Acupoint+SI-8+(Xiao+Hai)

**Xiao Hai** • **Small Intestine 8** **• 6.8.114** //Small Sea.// He Sea Point. Earth Point on Fire Meridian. Sedation Point. = = =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.

=Point Summary= //Clears Heat, Calms the Spirit, Activates the Channel, Reduces Swelling, Alleviates Pain// local point

=Needling=

Depth:
0.3 - 0.5 cun

Technique:
Puncture Perpendicularly

Contraindications:
None

=General Indications=

Functions
Local

Indications
Local

Special Notes
Earth point

=Diagnostic Indications:= Arm Pain **•** Deafness **•** Dizziness **•** Elbow Problems **•** Facial Edema **•** Mental Disorders **•** Neck Pain **•** Neck Stiffness **•** Scapular Pain **•** Seizures **•** Shoulder Pain **•** Tooth Decay **•**

=Soulie De Morant Indications= Tonifies the small intestine, medulla oblongata, spinal cord; opposite lateral eye; dorsal hand and finger muscles. Disperses the liver Dispersing acts in the opposite way. Disperses the small intestine (pains, spasms of the central abdomen opposite); stomach painful from one to two hours after eating, excess of the governor vessel, excess nervous commands, force, etc. Agitated insanity.Chorea (agitated neuritis, tics, trembling). Epilepsy (bleating, tongue out)? Eyes: opposite internal corner; opposite ear: lobes. Mouth and tongue opposite side: inflammation; opposite gums: swelling. Opposite teeth: caries, inflammation, lose teeth; jaw and under the chin: swelling (dental fluxion); upper and lower jaw: pain. Heart: all troubles; algid malaria Pulmonary edema. Retention of water in the tissues? Swelling: itching, shivering. Swollen cervical lymph nodes; armpit: swollen nodes. Opposite lateral side of the neck; swelling or inflammation of the tissues; torticollis, spasms or contracture. Posterior shoulder and posterior arm; all posterior muscles; extensors of the arm.
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=Psycho-Spiritual Components= As an earth point, gives a solid base and grounding. A fire that is not grounded burns erratically and eventually peters out. When a person is hyper-active or hyper-reactive, help them to find center. Earth within fire is very important as it establishes a foundation for the fire. Everything grows from the earth, in ancient Chinese texts the earth was spoken of as the center for this reason. If the earth within fire is lacking there will be dulling of the senses: touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing – the experience of earth, the form of experience is dulled. This sea is also important as a primordial source. Affects the ability of the Spleen to carry away nourishment from the small intestine, and affects the ability of the stomach to deliver rotten material for separation. [JRW]