SI7 (Zhīzhèng, “Zhīzhèng”) is the Luo-Connecting Point point of the Small Intestine Channel Meridian. It is located on the posterior aspect of the forearm, on a line connecting Yanggu (SI5) and Xiaohai (SI8), 5 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease. It clears heat, resolves the exterior, calms the spirit, unblocks the channel and luo-connecting vessel, treats warts.
On the posterior aspect of the forearm, on a line connecting Yanggu (SI5) and Xiaohai (SI8), 5 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
Clears heat, resolves the exterior, calms the spirit, unblocks the channel and luo-connecting vessel, treats warts..
Dizziness, headache, febrile disease, aching of the lower back and shins, thirst, body heat, stiff neck, chills and fever, neck swelling, elbow contracture, warts, scabies, mania, inappropriate speech, fear and fright, sorrow, madness, wind-malaria, five taxations, weakness of the four limbs, difficulty flexing and extending the elbow and arm, inability to grasp with the hand, pain in all ten fingers..
As the Luo-Connecting point of the Small Intestine channel, Zhizheng is a key point for addressing psycho-emotional disorders stemming from a disturbance in the Heart-Small Intestine relationship, such as mania, fear, and sorrow. Its ability to clear heat and resolve the exterior makes it useful for febrile diseases, especially those with neck stiffness and headache. The classical distinction between treating excess (joint laxity, elbow dysfunction) with drainage and deficiency (warts, scabies) with reinforcement provides a clear diagnostic and therapeutic guideline.
SI7 is one of 19 points on the Small Intestine Channel Meridian. Nearby points:
SI7 (Zhīzhèng) is located on the posterior aspect of the forearm, on a line connecting Yanggu (SI5) and Xiaohai (SI8), 5 cun proximal to the dorsal wrist crease.
SI7 clears heat, resolves the exterior, calms the spirit, unblocks the channel and luo-connecting vessel, treats warts. Common clinical indications include dizziness, headache, febrile disease, aching of the lower back and shins, thirst, body heat, stiff neck, chills and fever, neck swelling, elbow contracture, warts, scabies, mania, inappropriate speech, fear and fright, sorrow, madness, wind-malaria, five taxations, weakness of the four limbs, difficulty flexing and extending the elbow and arm, inability to grasp with the hand, pain in all ten fingers.
Perpendicular or oblique insertion, 0.5 to 1.0 cun.
SI7 is a point on the Small Intestine Channel Meridian (Shǒu Tài Yáng Xiǎo Cháng Jīng).