendons, Relieves Exterior,
Sedates Pain, Stimulates Sweat, Strengthens the Surface, Transforms Heart Phlegm
INDICATIONS:
deaf-mutism
deafness
eyes red & painful
finger spasm
hysteria
intercostal neuralgia (posterior)
jaundice
low back pain (good point)
madness
malaria
membrane on the eye
night sweats (good)
psychosis
seizures (good point)
stiff neck (main point)
tidal fevers
tinnitus
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5 - 0.7 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
As the wood point on the channel, Houxi brings vision (wood) to the process of sorting.
Main point for more yang-type madness
J.C. Darrus:
physical and psychological weakness, longstanding and undue depression, physical and
psychological overexcitation, cries easily
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Tonification point
Paired confluent point: U.B. 62 of Yang Qiao
Used a lot for structural/musculoskeletal problems: neurological disorders that affect
musculoskeletal. Opens Governor Channel for problems with back, neck, and head.
Main point for stiff neck, cervical strains/sprains/arthritis. Great for whiplash.
Main point for any symptom where a part of the body is cut off from another part, such as
a limb that won't move or frozen shoulder.
Antispasmodic for muscular spasms.
Anti-inflammatory for spinal arthritis, intestinal inflammation.
Occipital headaches-- headaches related to stress, muscle tension.
Mann: bad digestion and greasy stools; slow recovery after shock.
Dr. Voll: affects descending part of duodenum
Pick-me-up vitality point
J.C. Darrus:
aversion to meat, borborygmus after eating starchy or fatty foods, gray or greasy stools
pulmonary edema
physical weakness, lumbago, torticollis, scapulalgia
skin diseases with pruritis
