Acupoint+SI-12+(Bing+Feng)

**Bing Feng** • **Small Intestine 12** **• 6.12.118** //Grasping the Wind, Facing the Wind, To Ride the Wind.// Meeting Point with the Large Intestine, Triple Warmer and Gall Bladder Channels. = = =Location= In the center of the suprascapular fossa, directly above the SI-11. When the arm is lifted, the point is at the site of the depression.

=Point Summary= //Expels Wind//, //Benefits The Shoulder And Scapula// Local Point

=Needling=

Depth:
0.5 - 0.7 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Local

Indications
Local

Special Notes
GB, TW, BL, and LI all cross here

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the small intestine, posterior shoulder, scapulohumeral articulation, posterior, superior arm. Disperses the liver Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Lateral nape, posterior shoulder, muscles of the scapula, scapulohumeral articulation, posterior shoulder: contracture or flaccidity, or pain, neuralgia, rheumatism.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components= Physical and mental level, use lots of moxa, brings warmth into the small intestine official. Also use when someone has just got going to give them a firmer hold. Also called “Clutching at straws,” this is a great point to use **when one just cannot see which way to turn. Good for separating function when a person is stuck, muddled confused, and can’t get going. Brings in fresh air, revitalizing**. Good for uplifting, revitalizing the shoulder area where there is numbness, impaired movement, give one the ability to lift their arms and reach for the heavens. Treats creaking joints, arthritis from toxicity, poor diet. This is an amazing point because of the reunion of meridians here (SI, G, TW, LI), **bringing warmth and pliability. Can help integrate the body and mind. Good for confusion of thinking when thoughts go too fast**. [JRW]