S.I. 8 "Small Sea" Xiaohai
He Sea: Earth
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.
IMAGE: This is the sea (hai) point on the Small Intestine (Xiaochang) channel.
FUNCTIONS: Dispels Wind
Calms the mind
Relieves Heat in the Small Intestine
Clears Damp Heat
Clears the Channels
Expels Tai Yang Channel Evil Qi
Invigorates Collaterals
Relaxes the Muscles
Sedates Pain
INDICATIONS:
Huntington's chorea (Ht 3 more common)
neuralgia or paralysis of the ulnar nerve
pain of the scapula
psychosis
seizures
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.3 - 0.5 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
POINT COMBINATIONS:
ANCIENT USES:
OTHER: Sedation point
Good for neurological-type disorders: epilepsy, trembling, chorea
constipation
swelling of cheek/submandibular
J.C. Darrus:
intestinal spasms, pain below the umbilicus, stomach pain two hours after eating
pulmonary edema
