Point features

Where is it located

SI6 is located with the hand placed on the chest (back of the hand on the clavicle), in a depression just dorsal to the head of the ulna, on the posterior side of the wrist.

Functions

• Xi-Cleft point of the Small Intestine meridian
• Relieves acute pain along the Taiyang meridian
• Improves vision in cases of Qi and Blood deficiency or advanced age

What is it for

• Sudden pain in shoulder, arm, or elbow
• Deficiency-related vision problems (blurred vision, presbyopia)
• Arm stiffness
• Acute pain syndromes

📲 In the app, you can explore all the conditions treatable with SI6, its interactions with other points, and its relation to classical TCM.

Curiosity

Yanglao, 'Support for the Elderly', is the point of choice for acute muscular and joint pain in the upper body, and for age-related or Blood deficiency eye disorders. Effective when combined with BL1, LV3, SP6, or GB37 in vision-improvement protocols.

Available on the AcupointsMap app:

• Interactive 3D visualization of the point
• Complete functions and therapeutic indications
• Needle insertion methods and detailed localization
• Complete pathway of the meridian of Small Intestine
• Main, Luo, Divergent, Muscle and Extraordinary Meridians
• Associated pathology sheets
• Treatment management on patients and connection with the 3D mannequin

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