S.I. 9 "Shoulder Chastity" Jianzhen
LOCATION: Posterior and inferior to the shoulder joint. When the arm is abducted, the point is 1
cun above the posterior end of the axillary fold.
IMAGE: Also translated as "Shoulder Integrity;" an anatomical reference to the point's location on
the shoulder.
FUNCTIONS: Disperses Wind
Invigorates the channels
Dispels stagnation & pain
Benefits Shoulder
INDICATIONS:
deafness
Diseases of the shoulder & joint
excessive perspiration in the armpits
pain in arm inhibiting movement
pain in scapula
paralysis of upper limb
swelling of the mandible
tinnitus
toothache
NEEDLING: Perpendicularly 0.5 - 1.0 cun
PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL USES:
OTHER: classically not recommended to moxa
