S.I.-8 Small Sea XIAOHAI - Acupuncture Points
Location
( S.I.-8 Small Sea XIAOHAI - Acupuncture Points ) With the elbow flexed, in the depression between the olecranon process of the ulna and the medial epicondyle of the humerus.
How to find
S.I.-8 is located on a line connecting the tip of the olecranon and the tip of the medial epicondyle, at the deepest point of the groove between those two bony protrusions.
Needling
0.3–0.5 cun vertically or obliquely with or against the flow of the channel. Caution: The ulnar nerve is located in this groove.
Actions/Indications
● Opens the channel
Special features
He-sea point, Earth point, sedation point.
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Category: Acupuncture Points





